Steering wheel paddle

[Trawler]

The up paddle has developed an irritating fault. One minute it has a nice positive click the next it feels like putty. Any ideas, simple remedy?

[shane@mbtech]

Take it off and have a butchers.

Take airbag off, 2 minute job to look at.

[Trawler]

Take it off and have a butchers.

Take airbag off, 2 minute job to look at.

Thanks

[sailorbaz]

Take airbag off, 2 minute job to look at.

Shane, I actually laughed out loud at this comment... I watched numerous videos in taking off the airbag when I bought yours but still took me a good 20 mins to get both released. After I learnt out the innards of the steering wheel with regards to the airbag worked, it is a piece of cake though.

Maybe something in there, I'm sure it'd be a cheap fix. :supz:

[Mark CSL]

Sounds like the plastic cover over the micro switch has come off should be an easy fix.

[Trawler]

Thanks for all your replies, I may now let some dodgy Elms mechanic have a look if it takes that long as I have two left hands.

[shane@mbtech]

Thanks for all your replies, I may now let some dodgy Elms mechanic have a look if it takes that long as I have two left hands.

No excuse, I have one right hand. I've been looking for a spare left for years now. :supz:

[shane@mbtech]

Shane, I actually laughed out loud at this comment... I watched numerous videos in taking off the airbag when I bought yours but still took me a good 20 mins to get both released. After I learnt out the innards of the steering wheel with regards to the airbag worked, it is a piece of cake though.

Maybe something in there, I'm sure it'd be a cheap fix. :supz:

Once you realise what it is you are actually releasing it is a lot easier.

[Roland]

just change switches, part# 32347833040

[Trawler]

just change switches, part# 32347833040


Thanks.

[sailorbaz]

Removing the airbag isn't actually that bad, just really footery and don't go mad with a flat head screwdriver, you may damage something in there when 'rooting around'.

As Shane says, once you've done it once, it's like riding a bike...

[J2LTB]

oops

[J2LTB]

I took my wheel completely apart for this exact fault. Its not the micro switches at fault. I found it to be wear on the grey plastic square buckets that sit on top of the micro switch. More so on the upshift paddle.

I fixed by putting a few drops of super glue into the underneath of the grey round bucket. This acts a shim to space the micro switch to the paddle.

Once set ( I left overnight ) and assembled it works perfectly. The paddles also have no play in them now.

FOC fix or £100 to the dealers !