94 turn signal switch sloppy issue

[Jjbiskup]

94 k1500(old interior) no cruise control
Turn signal lever is sloppy and feels loose. Ontop of that i was coming home one day and went to go make a right turn and the right green arrow stayed lit on my dash but the actual signal wasnt clicking. When i put my right turn signal on after that it flashed the hazards (both park lights and tail lights) along with the dash lights for about a day until it decided to fix its self. Im assuming it was backfeeding or a loose connection or something. What would fix the sloppy lever arm. I think a pin and a couple screws hold the arm tought? Just wondering if anybody else has the same problem.

 

[AK49BWL]

Sounds like your multifunction switch body has gone bad in the column. The stalk sticking out of the side of the column simply presses into place - you can remove it with a little force pulling straight out from the column, there's no set screw or whatever. But be careful as your cruise control wires run into that stalk, and there's a good chance one or more of those wires are broken - it's fairly common in those columns.

 

[Jjbiskup]

Sounds like your multifunction switch body has gone bad in the column. The stalk sticking out of the side of the column simply presses into place - you can remove it with a little force pulling straight out from the column, there's no set screw or whatever. But be careful as your cruise control wires run into that stalk, and there's a good chance one or more of those wires are broken - it's fairly common in those columns.

It looks like they’re burnt where it plugs in.
What is a multifunction switch body? Is it the electronic switch piece that the stalk sticks into?

 

[someotherguy]

The terminology gets a little confusing when talking about 88-94 vs. 95-98.

On 88-94 the turn signal lever is referred to as the "multifunction lever" because it does turn signals, wipers, high/low beam dimming, and (if equipped) cruise control. All the related switches for those functions are separate physical switches both inside and outside of the column.

On 95-98 it does those same functions but all of the related switches are contained in a single "multifunction switch" assembly that is inside the column (other than of course the cruise switches which are part of the lever on both 88-94 and 95-98.)

Are we following along now

For a 94 with a floppy turn signal lever, could be a couple causes. It attaches to the turn signal switch inside the column with a single screw. That screw could be loose or the plastic stripped where it goes in. The turn signal switch itself could be broken as it's plastic. Time to borrow/rent/buy a steering wheel puller and lock ring depressor kit, pull the wheel and investigate.

Richard