I just finished up replacing the heater core and some other “dash out” projects.
I went to reinstall in the headlamp switch knob and found nothing to retain the knob. It worked before, so there had to be something. I recall having to release it.
I didn’t realize at the time that the mechanism that makes up the spring and pin wasn’t attached to the shaft. So I think I’ve lost it.
I can turn a new pin on a lathe and make a new spring from some appropriate alloy. I found a picture of the parts online (see below).
But before I do that, I wanted to see if anyone else had run into this and if there was a better option (e.g., if the spring and pin were available someplace).
Thank you!
-Kyle