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    Before I take apart the left handlebar switch....

    Hey all,
    My high / low beam switch is goofed. Both beams stay on simultaneously unless I push down on the switch pretty hard. Im assuming a trifecta of age, wear, and corrosion will be found. And I'm also assuming that there will be tiny parts inside that attemp to make a freedom run.

    Any particulars I should look out for?
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    Glen
    -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
    -Rusty old scooter.
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    #2
    Work inside a large zip lock or other clear bag. There are parts that go, "sproung" and vanish....

    Also, assuming it is like the 1100e, the left/right up/down button can be broken quite easily.
    How it comes out/apart is not readably apparent, and it is easy to snap the button off.

    I wish I more details, but it has been a decade or more.

    A broken turn signal button is how I met Joe Nardy....good story.
    Last edited by Baatfam; 04-07-2021, 09:42 AM.
    Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
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      #3
      I did mine once and it was packed with super fine dust. One thing to be extremely careful of is the bits that see your work as a chance to escape back to the land of the spring and tiny steel ball.

      Do the work in a old pillow case. If something sproings it'll be contained and easy to see.

      Oddly Suzuki used some really good copper or copper alloy back then and I saw little in the way of parts destroyed by corrosion. They had a patina but werent eaten away.
      1983 GS 550 LD
      2009 BMW K1300s

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        #4
        Yeah, if I remember right, a bit of a puzzle in there. Take pictures before and as you take things apart. You have a camera, right Glen? Springs will want to leave and they're finicky to get back in place. Clean the horn button well while your're in there. If you have a choke lever on the bottom, good time to clean that up as well. Good luck.
        Rich
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          #5
          If this is the square button hand control, you have to rotate the main button 90 degrees (or something similar) to get it out of the housing. Don't force anything. There are photos in my flickr account, and others on this site in the archives.
          Ed

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            #6
            Thanks gentlemen. I may have a look tonight.
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            When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

            Glen
            -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
            -Rusty old scooter.
            Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
            https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
            https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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              #7
              Yeah detent balls and spring city....
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                #8
                Hmmm. Just looked at old pics of a parts bike I have. It has the cluster on, so I may have a plan B if things go wrong.
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                When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                Glen
                -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                -Rusty old scooter.
                Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                  #9
                  Wow, there’s a lot of pieces in there. Once I realized that there was a screw under the wiring harness, things unraveled... quickly. All parts accounted for. I found a random piece of small plastic inside. Not sure if it broke off of something or not. I don’t see where it would have come from, but maybe it was jamming up movement. It was surprisingly clean inside only needing a touch up with a green Scotchbrite. I’m having a heck of a time putting the board back into the housing and lining up the switch handle. I’m taking a break and figure that I might as well get some detail shots to share. I couldn’t find much here on a search. Ed, Flickr your pics were helpful, and man, you do some top notch resto work.

                  More to follow...
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                  When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                  Glen
                  -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                  -Rusty old scooter.
                  Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                  https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                  https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                    #10
                    Hey Glen,

                    Got some dielectric grease? Slathering it on the sliding surfaces works great, plus it helps keep corrosion at bay.
                    Ed

                    To measure is to know.

                    Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

                    Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

                    Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

                    KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                      #11
                      Ed, I gave everything a light coating. After dinner yesterday I took some detail shots, then after a few more attempts everything went together. Tested ok, everything works as it should. I found some oxidation at the plug connection, so while the tank is off, I'm going to check out all of the plugs / connectiors under there.
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                      When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                      Glen
                      -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                      -Rusty old scooter.
                      Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                      https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                      https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by dorkburger View Post
                        Ed, I gave everything a light coating. After dinner yesterday I took some detail shots, then after a few more attempts everything went together. Tested ok, everything works as it should. I found some oxidation at the plug connection, so while the tank is off, I'm going to check out all of the plugs / connectiors under there.
                        Good deal!

                        I need to go back into mine, as the left/right directional is hanging up.
                        Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
                        '83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUB

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                          #13
                          Pictures on new thread.

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                          When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                          Glen
                          -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                          -Rusty old scooter.
                          Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                          https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                          https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by dorkburger View Post
                            Nice pics too!

                            I've never had to take apart the left side...but I did the right side.

                            Ed

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