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From: Robert Usselman <usselman@uscom.com>
Subject: Re: removing a light switch
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John and Maggie wrote:
> 
> I want to remove the head/parking light switch - there's  short in it.
> The problem is that I can't get at the switch because of a bit of
> dashboard that I need to remove, and I can't remove the dashboard
> because of the knob on the light switch.  It's a "pull-push" switch not
> one you turn, and it doesn't have a removeable cover on the knob or a
> little allen screw.    HELP  - PLEASE
> 
> John Owen
> Victoria BC
Some headlamp switches have a button that will release the whole switch
stem.  Reach up under the dash, if you feel a small button with a
spring, try to press it while pulling the knob.  Also, some knobs have a
clip on the shaft side that can be released with a hooked coat hanger.
