Hazard Button

togin · #1 (**permalink**) 04-24-2007, 04:59 AM

Hi everyone,

My 74 GTV 2000 hazard button is not working properly. I need to slip a small piece of paper so it stays in the off position. In order to replace the button do I need to remove the dash. I purchased a new hazard button from International. If I do need to remove dash is this a complicated job, has this been talked about before? Where can I get info and diagrams on how to remove dash?

Thanks for any help.

kbm721 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-24-2007, 05:15 AM

No need to remove the dash. Just remove the two screws that hold the gauge cluster in , gently pull the cluster toward you and you'll have enough room to reach in to replace the hazard switch.

**Roadtrip** · #3 (**permalink**) 04-24-2007, 06:59 AM

The switch is relatively easy to disassemble. Mine was doing the same thing and I was able to fix it. Take a picture of the wires attached to the back, though. If you don't, you'll be miffed when you go to put it back in.

emr5503 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-25-2007, 05:38 AM

John,
Could you expand on what you found and how you fixed it?
Thanks,
Ed

**Roadtrip** · #5 (**permalink**) 04-25-2007, 05:45 AM

It's been a couple of years ago, and I didn't have a digital camera then. As I recall, the mechanism was a little gunked up from years of crud going into the switch. When you push the button, I think there was a little disk underneath that had the switch contacts. This disk rotated slightly and closed the circuit. That's all I can recall. but it wasn't hard to fix, as I remember. Just be very careful when disassembling so you know exactly how the parts go together.