Remove combination switch procedure
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Remove combination switch procedure
Does anyone know how to remove the combination switch (wipers/ turn signal)? Mine will spin all the way around if I am not careful so I know that I need to fix it before I really mess things up. I have tried searching this forum and Google but to no avail! It looks like you remove the end cap and go from there, but I don't want to break anything.
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Originally Posted by I,Zombie
Does anyone know how to remove the combination switch (wipers/ turn signal)? Mine will spin all the way around if I am not careful so I know that I need to fix it before I really mess things up. I have tried searching this forum and Google but to no avail! It looks like you remove the end cap and go from there, but I don't want to break anything.
In either case, it's pretty easy. Have steering wheel pointing straight. Make sure key is removed and put away. Remove the airbag. Remove the steering wheel. If you have a steering angle sensor, remove it by loosening the two screws through the holes (not removing them). Then you can see the screws that hold the combination and cruise control levers in.
p.s. thanks for using a useful subject line!
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Thank you very much, Scorchie. (It is a 99 C230K) I am trying to prevent it from twisting past the normal point of resistance when you use the windshield wipers. Right now, when I attempt to activate the windsheild wipers it will simply twist around. I would have to hold it with one hand and turn with the other...and living in Portland, one really needs windsheild wipers...
Anyway do I need to remove the whole assembly or is there a way to access this part from the end of the switch? It feels like the cap on the end may just be snapped in place and I could access from that direction?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Anyway do I need to remove the whole assembly or is there a way to access this part from the end of the switch? It feels like the cap on the end may just be snapped in place and I could access from that direction?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
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Originally Posted by I,Zombie
Thank you very much, Scorchie. (It is a 99 C230K) I am trying to prevent it from twisting past the normal point of resistance when you use the windshield wipers. Right now, when I attempt to activate the windsheild wipers it will simply twist around. I would have to hold it with one hand and turn with the other...and living in Portland, one really needs windsheild wipers...
Anyway do I need to remove the whole assembly or is there a way to access this part from the end of the switch? It feels like the cap on the end may just be snapped in place and I could access from that direction?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Anyway do I need to remove the whole assembly or is there a way to access this part from the end of the switch? It feels like the cap on the end may just be snapped in place and I could access from that direction?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
The whole thing goes for about $80 brand new, so Doug's price is good, although I've bought them on eBay for under $20. We use a 2000+ W208/W210 version for pre-2000 cars (and 2000 W202) to upgrade them to multifunction steering wheels.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
...We use a 2000+ W208/W210 version for pre-2000 cars (and 2000 W202) to upgrade them to multifunction steering wheels...
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Here's an ebay link for a combination switch for a 96 S Class. It is currently $37 including shipping. The part number is different than the C Class though. The cheapest one I can find online is $120 so Scorchie is finding a really good deal somewhere. Mine is off my 1994 C280. I thought it was broke but it was actually the wiper relay in the fuse box.
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Originally Posted by DougandhisC280
Here's an ebay link for a combination switch for a 96 S Class. It is currently $37 including shipping. The part number is different than the C Class though. The cheapest one I can find online is $120 so Scorchie is finding a really good deal somewhere. Mine is off my 1994 C280. I thought it was broke but it was actually the wiper relay in the fuse box.
Here's the last one I got for $20:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7922082056
They are listed at thepartsbin.com for $80.
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Originally Posted by I,Zombie
Ok, I am going show that I am a cherry now...you are upgrading the steering wheels? What does that do?
http://groups.msn.com/mbenznl/instal...o&PhotoID=2031
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Originally Posted by DougandhisC280
The partsbin has it listed for $124
http://oem.thepartsbin.com/parts/the...ination+Switch
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Originally Posted by I,Zombie
I am sorry, I can't see the link.
Here's another, the TV tuner in my W202.
http://groups.msn.com/mbenznl/instal...o&PhotoID=2039
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