If the plastic is broken, you can use a fender washer and a regular one
together to at least put some support on the other corners.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Jim Ogul
|Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:24 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: AC Switch is fixed
|
|So my first Vanagon repair - at 72 not as limber as I should
|be but got it done.  I replaced the AC switch on the dash.  To
|gain access had to remove the instrument cluster.  There were
|instructions on GoWesty for doing that.
| I noticed that due to broken plastic only two diagonal screws (of the
|four) are holding the cluster.  The switch it self has five
|push on connectors that came off the old switch with great
|difficulty.  I took them off one at a time and immediately
|connected them to the new switch so I would get them in the
|right position.  Then there are two wires soldered to the pot
|that sets the temp.  Had to hunt up my soldering iron and did that.
|   With some difficulty I got everything put back together and
|viola it works.  I now have all the speeds for the fan.  I can
|see where the old switch was fried.  Ready for nap.
|
|Jim
|85 Westy with AC
|
|P.S.  What an interesting place to put a master cylinder and
|reservoir! :-)