reverse switch-lights. Gearbox gurus
Posted: 03 Jun 2020, 09:04
Morning all,
Hope you are all safe and well. Got a slight problem that was pointed out to me by a classic mini driver at a set of lights, and that is my reverse lights
flicker on and off. I got under the van and the wiring looks sound so I tested the switch and that works as in it makes and breaks connection. The issue seems to come via the gear selector. I had a multi meter across the switch and as I push/pull on the gear selector, the switch makes contact a lot. So I went through the gears and the reverse light comes on in reverse but also in 4th and it seems, via my son shouting from the back of the van on-off-on-on-off-on-off-on, as i moved the gear stick about too.
I had replaced the clutch a few weeks back but that went smoothly enough. No major issues, so I can't see anything that could cause a problem there...the fault was pointed out after that but that could be coincidence and the fault could of been there before.
I've disconnected the wire for the moment.
SO in your experiences is this a common switch problem and a replacement would be enough or is this a little deeper? what's behind the ''cone'' the the switch is screwed into? Is it just a bearing housing for the selector arm? can I remove that without anything nasty dropping out or worse down into the box? I see that Brickwerks do a gasket for the cone but I can't find much else regarding behind the cone...
Thanks all
M
Hope you are all safe and well. Got a slight problem that was pointed out to me by a classic mini driver at a set of lights, and that is my reverse lights
flicker on and off. I got under the van and the wiring looks sound so I tested the switch and that works as in it makes and breaks connection. The issue seems to come via the gear selector. I had a multi meter across the switch and as I push/pull on the gear selector, the switch makes contact a lot. So I went through the gears and the reverse light comes on in reverse but also in 4th and it seems, via my son shouting from the back of the van on-off-on-on-off-on-off-on, as i moved the gear stick about too.
I had replaced the clutch a few weeks back but that went smoothly enough. No major issues, so I can't see anything that could cause a problem there...the fault was pointed out after that but that could be coincidence and the fault could of been there before.
I've disconnected the wire for the moment.
SO in your experiences is this a common switch problem and a replacement would be enough or is this a little deeper? what's behind the ''cone'' the the switch is screwed into? Is it just a bearing housing for the selector arm? can I remove that without anything nasty dropping out or worse down into the box? I see that Brickwerks do a gasket for the cone but I can't find much else regarding behind the cone...
Thanks all
M