V7 850 floppy light switch

[kildareman]

I have a vague recollection of mentioning this previously but can't find it now. Old age probably.
Anyway today for the 2nd time my light switch went floppy, no indexing. In fact I only had dipped and main lights available as the DRL position was blocked. The culprit is the indexing rod, not a ball bearing, escaping and getting stuck within the switch cluster

This is it


And it should live in the spring peeking up here



Disassembly is easy. The 2 securing screws then the 4 internal silver self tappers. Once apart refit the post and push down then slide the white indexer over it, while keeping the small metal plate on the side in (also under spring pressure)



Re-assemble and test.

I'm going to make one with a longer section below the shoulder. That should stop in working out.

 

[scottmastrocinque]

Wouldn’t a drop of superglue keep it in place forever or is there some reason why you could not do this fix?

 

[kildareman]

Wouldn’t a drop of superglue keep it in place forever or is there some reason why you could not do this fix?

I will try the glue but if that lower section was longer and fatter there wouldn't be a problem in the first place. The spring is a CM long but the rod only deflects by 3mm at most so the thinner tail section could be double it's current length.
Anyway I've a lathe to play with and it's good practice