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Old Dec 16, 2024 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by trigital
Maybe your son will solve without our help.
You were right. He works on The Million Dollar printing Press. After ordering parts for the Steering Wheel Column from four different locations $30.00 to $50.00 each he found the cause to be a loose wire in the turn signal on the steering wheel column.

He has to secure the wire so it doesn’t rotate when using the directional signal.

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Originally Posted by E2233
You were right. He works on The Million Dollar printing Press. After ordering parts for the Steering Wheel Column from four different locations $30.00 to $50.00 each he found the cause to be a loose wire in the turn signal on the steering wheel column.

He has to secure the wire so it doesn’t rotate when using the directional signal.
Good job
Replace all 3 wires that share similar duty and wear.
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Old Dec 16, 2024 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by CaliBenzDriver
Good job
Replace all 3 wires that share similar duty and wear.
Thank you for the suggestion.
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