[s-cars] Ignition Switch woes....and lessons learned.

[Marc Gorelick]

Craig, et. al.:

Talking apart the "multifunction" switch *sounds* like a good 
idea...until you get the thing apart. I took my old one apart after I 
replaced it to see why the high-beam headlights stopped working, and I'm 
glad I didn't have to put it back together afterward! The moment I 
opened it, parts were everywhere and it was never, ever going back 
together without a room full of crazed German engineers to help.

My $.02,

Marc

p.s. If you do this replacement, pay no attention to the Bentley's 
directions for pulling the cover off the steering column--they lie. 
There are a couple of allen screws that have to come out of the bottom 
of the steering column that they conveniently forget to mention. It took 
me a while to find them!


>Good to know Tom. If I ever get in there, I just might remember to draw a diagram before taking it apart. My turn signal feels a bit sticky - I was thinking about taking it apart, cleaning it up and reassembling. This seems to work for many Audi switches, and I have done it quite a few times. But then, I would be fixing something that still works.......
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