Mike Szadaj
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I had to replace the turn signal switch on my 68 RT. The new switch does not allow me to turn off the left or right signal manually. The only way I can get the switch back to the neutral position is by turning the steering wheel. I posted the following quote because the switch looks like my replacement, except for the hazard switch. You can see 2 parts of the yellow cam that look like the figure 1 (one a mirror image). When you turn the lever, the barb at the head of one of those (depending on which way you are turning) acts as a "lock", preventing you from canceling the signal manually. Has anyone had this problem with replacement switches?
Had a similar issue when rebuilding my 70 column on the B about 2 years ago. Drove me crazy until I compared the wiring connection at the hazard block on the new switch to my old one. Wasn't even close. Ordered turn signal switch for a 70 but I'm not so sure all or most of the switches sold are for 71+ models. I didn't care that the hazard knob was different as I drilled out the rivets, swapped pull knob, and riveted back together.
What I found later was that the wires are hooked up opposite on that block from the original. I believe I called the vendor and was told they are all the same. I carefully drilled the copper rivets that held the wire ends in place to remove, then swapped wires end to end. There is a connector strap on one side that needed rotated before gently hammering new copper rivets into the wire ends to reconnect. That fixed my problem, not saying that's the same issue you have but worth looking into.
In this pic the solid looking rivets are the places that had to be switched over. This is the finished job.