I notice a while back the switch does not alwasy center and the operation is not silky smooth. I sprayed some dry lube and silicon spray. Things have improved but I wonder if I should dismantle the switchgear and see the internals beed cleaning & lubing; hopefully nothing is cracked internallt. My question is is it just a case of unscrewing the visible fasteners and that's it or are there things I should watch out for (like internal springs fyling all over the place)? thanks
I always after washing the bike squirt electrical contact cleaner into the switches after I suffered similar problems with my previous blade since I started doing that on that bike and the one I have now never had the problem reappear
Agree with Manofsteel. When mine gets a little sticky I just flood the switch with electrical cleaner whilst toggling it. I don’t stop flooding it till the movement is correct. I use good old blue roll to catch the excess as it drips out of the switch. Works for me. As for stripping for a clean up, definitely try the contact cleaner first and if you don’t have any success then stripping would be next but beware lol.... nothing is straight forward. Best of luck mate.
operation back to normal Application of PTFE dry lube followed by silicon spray di the trick. In the end, I didn't use contact cleaner since the electrical aspect is fine but more of a mechanical friction & stickiness. Let's see how long it last
Just seen your thread. I had a similar problem with the switch blocks on my '07. I decided to pull both the blocks out of the loom and strip them down. It was a scary thing, there's a lot of little bit in there and I had to take photos to remind myself how it went together. I opened every contact, indicators high /ow beam, flash, hazards, the lot. It does all come apart I can confirm. Lots of oxidation/green contacts. Back together and coated up it works like new. Definitely not a sealed-for-life assembly. I'd recommend doing it but be very slow and careful, and have a good selection of picks and little prys etc.
I imagined the inside would be a nightmare of packaging. Fortunately in my case a couple of squirt of dry lube with PTFE solve the problem as it was the red plastic lever which turned out to be the culprit.
