Turn signal switch won't go back to center

[BF]

Well....it does, kinda....if I keep messing with it.  I can turn it to the right or left, but after I complete the turn and put the switch back to center, more often than not, it doesn't and one or the other front turn signal lights stays off.....untill I find the correct center of the switch. 

I haven't taken it apart to look at it yet, but is this a common failure.....is it fixable....or do I need a new switch? 

[X Ring]

Put the straw in the nozzle of electrical contact cleaner or in a pinch wd40, stick the straw in the turn signal switch slot and hose it out.

Marty

[valk2001]

WD-40 fixed mine.  Spray a little in switch and work it back and forth.  Works good as new.

[scoot]

I used both elect. contact cleaner and wd 40 at one point or the other (By squirting either in there it was also make your choke lever move easier). It worked ok for a while. The last ride I took last year the button (lever) wore off, came out of the housing. Luckily I had already bought a entire switch housing from Pinwall, so all I had to do was take it apart and replace it. It's not a hard job to take care of.

[X Ring]

WOW!!! Three Red & Whites in the same thread!!   

Marty

[Valker]

If you take the switch housing apart, use contact cleaner to clean inside of it. The turn signal button, when you push it in to cancel the signal, presses on a 'detent ball' which is hard to press when very dirty. A good, thorough cleaning and re-lubing with something besides a liquid (I used grease on a toothpick) will make it work smoothly. I have done this to mine a time or two over the past 117,000 miles. It still works smoothly and well.