Re: Steering Column Switch

[Jon Meckem <meck@sprintmail.com>]

Paul Kuettel wrote:
> 
> Hi All!
> 
> This is my *virgin* post.  I am a German car fan of long standing.
> Still have the '72 Bug I got my license in 25 years ago.
> 
> Besides the bug, I now own about a dozen Merkurs (stop tittering now!)
> and am active in IMON (The International Merkur Owners Network)
> Substitute *Masocist* for Merkur, but that's a different story.
> 
> Now that I own a *winter car* being a 5CSTQ (is that the right acronym?)
> I have joined the Quattro Club and have subsribed to this list.
> 
> This is your first test, gang!
> 
> My turn signal/high beam stalk flops around aimlessly fore and aft,
> therefore, the brights are always on unless I manually hold the stalk
> back halfway, which is very inconvienient.
> 
> Looking for advice:  Any cheap fixes without replacing the whole
> steering column switch assembly?  If not, where can I get one cheaper
> than from Audi?
> 
> Eagerly anticipating feedback -- off list unless you feel the whole
> group would benefit.
> 
> And, yes, I WILL learn to search the archives in the future, but this is
> sort of an urgency.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Paul Kuettel
> 1 Audi
> 1 VW
> 8 Scorpios
> 4 XR4tis
> 1 Big Headache, but they sure are fun when they work right!


I have the same problem, took it out and looked at it... then went to a
junk yard and found a good one for $10.  It did'nt look very fixable to
me.

Jon