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> Reverse light switch, test it out of the car?
914zim
post Jun 5 2005, 04:48 PM
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Fellas:
Is there a way to test the reverse light switch while it's removed from the car?
I have everything taken apart for the clutch replacement and I was wondering if I need a new switch, because it's pretty banged up.
Also, does anyone have a working used one laying around they'd sell me cheap?
I'm finding it really hard to plunk down $80 for a new one!

Thanks,
Andy...
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post Jun 5 2005, 10:34 PM
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Get a multimeter, ohm meter, beeper; anything that will tell you if you have an electrical connection. With the meter leads in the 2 contact receptacles on the switch, push a coat hanger end into the hole in the middle of the threads on the other side of the switch. This depresses a plunger that makes a connection inside the switch. If the switch is good you will get an indication of a connection, beep, needle deflection, etc. I have a switch from an early tranny that only makes contact at the very end of the plunger travel and didn't work with the pin in the tranny. I switched it with the switch from my '74 and it worked fine. To test the backup lights, unplug the 2 wires from the switch (make sure they don't touch any metal) turn the ignition on and touch the 2 wires together.
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