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On 28 Mar 2004 at 13:55, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > When I use my turn signal to the left sometimes it works, sometimes it goes > really fast(like a bulb is burnt out). When I turn it to the right it only > works if I hold the arm in between on and off. Have you walked around the car and verified that all 4 outside corners flash? You may need to pull off the steering wheel and make sure that things in there don't need to be cleaned or tightened. Make sure that all 4 small screws are there, and snug. > This leads me to believe that the problems are in the turn signal switch on > the steering column. Is this something you usually replace or can it be > taken apart and cleaned. I don't know if this is related or not, but the > steering column is kind of loose, like I can wiggle it up and down. Some play in the wheel and shaft is normal. The outside part, the column, should not move appreciably. Which do you see move? I should have a couple of complete '71 columns here if you need parts. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org