After all of the posts I've read about faulty/dirty/corroded/etc. switches on this forum, I wasn't expecting this problem from my right handlebar switch.
Someone tightened the thing too tight and the plastic post that holds the "nut" on the inside cracked all the way down, allowing the "nut" to come out when you attempt to tighten it. With the way it's tucked down in there, it's nearly impossible to get any kind of clamp around it. I can lightly tap the nut back in with a hammer, but when I try to tighten it up it slips out. Now the switch/throttle assembly rotates on the handlebar no matter how tight I get the screws. The switches and wiring are perfect.
So, anyone got an idea of how to fix this? I seriously doubt that glue or epoxy would hold it, but I could be wrong. How about modeling glue? Isn't that designed to "melt" the plastic together? Anyone got a set of switches they'd let me have cheap? The switches don't even have to work, I just need the housing.
Someone tightened the thing too tight and the plastic post that holds the "nut" on the inside cracked all the way down, allowing the "nut" to come out when you attempt to tighten it. With the way it's tucked down in there, it's nearly impossible to get any kind of clamp around it. I can lightly tap the nut back in with a hammer, but when I try to tighten it up it slips out. Now the switch/throttle assembly rotates on the handlebar no matter how tight I get the screws. The switches and wiring are perfect.
So, anyone got an idea of how to fix this? I seriously doubt that glue or epoxy would hold it, but I could be wrong. How about modeling glue? Isn't that designed to "melt" the plastic together? Anyone got a set of switches they'd let me have cheap? The switches don't even have to work, I just need the housing.
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