Turn signal canceling

[John DeSalvo]

First of all I'd like to say hi, I'm new to this forum. I just purchased my first Vette, a '63 convertible and I have a question about how the turn signal canceling works.

I have an assembly manual and it shows all the parts that I have, but it doesn't show the part I need to see. I have a pot metal piece that my turn signal lever screws into and it pivots on a threaded shaft, like the one on my '55 210. But there is also a piece that has a couple of "L" brackets that are spring loaded and that one is not shown either.

When I first got the car and the signals didn't cancel, I took the wheel off to investigate and I saw that there was a piece missing. I bought the plastic piece that connects to the bottom of my steering wheel (with 2 screws), but it still doesn't cancel. Here is a picture of what the assembly manual looks like and I can't seem to find the 2 pieces I described in this picture anywhere. Am I missing something?

Thanks for the help,
John

[Timothy B.]

Re: Turn signal canceling

John,

The L brackets and the wire spring are connected to the pot metal control. When the turn signal is moved in one direction the L bracket sticks out and is then returned to the neutral position by the plastic cancelling cam that's attached to the wheel. I wish I had a picture to show you, I remember being confused when I put mine together also.

[Bob R.]

Re: Turn signal canceling

Try looking at the long Island Corvette web site. Section 18 has a nice picture of the 63 column taken apart. On the web site you can blow it up to geet a better look at the parts. www.licorvette.com