Light wheel repair

[FlyinRyan]

Hi folks,

The interior light switch/wheel has stopped working in my '98 B2500.
Please note I'm not asking an electrical question, but panel removal!

What has to be done to get to the insides of the switch? It's to the left of the wheel beside the headlight selector knob. I really don't want to take my steering wheel off.

Any suggestions/follow thru's?

Thanks

 

[YZ250Rider23]

I'm just going off of memory here since it's been a while since I've had mine all apart. Take out the radio and the radio bezel. Remove the knee panel and reinforcement panel behind it. Remove the gauge cluster trim bezel. From this point you should have access to the screws holding in the part of the dash around the gauges.

While you're at this point it may be worth your while to pull out the gauge cluster and replace the illumination bulbs since those like to burn out, and that's the reason most of us need to take apart this part of the dash.

 

[YZ250Rider23]

Here ya go: http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/winter2009/gauge_removal.htm

The panel you need removed comes of somewhere in the process... step 5 or 6 I think

 

[srteach]

directions above... The switch is attached to the instrument cluster surround. When you get to that panel, you can work on the switch it. Above is correct ... the panel is the one you take off at the end of step 4 / beginning of step 5.

 

[FlyinRyan]

Thanks for the help, pulled the panels off and found the problem.

There is a little bump stop that keeps the selector from turning the cabin light on, it is what makes the clicking noise. That bump had no wear so i cut a bit away. Works great now!