Turn signal switch blowing fuse and brake fuse

[PAPA KENT]

Hello, I hav'nt been on this board until now and I am having a problem with my sons 96 1/2t 4x4 and I could use some input.

About every 3rd time he would use his signals it would blow the signal fuse and take the brake light fuse with it,then it would blow the turn signal fuse all the time.He has looked at the sockets and wiring going to each light which looks good. Afterwards he found that if he wiggled the turn signal switch his gauge lights would also dim in and out.

He is coming back from North Dakota now and says that his brake lights are now working again which havn't been working for weeks.

I know the brake lights work through the turn signal switch and there also could be a short in any wire going to the signals except he feels with the way the switch is acting that the problem is there.This is a super clean and cared for truck with 160000 miles on it.

Now the last turn signal switch that I removed from a chevrolet had to be at least 20 years ago on a 1982 truck so my question is are the turn signal switches in these trucks prone to failure or does anyone have any other ideas?

I won't see the truck till later this week but I thought I would get jump on it.

Thanks for all your help,

Kent.