Re: T/L Manual Control Switch
Posted by Randy Berger On 2008/8/11 1:09:01
John, glad you have the wiring correct. I would hate to give incomplete advice and have someone ruin their T/L system because I was not completely thorough.
I disassembled the switch and found two "bumps" stamped onto the bottom of the movable part of the switch. These bumps would engage indentations in the switch body thereby providing the three "stops". I removed this part of the switch and carefully peened those bumps flat so they would no longer engage the indentations. I put small coil springs on each end of the shaft so that it would center itself when not held in position. I did this because I didn't like the way the switch felt when operating it. The stops were very noticeable and a couple of times when pulling the switch back to center I overshot and would wind up running the T/L motor the other way very quickly. I didn't like the feel of the switch so modified it to my own taste. If you raise or lower the car via the switch you have about 6-7 seconds to remember to turn off the auto switch before the T/L engages automatically.
The rear end will travel 10 inches from full bottom to full top. Before you do that make sure your rear shocks can handle that much travel. That is the biggest problem finding rear shocks as most won't have near enough travel.
It is a nice feature to wow the crowd at the car cruise.
I disassembled the switch and found two "bumps" stamped onto the bottom of the movable part of the switch. These bumps would engage indentations in the switch body thereby providing the three "stops". I removed this part of the switch and carefully peened those bumps flat so they would no longer engage the indentations. I put small coil springs on each end of the shaft so that it would center itself when not held in position. I did this because I didn't like the way the switch felt when operating it. The stops were very noticeable and a couple of times when pulling the switch back to center I overshot and would wind up running the T/L motor the other way very quickly. I didn't like the feel of the switch so modified it to my own taste. If you raise or lower the car via the switch you have about 6-7 seconds to remember to turn off the auto switch before the T/L engages automatically.
The rear end will travel 10 inches from full bottom to full top. Before you do that make sure your rear shocks can handle that much travel. That is the biggest problem finding rear shocks as most won't have near enough travel.
It is a nice feature to wow the crowd at the car cruise.
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