running repairs
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:09 pm
well , after a successful summer of driving and showing the XJS off there are a few running repairs to contend with , some big, some no so big,
when at the Southern day , i discovered my reverse lights would not turn off , as in they were on when driving forward etc, i quickly diagnosed it was the reverse light switch mounted under the ski slope in the gear selector frame, to get out of the problem quickly , i simply pulled the connector in the boot on the loom that goes onto the boot lid , but this did mean i lost the reverse lights totally ,and the number plate lights as well , but i wasnt doing any night time driving, so not an immediate issue ,
A quick scan of the Heritage site and a new switch was obtained for the grand sum of £8.50 , next day delivery as usual from my local HA Fox ,
so the other night after a glass of wine, i decided to have a go at replacing the switch , the ski slope came out nice and easy , and then i removed the gear selector surround , which is four 10mm nuts , and thats it , this exposes the reverse switch mounted in the frame , and as suspected the ball switch was stuck in , but popped out when i messed with it ,
removal is a POP , large spanner and a quarter turn , and then it undid by hand, three shims were used for spacing it off the selector arm , the new one fitted as easy as the old one came out using the original shims, but on testing the switch didnt operate correctly , so i whipped it out and removed one shim , put it back and hey presto , perfect operation
connected all the wiring back and popped the ski slope back in ,
another little job complete
BB
when at the Southern day , i discovered my reverse lights would not turn off , as in they were on when driving forward etc, i quickly diagnosed it was the reverse light switch mounted under the ski slope in the gear selector frame, to get out of the problem quickly , i simply pulled the connector in the boot on the loom that goes onto the boot lid , but this did mean i lost the reverse lights totally ,and the number plate lights as well , but i wasnt doing any night time driving, so not an immediate issue ,
A quick scan of the Heritage site and a new switch was obtained for the grand sum of £8.50 , next day delivery as usual from my local HA Fox ,
so the other night after a glass of wine, i decided to have a go at replacing the switch , the ski slope came out nice and easy , and then i removed the gear selector surround , which is four 10mm nuts , and thats it , this exposes the reverse switch mounted in the frame , and as suspected the ball switch was stuck in , but popped out when i messed with it ,
removal is a POP , large spanner and a quarter turn , and then it undid by hand, three shims were used for spacing it off the selector arm , the new one fitted as easy as the old one came out using the original shims, but on testing the switch didnt operate correctly , so i whipped it out and removed one shim , put it back and hey presto , perfect operation
connected all the wiring back and popped the ski slope back in ,
another little job complete
BB
