I installed George's LED's some time ago and was dissapointed in the fact that neither of my rear door switches worked thus not allowing the light to come on. I decided to get some used ones from a salvage yard and just my luck after replacing both of them one still did not work. So since I had some back up switches I decided to disassemble one of them and try to fix it. Turns out this is a very easy fix.
The pic below is an "exploded" view of the switch. First remove the bolt that attaches to the door jamb. Unplug the wire. Remove the rubber boot, my boots did not tear but I can see where they might if the rubber is brittle. You will notice that the white plastic housing has some plastic "rivets". These will have to be drilled out to get you to the point of my pic. Once I had the switch apart I noticed that everything metal in the switch was corroded. I have a bench top sandblaster so I just put every metal part from the switch in there, but some time spent with some sandpaper will do. Then just put everything back together.
You could go through the trouble of "soldering" some plastic back in the rivet holes that were drilled out but the rubber boot and the bolt that holds the switch to the door jamb will keep everything together. I have not had any problems since.
This may not be the most technical piece of tech in the 80's section but it saves some money, is a rewarding project and is not even a job.
P.S.- I have two reconditioned switches for sale if anyone needs them
The pic below is an "exploded" view of the switch. First remove the bolt that attaches to the door jamb. Unplug the wire. Remove the rubber boot, my boots did not tear but I can see where they might if the rubber is brittle. You will notice that the white plastic housing has some plastic "rivets". These will have to be drilled out to get you to the point of my pic. Once I had the switch apart I noticed that everything metal in the switch was corroded. I have a bench top sandblaster so I just put every metal part from the switch in there, but some time spent with some sandpaper will do. Then just put everything back together.
You could go through the trouble of "soldering" some plastic back in the rivet holes that were drilled out but the rubber boot and the bolt that holds the switch to the door jamb will keep everything together. I have not had any problems since.
This may not be the most technical piece of tech in the 80's section but it saves some money, is a rewarding project and is not even a job.
P.S.- I have two reconditioned switches for sale if anyone needs them