I finished rebuilding the rear end this weekend, Replaced the diff and gears, and got new bearings and seals for the axles, Took it out driving yesterday and everything was going fine. I am returning home, flip on the turn signal to turn into the delevopment, and then the signal will not cancel. I flipped the other way and the other blivker turned on, but the right one stayed on as well. As I and backing into the driveway, my son says it's smoking, and sure enough there is a wisp of smoke coming out of the steering column right below the steering wheel. I turned of the car, then when I can back out a few minutes later, and started her up, the blinker had shut off, I did play with the switch any more.

Any suggestions or ideas on what might have caused this? The turn signal switch is only like a year old.Anything I should look at?

THanks.

 

Take the switch out and see where the + wire is grounding. You have a short.....

 

I guess I should pick up a new turn signal switch a while, I am sure something fried. I need to take the column partly apart to change the ignition switch anyway. I hope it was just in the switch assembly and not something else causing it.

ANyone else have any advice on this?