Yeh I feel like its the right way but until I get a second ball bearing can't be sure.
Here is another photo with the stalk pulled out a little, you can see the springs inside the plastic - thats where im putting the ball bearing. It sits against the spring and in that little cavity when pushed back in.
I'm guessing the ball bearing / spring are there to just hold the stalk firm while allowing it to move into position to engage the Hi-Beams. It's just loose without them but everything works as it should.
Hey guys,
First time poster here and a novice at cars, sorry if this in the incorrect section. I bought the XG as I wanted to learn a bit more about cars and fixing things myself so expect to see a lot more of me.
I've got a fault with my indicators, they occasionally just stop working. Hazards are fine but just in case i changed the flasher relay - issue still remained so I suspected the stalk after reading some threads here.
I removed the steering wheel and unscrewed the metal cover that goes over the stalk in an attempt to clean the contacts however in doing so 2 ball bearing popped out and I have no idea where they are meant to sit. I'm guessing they work with this other little plastic bit with 2 metallic contacts on it?
I was wondering if anyone had a photo as to how this should be assembled so I can pop it back together. I've put the steering wheel back on for now, indicators are still working but the stalk is now loose and I can't toggle hi-beam.
I also noticed that when moving the stalk around the horn started going off - the actual button on the stalk for the horn has never worked so im guessing somewhere in there is a lose wire or contact and when I move the stalk it triggers the horn - a bit of a pain in the ass when your trying to screw things back in as it keeps moving and going off - i guess i can just disconnect the battery to avoid this.
I'll grab some photos and upload later if that helps but after reading the forums this seemed like a common issue so hoping someone out there has some snaps already.
masonb got a reaction from Outback Jack in XG Ute Hi Beam / Indicator / Horn Stalk Issue