Hey fellas,

I'm going through the complete annoyance that is the replacement of the multifunction switch in my 1987 Jeep Wagoneer XJ. What a pain. I finally figured out how to get the housing off and the switch out so I could knock out the broken off pin that held the old signal stalk in, but I have two issues;

1) What is the proper routing for the wire from the turn signal stalk down through and into the column? My old one has been missing for so long that I found it just lying half way down the column, so no way to discern how it was originally routed. I thought I had it figured out, but it seems to interfere with it when I press it down for a left turn. Not bad, it works, but it's clearly not right.

And 2) can anyone tell me the proper name for this little contact switch that goes down into the channel by the lock cylinder? I believe it's supposed to be engaged when the lock cylinder rotates, but this one is toast and fell apart upon removal. I can't find the name of it anywhere or on any exploded diagrams.




Thank you all, appreciate any input you may have,

S/F,

-Matt

 

You could just toss that little piece. It's just there to trigger the buzzer if you leave the key in.

 

Ah, that makes sense. Any idea where one might find a replacement? I really wouldn't mind having that reminder...

 

Crown makes replacements. About $15 if I believe Google. Looks like your picture matches the one for a tilt column

From the parts diagram
Without Tilt
J3211423 Switch, Key Buzzer

With Tilt
J3211424 Switch, Key Buzzer

 

You can man!

Btw, I did get it all back together after rerouting the signal stalk wire again. Not only did it fix my annoying turn signal issue, but it also fixed my weak wiper issue as well. Not sure what was going on with that before, but now the are working great again!

 

My pull-to-wash didn't work on my column until I had the column apart and cleaned all the switches and moving parts. Prior to that I had snapped in a factory rear wiper switch and wired that to run the sprayes (being an MJ, that spot had a blank in it). A little white lithium grease on the nylon parts got the turn signals working much smoother too.