Turn Signal switch

[svsteve]

I tried spraying it with WD 40, but it still sometimes seems to lock up. Other times it works great. Any one find a better fix for this problem? I seem to remember others having this issue. Is a new switch needed or did Honda do a recall?

[hubcapsc]

Mine still does it, it did it this weekend. I think it might have something
to do with stabbing at the switch instead of giving it  a perfectly lateral
shove. Still... as I said before... I don't want a sobriety test, I just want my
turn signal to come on....

-Mike

[Bill Havins]

i don't believe WD-40 is going to do anything for the problem - WD-40 is just too thin to provide the kind of lubrication that is needed.

And, believe it or not, WD-40 acts as an electrical insulator as it dries.  The turn signals/flashers on this scooter are LEDs (read this as meaning to say they are very low current compared to incandescent bulbs).  You don't want to limit the current draw through the circuit at all.

So.  What do you do?  When I get ready to pull my switch apart (and it isn't anywhere near close to needing it, but it will happen) I'll clean the mechanical mechanism, apply Lubriplate to the moving parts, and treat the switch contacts themselves with De-oxit.

And then I'll prepare to do it again the next year, and the year after that.  It'll become a yearly maintenance task.

Try the above at your own risk; I haven't done it to my Valkyrie T/S  switch but I have done the above with other motorcycle switches and have had acceptable results.

I was told by the service manager at my Honda dealer's that Honda's switches are not very good.

Bill

[ledany]

I have this problem on my bike too and I sprayed some WD 40 

The fact is that I want to have it the other way round. The new legislation in France says that driving between the lanes is allowed but you have to switch your left turn signal on. Sometimes my left signal stays on and that's fine for me, especially when I turn it on at low speed but mostly it turns off after ten times. I could use the warning signal but I don't like it, I'm not in an emergency situation 
I sprayed some WD40 because sometimes the switch doen't work.

BMW had the same problem.

[Robert]

I used WD40 and it worked on the contacts for the high beam and lubricated the switch, but it didn't last.  I found something that is better and holds up longer, CRC Marine Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor. It holds up and since its a bit waxy lubricates the plastic and switch and keeps the contacts from corroding. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H6zfUcijWQ

You could replace the switch but, really you are going to have the same problem again since the switches are not designed properly to not corrode or are not sealed switches.