Window help

[Bongalow Bill]

Help! My passenger window is stuck wide open, the little white peg is broken in the switch and my new switch doesn't arrive till Wednesday ! Been open all night any way to force closed?

[Simon Jones]

Can you not use the other switch?

[Diplomat]

Assuming that the wiring is sound, the other switch should work provided that the faulty one is in the neutral position.

With the switch partly dismantled, you should be able to see the sliding wafer which is actuated by the peg. If the wafer is not in the neutral (centre) position, the other switch will not operate. Note that there are no click type detents on the slider, it just moves freely and can easily be slightly out of alignment if the switch components above are broken or have excessive play.

Move the slider carefully to the centre with a thin screwdriver or plastic knitting needle. You will have to centralise it anyway whenever the switch is reassembled, otherwise it will move one way and stay put.


Frank