Re: Turn signal problems

Posted by Steve203 On 2014/7/25 1:21:11

A couple general bits, not specific to your model

-turn signal switches wear out. As the contacts approch failure they first go intermittant, then quit entirely. I replaced the switch in my 70 Mercury when it was only about 6 years old.

-when my Dad's 51 Studebaker was nearly new, he first noted a slight toot of the horn as he turned a corner. The toots got louder and longer as time went on. He took the car into the dealer, who found the steering column full of metal shavings. The metal shavings had chewed through the insulation on the horn wires.

Given that your car is nearly 60 years old, wear and age, rather than sabotoge like my Dad's Studie, is probably the problem

So, if I was in your shoes, first thing I'd do is pull the steering wheel, then pull the wiring harness out of the steering column and inspect for broken or worn through insulation and broken connectors. A broken connector could be the cause of the turn signal issue, instead of the switch, though my first suspect is the switch.

The easy way to fish a new wire harness up a steering column is to tie a string onto the old wire before pulling the wire out, so the string will be pulled up the column. Then use the string to pull the new wire through.