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Old 03-29-2019, 01:31 PM   #2
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Default Re: '46 Ignition Switch Service

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Originally Posted by 51woodie View Post
How do you open up the ignition switch to check/clean the contacts? Do you lube it with dielectric grease when reassembling, or something else?
Once you've removed the wires from the terminals you'll easily spot two flat head screws. remove them and the switch body, ,terminal plate and brush will be in your hand.
If the terminal plate is worn so much that you can see a groove, I'd suggest you replace it.
Otherwise, rub it over some 400 grit paper laid upon a flat surface.
That's all there is to it. From start to finish, maybe twenty minutes.
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