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    #16
    Originally posted by cowboyup3371 View Post
    His account was deleted probably when they updated the forum some time back. I'll see if I can find something
    That's great. Thanks.

    I've got the switch off the bike and on a table in my living room right now. I'm really struggling to figure out how to put it all together. I have everything figured out except for the two longest springs. And even after I do figure out where everything goes, getting all to stay put while I put it back in the housing is going to be a challenge too! Right now I'm practicing how to fit the circuit board into the housing smoothly with none of the parts on. Once I have that technique down, then I'll add the parts and pray!

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      #17
      Using the search feature found this thread:

      Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

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        #18
        For future reference, a plastics-safe electronics cleaner spray with a lubricant can get mechanisms like this working smoothly again without taking the thing apart. Not quite as good as actually putting dielectric grease in there, but a lot faster and springamathingys don't go flying everywhere.

        There are several -- look for one that specifically mentions that it leaves a lubricant behind, and not one that's "residue-free".

        For example:
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        2015 Yamaha FJ-09, Magma Red Power Corrupts...
        Eat more venison.

        Please provide details. The GSR Hive Mind is nearly omniscient, but not yet clairvoyant.

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          #19
          I had to dis assemble mine once
          its a intergrated turn hi lo switch
          one position was blocked due to a build up of road grime slurry crap inside tha tno cleaner would dislodge.
          Disassemble in a nice pillow case or curse yourself for not doing so.
          1983 GS 550 LD
          2009 BMW K1300s

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            #20
            Originally posted by cowboyup3371 View Post
            Using the search feature found this thread:

            http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...ht=Left+switch
            That is awesome! Thanks. After I finish fixing my switch, maybe I'll learn how to use the search function here. I tried several search terms and none of them found this thread. And by the way....... yes, I did bookmark it for future reference!

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              #21
              I set it to titles only and used the term left switch. It did bring up more than completely necessary but a little reading and voila
              Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

              1981 GS550T - My First
              1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
              2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

              Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
              Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
              and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"

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                #22
                I thought you were getting a "new" switch ?

                Heres a pic that might help.

















                82 1100 EZ (red)

                "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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                  #23
                  Wow..... those are fantastic. Thanks!

                  In the top picture, there is a spring sitting longitudinally in a track that a ridge slides back and forth in. I haven't been able to figure out what that does, or what it pushes against. Is that really where that spring goes?

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                    #24
                    Yep. Thats the return spring for the self canceling switch (LT & RT) positions.
                    82 1100 EZ (red)

                    "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by bonanzadave View Post
                      Yep. Thats the return spring for the self canceling switch (LT & RT) positions.
                      Alrighty then. I've suspended my efforts for the evening; it's never good to try to figure this stuff out when you're tired. I'll give it a go again tomorrow after work. Thanks again Dave!

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