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mopar346 · 01-08-2013, 10:15 PM

I am gonna ASSUME you have the style with a small chrome lever and not a multifunction switch with the wipers integrated into the switch.

The lever is held on to the switch with a screw and can get loose but it would be obvious cause it would be floppy, doesn't sound like your issue. I have seen and had luck cleaning the contacts for intermittent failures like you are talking about, but switches are cheap enough so why bother. In order to replace it you remove the steering wheel, the lock plate (clip, plate & spring), remove the lever, the flasher knob, unplug the wires below the dash about halfway down the steering column and then remove the 3 screws that hold the switch in and fish the wires out. Pretty basic, but I have been told I think everything is basic, my answer is cause it is. The most difficult part is fishing the wire back through the column but it usually isn't too tricky. You might tie a piece of nylon string to the old one before you pull it out and then to the new and use it to help you pull it back through, I have seen this work in some cases and cause more trouble in others.

I'm sure someone will chime in if I forgot a step.

NOTE: A steering wheel puller and a lock plate tool are you friends in this repair.

Good luck and have fun.

01-08-2013, 10:15 PM	#2
mopar346 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Quincy, FL Posts: 533	Re: The first project to tackle on new truck I am gonna ASSUME you have the style with a small chrome lever and not a multifunction switch with the wipers integrated into the switch. The lever is held on to the switch with a screw and can get loose but it would be obvious cause it would be floppy, doesn't sound like your issue. I have seen and had luck cleaning the contacts for intermittent failures like you are talking about, but switches are cheap enough so why bother. In order to replace it you remove the steering wheel, the lock plate (clip, plate & spring), remove the lever, the flasher knob, unplug the wires below the dash about halfway down the steering column and then remove the 3 screws that hold the switch in and fish the wires out. Pretty basic, but I have been told I think everything is basic, my answer is cause it is. The most difficult part is fishing the wire back through the column but it usually isn't too tricky. You might tie a piece of nylon string to the old one before you pull it out and then to the new and use it to help you pull it back through, I have seen this work in some cases and cause more trouble in others. I'm sure someone will chime in if I forgot a step. NOTE: A steering wheel puller and a lock plate tool are you friends in this repair. Good luck and have fun.