- turn signal flasher
- Posted by Paul
I want to remove the turn signal flasher on my 1999 Toyota Camry. I
located it just forward of the drivers door in the driver compartment.
It is a small black box in a tan plastic holder. My Haynes Repair
Manual says "simply pull it out of its holder and unplug it." However,
I've pulled and wiggled and pulled and it won't budge. I'm afraid I'll
break something if I pull any harder, or if I try prying it out. Is
there a trick to this, or should I just pull harder?
- Posted by Mark A
"Paul" <pxhop@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d8a3bb10-6e53-46b0-8864-9037ea6a6983@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
Before you pull out the flasher, what is the problem? If the turn signal is
flashing too rapidly, then that means the bulb contacts are loose (a very
common problem on those models). Pull out the bulb, and pull up (or out) on
the thin metal contacts so they will have more tension on the bulb when you
put it back in.
Sorry, I don't know how to remove the flasher unit.
- Posted by mack
"Mark A" <xxxxxx@xxxxx.com> wrote in message
news:V31ok.7940$XB4.7571@bignews9.bellsouth.net...
seldom fails, but poor contacts at the bulb often cause the flasher to flash
too fast. It seems I've been whacking on the frront fenders of my '97
Camry every few weeks for years to regain contact in the bulbs.
- Posted by Paul
On Aug 11, 7:45*pm, "mack" <macke...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Sometimes the turn signals don't work at all. No dash lights, no
clicking sound, no nothing. Then I press the hazard light button and
all four lights work. After that, the turn signals start working
again. I'm thinking the relay may have been stuck. If it fails again I
may have to replace it. However, I won't be able to replace it if I
can't get it out. It seems to be locked in, since it won't budge when
I pull on it, but I can't find a way to unlock it. Can anyone help?
- Posted by Mark A
"Paul" <pxhop@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:82e56dd4-664a-4252-ae72-f9da0cfde1d7@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
Sometimes the turn signals don't work at all. No dash lights, no
clicking sound, no nothing. Then I press the hazard light button and
all four lights work. After that, the turn signals start working
again. I'm thinking the relay may have been stuck. If it fails again I
may have to replace it. However, I won't be able to replace it if I
can't get it out. It seems to be locked in, since it won't budge when
I pull on it, but I can't find a way to unlock it. Can anyone help?
--------------------------
Did you try and reseat the bulb and pull up/out on the contacts?
- Posted by Anthony Diodati
"Paul" <pxhop@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:82e56dd4-664a-4252-ae72-f9da0cfde1d7@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
On Aug 11, 7:45 pm, "mack" <macke...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Sometimes the turn signals don't work at all. No dash lights, no
clicking sound, no nothing. Then I press the hazard light button and
all four lights work. After that, the turn signals start working
again. I'm thinking the relay may have been stuck. If it fails again I
may have to replace it. However, I won't be able to replace it if I
can't get it out. It seems to be locked in, since it won't budge when
I pull on it, but I can't find a way to unlock it. Can anyone help?
Sounds more like the turn signal switch.
Tony
- Posted by Paul
On Aug 12, 12:58*pm, "Anthony Diodati" <mrbreezeet1NO
S...@verizon.net> wrote:
It's been working fine ever since I activated the hazard lights, which
are the same as the turn signal lights except that the flasher turns
on all four at the same time instead of two at a time with the turn
signal lever. Don't know what the problem was, but it's gone now. So,
can anyone tell me how to remove the flasher in case I ever need to?
I'm really curious about how that thing is supposed to come out.
- Posted by johngdole@hotmail.com
I think the others are right in that the problem may be with the
defective socket designs. The socket was somehow oversized and the
side tabs don't make good contact. But only those owners who
complained got new sockets free during warranty.
I have not used the following tool, but pulling the flasher straight
out should work (or just pull harder, there isn't room for typical
pliers):
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/sch98110.html
It's just a generic electronic (not mechanical) flasher at your local
parts store:
http://www.tricoproducts.com/index.cfm?location_id=34
On Aug 12, 5:40*pm, Paul <px...@hotmail.com> wrote:
- Posted by Paul
On Aug 12, 10:27 pm, johngd...@hotmail.com wrote:
johngd -
Thanks for the info. Now that I can see from your link what the bottom
of the flasher looks like, I can see that it should pull straight out.
The next time the turn signals don't work, the first thing I will do
is wiggle the flasher or tap on it to see what happens. If that has no
effect, I'll check out the other items suggested in the above replies.
However, ever since I activated the hazard signals, the turn signals
have been working fine.
