Hazard Switch Stuck on ? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

54blackhornet · 01-25-2013, 05:21 PM

Remember when you where told to "Look But Don't Touch" ! Well I pushed the hazard switch in on my 71 GMC, Good news is it everything works, all lights are blinking ! But when I go to pull the switch back out, It won't budge, Not a bit, WTF is going on ? Pulled the relay to get lights to stop blinking, Anyone had this happen ? I figure it must be the first time the switch was used since Nixon was in the White House......

.....Thanks Guy's Have a nice Weekend !
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70chevytruck · 01-25-2013, 05:29 PM

yep...me too...the truck had sat for 15 years...everything worked great. Had to use plyers to get it unstuck and broke the switch. Yea! Now i get to tear into the column.

Try some wd40 sprayed in there first...will also help your shifter if it is jancky. I could hardly shift out of park.

54blackhornet · 01-25-2013, 05:57 PM

Glad you mentioned that ! My column auto shifter is real hard to move too ? What is proper way to lube the shift linkage ?...thanks have a good one ! Rain today, snow last week

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ole dollor · 01-25-2013, 11:26 PM

mine has a new turn signal switch, and its hard to pull out also....just pull harder and lube it up some...and try not to use it much....good luck.

underliner6 · 01-09-2014, 11:25 AM

Is there any update on unsticking the hazard light button? Pressed mine today, and the hazards are stuck on. I unscrewed the mounting screw and removed the whole button but that did not fix the problem.

treeboy97 · 01-09-2014, 12:51 PM

I also have a question concerning the hazard switch, who sells a good replacement. I have two columns and both hazard buttons are broke. I plan on painting the no-shift column this winter and hope to replace the button.

thanks

Sammy · 01-09-2014, 05:49 PM

WES or GMC Paul. I would stick with a board vendor that deals daily with our trucks and not just a mail order company that never had a column apart before.
Might try some penetrating oil, sewing machine oil, or even brake cleaner. Most of the column's I have had apart had lithium type grease hard caked on the switch causing them to be stubborn. A squirt of WD 40 after a few minutes freed the switch. After 40+ years you would be stubborn n brittle too.

01-25-2013, 05:21 PM	#1
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,386	Hazard Switch Stuck on ? Remember when you where told to "Look But Don't Touch" ! Well I pushed the hazard switch in on my 71 GMC, Good news is it everything works, all lights are blinking ! But when I go to pull the switch back out, It won't budge, Not a bit, WTF is going on ? Pulled the relay to get lights to stop blinking, Anyone had this happen ? I figure it must be the first time the switch was used since Nixon was in the White House...........Thanks Guy's Have a nice Weekend ! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 71 C-20 07 Magnum RT AWD

01-25-2013, 05:29 PM	#2
70chevytruck Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 865	Re: Hazard Switch Stuck on ? yep...me too...the truck had sat for 15 years...everything worked great. Had to use plyers to get it unstuck and broke the switch. Yea! Now i get to tear into the column. Try some wd40 sprayed in there first...will also help your shifter if it is jancky. I could hardly shift out of park. __________________ 70chevytruck

01-25-2013, 05:57 PM	#3
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,386	Re: Hazard Switch Stuck on ? Glad you mentioned that ! My column auto shifter is real hard to move too ? What is proper way to lube the shift linkage ?...thanks have a good one ! Rain today, snow last week Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 71 C-20 07 Magnum RT AWD

01-25-2013, 11:26 PM	#4
ole dollor Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Anton, Texas Posts: 2,364	Re: Hazard Switch Stuck on ? mine has a new turn signal switch, and its hard to pull out also....just pull harder and lube it up some...and try not to use it much....good luck.

01-09-2014, 11:25 AM	#5
underliner6 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Montrose, CO Posts: 328	Re: Hazard Switch Stuck on ? Is there any update on unsticking the hazard light button? Pressed mine today, and the hazards are stuck on. I unscrewed the mounting screw and removed the whole button but that did not fix the problem. __________________ Jim 1972 K20 Cheyenne- 350/350/205 1972 K20 Cheyenne - 350/SM465/205

01-09-2014, 12:51 PM	#6
treeboy97 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Waynesville, Ohio Posts: 136	Re: Hazard Switch Stuck on ? I also have a question concerning the hazard switch, who sells a good replacement. I have two columns and both hazard buttons are broke. I plan on painting the no-shift column this winter and hope to replace the button. thanks __________________ 1970 C10 LWB (Grandfather's Truck) 5.3 4L60E 2012 Victory Cross Country Touring I'm not wasting money on my truck/bike, I'm helping to rescue the economy one mod at a time.

01-09-2014, 05:49 PM	#7
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: Hazard Switch Stuck on ? WES or GMC Paul. I would stick with a board vendor that deals daily with our trucks and not just a mail order company that never had a column apart before. Might try some penetrating oil, sewing machine oil, or even brake cleaner. Most of the column's I have had apart had lithium type grease hard caked on the switch causing them to be stubborn. A squirt of WD 40 after a few minutes freed the switch. After 40+ years you would be stubborn n brittle too. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"



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