indicator switch

[Darknomad]

heya people
winters made my indicator switch go funny
reckon a squirt of wd40 will sort it or should i take the whole thing of fiddle and re assemble or buy a new cluster?

[tony.mon]

WD40 first, or better yet electrical contact cleaner.

Then pull the switch apart, and clean carefully.

Don't lose the tiny detent ball that'll pop out as soon as you undo the switch itself (not just unclamp the handlebar parts).

[benny hedges]

clean it out first bud... you will probably find the grease inside has gone all crystally and there might be a bit of green corrosion.
sounds daft but vinegar gets it off without damaging the paintwork.
then a bit of vaseline

*watch that solvent contact cleaner - it can bloom the paint if you splash any

[Darknomad]

gave the bike an all over squirt with wd40 pretty mutch everything starting with the left cluster it works now yay
anything with rust on i squirted also anything looking a touch fuzzy got the finger treatment also