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WB9MCW · 11-14-2004

sounds like a lot of work but at least u guys make it do-able with all the nice advice up front :!: :!: :!: gonna have to fix my oil leaky header stud someday too!! again a lot of work for such a small problem :!: :!:

Rex Ruby · 02-15-2005

I chopped off a 7/8 wrench for my "special" reverse light switch removal tool

Don in VT · 07-30-2010

This all sounds great. Now where do I get the switch ? It would be real helpful to have a pix of the switch and if possible, its location on the rranny,

pantera1683 · 09-01-2011

Hey guys,

If you run into this problem, don't run out and buy a new switch until you try cleaning the contact ball on the old one with WD-40. From what I read, the switches hardly ever really go bad, the area of contact just gets corroded. Luckily, that was the case with mine.

Also, removing the switch isn't so bad if you use an offset box end 22mm wrench. I bought one as part of a set from Harbor Freight and it worked like a charm. I didn't have to remove the exhaust or the clutch slave cylinder. A little patience and 30 minutes later I was done.

Hope this helps!

Fully Vetted · 09-20-2012

I need to replace my BU light switch and the only one I can find is this one from Eckler's. Not sure if this switch is ZR-1 specific. Eckler's does not specify whether this will work on the ZR-1 or not.

http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1989-1996.html

Any help would be appreciated.

Kevin · 09-20-2012

the zf6 in the zr-1 is the same as all the other zf6's

Fully Vetted · 09-20-2012

Thanks, Kevin. Are there any updates on the how-to portion? This thread is a couple of years old.

carmine · 09-20-2012

Just Checked Mine Not Working Again The BrotherHood Comes To Rescue Carmine #357 Black Gray Stock

scottfab · 09-20-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

the zf6 in the zr-1 is the same as all the other zf6's

I think you must mean the backup switch is the same on other zf6s.
The input shaft is different on the ZR-1 version of the zf6.

scottfab · 09-20-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don in VT

This all sounds great. Now where do I get the switch ? It would be real helpful to have a pix of the switch and if possible, its location on the rranny,

Here ya go Don.

http://zr1.net/forum/album.php?album...pictureid=1456
http://zr1.net/forum/album.php?album...pictureid=1455

11-14-2004	#11
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	sounds like a lot of work sounds like a lot of work but at least u guys make it do-able with all the nice advice up front :!: :!: :!: gonna have to fix my oil leaky header stud someday too!! again a lot of work for such a small problem :!: :!: __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

07-30-2010	#13
Don in VT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Fairfax, VT Posts: 203	Re: backup lights This all sounds great. Now where do I get the switch ? It would be real helpful to have a pix of the switch and if possible, its location on the rranny,

09-01-2011	#14
pantera1683 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 396	Re: backup lights Hey guys, If you run into this problem, don't run out and buy a new switch until you try cleaning the contact ball on the old one with WD-40. From what I read, the switches hardly ever really go bad, the area of contact just gets corroded. Luckily, that was the case with mine. Also, removing the switch isn't so bad if you use an offset box end 22mm wrench. I bought one as part of a set from Harbor Freight and it worked like a charm. I didn't have to remove the exhaust or the clutch slave cylinder. A little patience and 30 minutes later I was done. Hope this helps!

09-20-2012	#15
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Re: backup lights I need to replace my BU light switch and the only one I can find is this one from Eckler's. Not sure if this switch is ZR-1 specific. Eckler's does not specify whether this will work on the ZR-1 or not. http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1989-1996.html Any help would be appreciated.

09-20-2012	#16
Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,632	Re: backup lights the zf6 in the zr-1 is the same as all the other zf6's __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"

02-15-2005	#12
Rex Ruby Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Posts: 372	I chopped off a 7/8 wrench for my "special" reverse light switch removal tool

09-20-2012	#17
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Re: backup lights Thanks, Kevin. Are there any updates on the how-to portion? This thread is a couple of years old. Last edited by Fully Vetted; 09-20-2012 at 06:28 PM.

09-20-2012	#18
carmine Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hanover,Ma. Posts: 179	Re: backup lights Just Checked Mine Not Working Again The BrotherHood Comes To Rescue Carmine #357 Black Gray Stock