R34 GT Indicator not Cancelling

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R34 GT Indicator not Cancelling

Hey All, 

 I just took the steering wheel off my r34 to make it straight. (It was about 3 degrees to the left) and when i went for a drive to make sure it was working correctly. I noticed the indicators have stopped cancelling automatically. 

 

There are 3 little 'pins' around the metal column. these appear to be moving with the wheel as it turns. 

 

I Cant see what else would be causing this. Has anyone had this issue?

[Deza3000]

Hey mate,

Not sure if you fixed the issue by now. Its to do with your clock spring/cam position. You must of rotated it while the wheel was off which rotated the cam/clock spring, placing the notch that dis-engages the indicator in the wrong position. Hence why your indicators are stuffed up.

I did the same thing on my evo, i simply removed the clock spring and rotated the cam back into the correct position then carefully placed the clock spring along with the steering wheel back without rotating the cam. 

See my horribly drawn diagram below: It takes a bit of effort to decipher, but thats basically what cuts out the indicator. Let me know if you need more clarification

 

Simply put, the cam rotates along with the steering wheel which presses the indicator notch which releases the spring and cuts out the indicator. All you need to do is put it back into its position. 

[silviaz]

Hey all, I went to try and fix my indicator not canceling, but I couldn't remove the clockspring cable under the column so I could twist that green thin. Anyone know how to remove this cable? I see this red tab but didn't have any luck. I was thinking of unscrewing it but wasn't sure if it would cause issues.

I did notice for my indicator stalk, 2 out of 3 cables were plugged in but the last cable wouldn't fit in the stalk. I'm getting it's for fog lights. It was like this when I originally pulled it off.

 

Edited December 14, 2024 by silviaz

[GTSBoy]

For any loom connector that has an obvious release that resists pushing far enough to unclip, just spray some silicone lube into it. You might also benefit from using a bent screwdriver or small pick to push in the right place at the right angle.

[silviaz]

15 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

For any loom connector that has an obvious release that resists pushing far enough to unclip, just spray some silicone lube into it. You might also benefit from using a bent screwdriver or small pick to push in the right place at the right angle.

No clips on this one like the other connector. Only that red tab that I can push slightly up.

[silviaz]

Actually I might have figured out. Looks like there is a tab according to google images but it's hidden. Silly me.

[silviaz]

I finally figured this out. That green part, can actually be pushed out. Mine was on the wrong angle because I messed around with it. So what needs to be done is the clockspring to be removed (the loom can't be removed so you need to pull the cable towards you to remove it off the shaft then let it rest on something so it's not dangling)

Then you just make sure that the 3 green dots form a triangle and that the 3 holes on the steering wheel inserts into the 3 holes on the green part (you need to push out the green part to do this otherwise you'll keep having the issue with the indicators not cancelling)