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Old 04-09-2012, 03:56 PM   #417 (permalink)
kenchan
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Originally Posted by zero View Post
Most micro switches are internally mechanical with contact point. The contact point can get sticky from contaminant. The switch nipples are riding on the flat profile surface of the spur gear. I saw someone posting photo by-passing those switches and get the car to start so I think you can permanently short out those switches if you know the switch circuitry.
cool. that was the part i wanted to see in more detail. so you think the oil contaminated the microswitches on the initial GTR recall? could be, huh?

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This part does not look like 500+ dollars part. The motor got powered, then turn and drive the spur gear, spur gear turned the lock column shaft up or down. The 2 micro switches detected spur gear position and then send signal to BCM.
yah, it's probably no more than $35 to make this thing even if it was assembled in the US. service parts have huge margins for the distributor and retailer (dealers).
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