1998 Buick lesabre turn signal

[army]

the left turn signal arm does not return back to midle position right turn signal arm is ok there must be a broken clip? does the steering wheel need to come of to fix this problem?

[gmtech1]

You have a broken cancelling spring on the turn signal switch. Yes, the steering wheel will have to come off.

[army]

Originally Posted by gmtech1

You have a broken cancelling spring on the turn signal switch. Yes, the steering wheel will have to come off.

thanx for the reply by looking at it this it is not an easy job is there any info on how to do this thanx

[gmtech1]

It's not that tough. You'll need a lock plate compressor to access the t/s switch after you remove the steering wheel. You'll have to deal with the air bag also. If you're not comfortable with it, find someone qualified to do the repairs.

Good Luck!

[enslow]

I've done this job before. As gmtech says, you have to disable the airbags. This step is probably the greatest hastle. I was nervous walking around the the airbag knowing that if it did go off, it could do a lot of damage, even kill if you held it the wrong way. However, I've never heard of anyone getting killed by one.

The second most frustrating part is disconnecting the horn brush. Mine broke the little plastic holder in the horn cam requiring replacemnt of that piece also. However, removing everything allowed me to clean and relube the signal lever mechanism.

However, don't do this if you're not sure how to safetly disable the air bag. (A factory service manual is a good idea, cheap from ebay.)