Rebuilding an autobox switch

[Kibokojoe]

PO managed to pour a coke into the autobox switch and so it quit working. After I saw the price for this little jewel I decided to crack her open and see if it was repairable.

Found out you can use the sharp tip of a knife and lift the switch right out of the console.

Using an exacto knife, slide the blade into the side of the case as shown in the pic.


Once the case is separated slide a small screwdriver in next to the exacto blade. Remove the exacto blade.


Slide the screwdriver back and forth over the edge until you can align the screwdriver over the rectangular hole. There are four of them. Gently pry down on the outside of the case and force the inside of the case out. Perform this procedure on both holes on one side and then turn the case over and do the other two. Just be gentle and patient and the inner case will slide out.




Once I had the two pieces separate I immediately labeled the automatic end with an "A". So I would accidentally assemble the switch wrong.

First I washed the upper portion of the switch with hot water for several minutes. Until I could actuate the switch back and forth with no sticking. I then sprayed the switch with CRC electrical contact cleaner. This stuff is good on plastic parts too.

Second I washed the lower portion of the switch with hot water and actuated the three white buttons while running hot water over them. This portion of the switch was full of goo and the buttons would not move up and down freely. Once the hot water flushed away the goo I let them dry and then sprayed the switch down with CRC.

Then I reassembled. Works great

[shogun]

Great man, send the pics and the text to the link in my website
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[Kibokojoe]

Your hairywithit link on your website does not have a proper email address

Great man, send the pics and the text to the link in my website
http://twrite.org/shogunnew/topmenu.html
Hairywithit (Mike) will store it and add that next time he edits the site. If you have more such write ups, send it all to him.
He will edit the stuff, if he has some good additional pics which might help, he will add it, and your name will be mentioned.

[shogun]

yep, not proper to keep the spam siders out. But read it, then you know the correct one.
Remove the -AT- and the -DOT- and make the correct signs instead of.
But to make it easier for you, Mike already put it online ;-)
If you want to add something, please tell him, he is the master of the shogun website, and it runs also on his own company server.

[Kibokojoe]

Oh now I understand. No problems. I have at least one other write up. I will send it along too.

Ken

yep, not proper to keep the spam siders out. But read it, then you know the correct one.
Remove the -AT- and the -DOT- and make the correct signs instead of.
But to make it easier for you, Mike already put it online ;-)
If you want to add something, please tell him, he is the master of the shogun website, and it runs also on his own company server.