blinkers?

obradleyo · 07-15-2009, 02:28 PM

hey guys I posted about my blinkers a long time ago and never got around to getting it fixed. Last time I was told usally its a short because of a hackjob on the trailer lights..... I took that all apart today and looks good.

Heres the symptoms
no blinkers left or right
Blows fuses when key is on not when i flip the lever
Hazords work so bulbs are good
has after market hitch checked wires they look good actually the person did a good job.

so whats next?
Thanks in advance car stats are in my tag

Thiazolium · 07-15-2009, 02:41 PM

Sounds like you may have a short in the column. Disconnect the battery and diagnose the turn signal stalk switch in the column as a starting point.

obradleyo · 07-15-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Thiazolium

Sounds like you may have a short in the column. Disconnect the battery and diagnose the turn signal stalk switch in the column as a starting point.

What will i be looking for Just loose wires and bad sttuff or do i need to check power comming to and from.

Thiazolium · 07-15-2009, 04:42 PM

Sure, begin with the obvious - look for damaged components / wiring, then start taking the column apart to test the individual pieces for shorting using a multifunction tester (if you don't have one you can get them at your local electronics shop for cheap).

obradleyo · 07-23-2009, 03:42 PM

ok so what voltages need to be comming from where? There are a few wires on the back side if the blinker switch. So what should i do next I'm Totally lost on this one.

Farley · 07-24-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by obradleyo

ok so what voltages need to be comming from where? There are a few wires on the back side if the blinker switch. So what should i do next I'm Totally lost on this one.

Hi, I had those same syntoms with my tracker. I had to take the column apart. There is a mechanism made of white plastic which contains a bunch of coils and bearings which activate the different controls. One of mine was burned out and was shorting with a cable. It just took a little tape and the time to put it all back together. Good luck.

aquanaut20 · 07-24-2009, 05:03 PM

Connect a VOM across the blown fuse teminals (12-20vdc scale), if you have a short will show bat voltage, disconnect circuit until VOM reads 0vdc. This will isolate the section/component causing the problem. Easier than trying to do a visual search.

obradleyo · 07-28-2009, 01:20 AM

so after inspecting all the blinker wires for a short and found that it was all looking good. I dicided to put a new fuse in to see if i could hear where its shorting at. now they work just fine drove to and from work today no problems.....