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kendall · 04-11-2011, 07:41 PM

is there a trick to taking the head light switch out of the dash on a 1949 F1? after unscrewing the nut that holds the switch in, whats the trick at removing the knob to get it thru the dash hole?......is there a clip or button on the switch to remove the shaft?, or does the knob just pull off the stem to allow the shaft to go thru the dash hole.

TJ · 04-11-2011, 09:06 PM

There's a button on the bottom of the switch. Push it in and pull on the knob. The knob and shaft come out as a unit.

mtflat · 04-11-2011, 10:32 PM

51/52 have a button. 48-50 have a small slot on the bottom side - push a small screw driver into it to release the shaft.

makemc · 04-11-2011, 10:52 PM

if you look up at the bottom of the light switch
you will see a small slot near the front of the switch
put a small screwdriver in the slot and twrist slightly
and turn the knob a little to the leaf and pull, it
should come out of the switch with the shaft attached

Redhorse1947 · 04-12-2011, 08:24 AM

Here is a picture of the switch (shown upside down) and the small brass "tab" that must be depressed. Once the "tab" is depressed the knob can be turned about 1/4 turn to the left and released.

kendall · 04-12-2011, 07:26 PM

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thank you everyone, you guys are great. thanks for the picture redhorse.

Seabees · 04-01-2023, 02:29 PM

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to add, after removing the light switch in my '48 F1, that the slot to put a screwdriver in, is on the drivers side of the switch. The tab is pushed to the rear of the switch (towards the firewall), then the shaft can be turned a quarter turn +/-, and pulled out. Then the bezel can be easily unscrewed by hand.

04-11-2011, 07:41 PM	#1
kendall Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northwest Iowa Posts: 117	1949 head light switch removal is there a trick to taking the head light switch out of the dash on a 1949 F1? after unscrewing the nut that holds the switch in, whats the trick at removing the knob to get it thru the dash hole?......is there a clip or button on the switch to remove the shaft?, or does the knob just pull off the stem to allow the shaft to go thru the dash hole.

04-11-2011, 09:06 PM	#2
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,037	Re: 1949 head light switch removal There's a button on the bottom of the switch. Push it in and pull on the knob. The knob and shaft come out as a unit.

04-11-2011, 10:32 PM	#3
mtflat Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kalispell Montana Posts: 344	Re: 1949 head light switch removal 51/52 have a button. 48-50 have a small slot on the bottom side - push a small screw driver into it to release the shaft.

04-11-2011, 10:52 PM	#4
makemc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northwest Fl. Posts: 152	Re: 1949 head light switch removal if you look up at the bottom of the light switch you will see a small slot near the front of the switch put a small screwdriver in the slot and twrist slightly and turn the knob a little to the leaf and pull, it should come out of the switch with the shaft attached

04-12-2011, 07:26 PM	#6
kendall Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northwest Iowa Posts: 117	Re: 1949 head light switch removal Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) thank you everyone, you guys are great. thanks for the picture redhorse.

04-01-2023, 02:29 PM	#7
Seabees Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 206	Re: 1949 head light switch removal I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to add, after removing the light switch in my '48 F1, that the slot to put a screwdriver in, is on the drivers side of the switch. The tab is pushed to the rear of the switch (towards the firewall), then the shaft can be turned a quarter turn +/-, and pulled out. Then the bezel can be easily unscrewed by hand.