The Yamaha turn signal often breaks at the vibration
isolator, which is
the hard rubber cone. When this happens, this
cone can be removed and a
substitute part installed.
Required:
-Normal tools.
-Locktite thread locking compound.
-"Shock absorbing chromed mirror mount,
J.C. Whitney catalog 104-1J-07 part
#
AAE060517X.
-#10 bolt and self=locking nut same
approximate length as original pinch
bolt.
-3 SAE 3/8 WASHERS.
-10MM self-washering nut, same threads
as J.C. Whitney mirror mount.
1. Disconnect the wires.
2. Remove the turn signal,
3. Spray a liberal amount of WD-40 (or
similar) down along
the wires into the stem.
4. Remove the pinch bolt, CAREFULLY
to avoid damaging
metal, pry apart the
pinch slot. Apply
WD-40 to slot.
5. Rocking and slightly (careful, it has
a
raised locator line
cast in it) turning
the stem, remove the
cone and its
attached alloy extension
from the
lamp assembly'
6. Drill an enlarged opening at the end
of
the slot large enough
for the wires to
exit, with a slight
extra clearance to
compensate for the
pinching stem bolt.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO
DAMAGE THE
WIRES.
7. Squeeze some silicone RTV into the
drilled opening, then
route the wires
through the opening.
Squeeze more
silicone to
cover the back of the bulb
base where the
wires originate.
8. Press the "Shock absorbing chrome
mirror mount" into
the stem, female
thread side first.
INSURE THAT THE
PINCH OPENING IS PRIED
OPEN
WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCEPT
IT
WITHOUT USING TOO
MUCH
FORCE.
9 Install a #10 bolt and self-locking
nut in
the pinch bolt hole.
(Don't use the
original bolt. It
needs a clearance slot
to fit.)
10. Carefully wipe off excess silicone. as
some will be pushed
out. Dab locktite
on the base of the
"...Mirror
mount”, which is now
your turn signal
mount. Place 1 SAE
3/8 washer into
place. Dab locktite
on it to bond it to
the next washer, wtc,
until all 3
washers are stacked
and locktited.
11. Dab locktite onto the last washer, the
end of the "...Mirror
mount" threads,
and the washer face
and threads of
the 10MM nut.
12. Install the turn signal into the original
location, insuring
that the SAE 3/8
washers are flush
and not onto the
locator pin which
is cast into the
mount surface. An
off-hole-center
assembly will allow
the SAE washes
to clear the locator
pin. DO NOT
OVERTIGHTEN THE STEM,
AS
APPROXIMATELY 1/2
OF THE 10MM
NUT'S LENGTH WILL
ENGAGE.
13.Clean off excess locktite and silicone,
route and connect
wires, and smile
when you pass the local
Yamaha shop.
Your +/- $7.50-to-$10.00
repair of the
O.E. turn signal saves
you from a
VERY expensive alternative.