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Inside62 viewsThis is the inside of the switch body showing the large and small bores.Bigdog
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Center shaft62 viewsThis is the shaft of the switch removed from the body. Note the contact spring. This spring contacts the shaft housing maintaining a good electrical contact. Re-assembly of the switch requires compressing this spring into the shaft until the shaft has passed into the small bore in the front of the switch housing.Bigdog
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Rust59 viewsThis is the rust I dumped out of the switch body.Bigdog
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End view open switch59 viewsThis is a view of the shaft. Again, note the corrosion inside the switch.Bigdog
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Cap removed63 viewsThe end cap of is now removed showing the contact clip. Note the gap between the fingers of the clip plus corrosion.Bigdog
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Removing the end cap57 viewsStarted removing the end cap. Note the pot metal of the switch body is very brittle. Re-assembly of the switch requires using an adhesive such as epoxy.Bigdog
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Mounting hardware106 viewsThis is the assembly order of the mounting hardware.Bigdog
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End view61 viewsEnd view of the switch showing the insulated cap crimped in placeBigdog
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Switch and hardware70 viewsThis is the assembled switch with all the mounting hardware.Bigdog
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Shaft.54 viewsThis is the cleaned shaft with the spring replaced. You will find the spring from an old ball point pen is an ideal replacement part. You can get 2 replacement springs from one pen. This spring must be compressed into the shaft body while replacing the shaft into the switch body. There is not much room to do this and you never have enough hands.
Once the shaft is replaced into the switch body you can replace the end cap with a few drops of epoxy to hold it in place.Bigdog
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It's clean!62 viewsShowing the inside after cleaning.Bigdog
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Inner bore55 viewsThe switch after wire brushing.Bigdog
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Clean-up57 viewsI wire brushed the inside of the switch to remove the corrosion. A rotating wire brush does the job quickly.Bigdog
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Switch contacts66 viewsThis is the actual heart of the switch. The contact clip and the shaft provide the ground for the kill switch. The end of the shaft has an insulator attached which spreads the contacts prior to switch engagement.Bigdog
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