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Car Forum / Toyota / Camry / August 2008turn signal flasher
I want to remove the turn signal flasher on my 1999 Toyota Camry. I located it just forward of the drivers door in the driver compartment. It is a small black box in a tan plastic holder. My Haynes Repair Manual says "simply pull it out of its holder and unplug it." However, I've pulled and wiggled and pulled and it won't budge. I'm afraid I'll break something if I pull any harder, or if I try prying it out. Is there a trick to this, or should I just pull harder? >I want to remove the turn signal flasher on my 1999 Toyota Camry. I > located it just forward of the drivers door in the driver compartment. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > break something if I pull any harder, or if I try prying it out. Is > there a trick to this, or should I just pull harder? Before you pull out the flasher, what is the problem? If the turn signal is flashing too rapidly, then that means the bulb contacts are loose (a very common problem on those models). Pull out the bulb, and pull up (or out) on the thin metal contacts so they will have more tension on the bulb when you put it back in. Sorry, I don't know how to remove the flasher unit. >>I want to remove the turn signal flasher on my 1999 Toyota Camry. I >> located it just forward of the drivers door in the driver compartment. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sorry, I don't know how to remove the flasher unit. I'd have to agree, based on limited ezperience. The flasher unit itself seldom fails, but poor contacts at the bulb often cause the flasher to flash too fast. It seems I've been whacking on the frront fenders of my '97 Camry every few weeks for years to regain contact in the bulbs. > >>I want to remove the turn signal flasher on my 1999 Toyota Camry. I > >> located it just forward of the drivers door in the driver compartment. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > too fast. It seems I've been whacking on the frront fenders of my '97 > Camry every few weeks for years to regain contact in the bulbs. Sometimes the turn signals don't work at all. No dash lights, no clicking sound, no nothing. Then I press the hazard light button and all four lights work. After that, the turn signals start working again. I'm thinking the relay may have been stuck. If it fails again I may have to replace it. However, I won't be able to replace it if I can't get it out. It seems to be locked in, since it won't budge when I pull on it, but I can't find a way to unlock it. Can anyone help? Sometimes the turn signals don't work at all. No dash lights, no clicking sound, no nothing. Then I press the hazard light button and all four lights work. After that, the turn signals start working again. I'm thinking the relay may have been stuck. If it fails again I may have to replace it. However, I won't be able to replace it if I can't get it out. It seems to be locked in, since it won't budge when I pull on it, but I can't find a way to unlock it. Can anyone help? -------------------------- Did you try and reseat the bulb and pull up/out on the contacts? On Aug 11, 7:45 pm, "mack" <macke...@dslextreme.com> wrote: > "Mark A" <xxx...@xxxxx.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > too fast. It seems I've been whacking on the frront fenders of my '97 > Camry every few weeks for years to regain contact in the bulbs. Sometimes the turn signals don't work at all. No dash lights, no clicking sound, no nothing. Then I press the hazard light button and all four lights work. After that, the turn signals start working again. I'm thinking the relay may have been stuck. If it fails again I may have to replace it. However, I won't be able to replace it if I can't get it out. It seems to be locked in, since it won't budge when I pull on it, but I can't find a way to unlock it. Can anyone help? Sounds more like the turn signal switch. Tony On Aug 12, 12:58 pm, "Anthony Diodati" <mrbreezeet1NO S...@verizon.net> wrote: > On Aug 11, 7:45 pm, "mack" <macke...@dslextreme.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Sounds more like the turn signal switch. > Tony It's been working fine ever since I activated the hazard lights, which are the same as the turn signal lights except that the flasher turns on all four at the same time instead of two at a time with the turn signal lever. Don't know what the problem was, but it's gone now. So, can anyone tell me how to remove the flasher in case I ever need to? I'm really curious about how that thing is supposed to come out. I think the others are right in that the problem may be with the defective socket designs. The socket was somehow oversized and the side tabs don't make good contact. But only those owners who complained got new sockets free during warranty. I have not used the following tool, but pulling the flasher straight out should work (or just pull harder, there isn't room for typical pliers): http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/sch98110.html It's just a generic electronic (not mechanical) flasher at your local parts store: http://www.tricoproducts.com/index.cfm?location_id=34 > It's been working fine ever since I activated the hazard lights, which > are the same as the turn signal lights except that the flasher turns > on all four at the same time instead of two at a time with the turn > signal lever. Don't know what the problem was, but it's gone now. So, > can anyone tell me how to remove the flasher in case I ever need to? > I'm really curious about how that thing is supposed to come out. On Aug 12, 10:27 pm, johngd...@hotmail.com wrote: > I think the others are right in that the problem may be with the > defective socket designs. The socket was somehow oversized and the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > can anyone tell me how to remove the flasher in case I ever need to? > > I'm really curious about how that thing is supposed to come out. johngd - Thanks for the info. Now that I can see from your link what the bottom of the flasher looks like, I can see that it should pull straight out. The next time the turn signals don't work, the first thing I will do is wiggle the flasher or tap on it to see what happens. If that has no effect, I'll check out the other items suggested in the above replies. However, ever since I activated the hazard signals, the turn signals have been working fine. |
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