Cruise control fix.....on going
#1
Racer
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Cruise control fix.....on going
Well I tried to clean the actuator and I have tried to clean up broken solder joints and still nothing. No nothing! I think I'll order some capacitors for the control unit next. Ideas?
Picture is before the cleaning.
Picture is before the cleaning.
#2
Pro
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I feel like the cruise control is the absolute very last thing I will ever fix on my car.
At that point I will have achieved perfection and the car will magically ascend to the heavens.
I feel like the cruise control is the absolute very last thing I will ever fix on my car.
At that point I will have achieved perfection and the car will magically ascend to the heavens.
#6
Mine works too well. All it wants to do is accelerate, to what speed I don't know but at 80 it's still going up. It will disengage with a pull of the stalk but pulling down doesn't seem to want cancel the previous setting. I'm thinking I need to clean the contacts in the switch. Hopefully I can get contact cleaner in there without pulling the steering wheel. Pulling the airbag always makes me a little nervous.
#7
Jhowell..
Mine does the same. I've cleaned the servo motor and checked the module under the dash. No change. My control switches are also new, so I don't think cleaning the contacts will make any difference. The CC stalk is only a momentary switch and as long as the stalk returns to center, it is not sticking.
I've done quite a bit of reading and it seems you need to change two caps on the module board since electrolytic caps dry out after so many years.
Figured I would wait until after summer to take the module out again, strip the coating on the board, re-solder the board and replace the caps.
Mine does the same. I've cleaned the servo motor and checked the module under the dash. No change. My control switches are also new, so I don't think cleaning the contacts will make any difference. The CC stalk is only a momentary switch and as long as the stalk returns to center, it is not sticking.
I've done quite a bit of reading and it seems you need to change two caps on the module board since electrolytic caps dry out after so many years.
Figured I would wait until after summer to take the module out again, strip the coating on the board, re-solder the board and replace the caps.
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#8
Racer
Thread Starter
The fix continued today. New capacitors......and no change. Completely not responsive! What next? Stalk switch?
Getting ready to go with cup of tea.
New caps are much smaller
Getting ready to go with cup of tea.
New caps are much smaller
#9
Burning Brakes
Mine had bad cracks in the solder causing it not to work...in a rush I re soldered the board but then when I set the cruise it only accelerated...doh!
Picked up a used unit from wailtail and it works perfect!
Picked up a used unit from wailtail and it works perfect!
#11
Racer
Thread Starter
#14
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My CC actually worked properly but I removed it in the name of adding lightness. I never used it much anyway, it was kind of annoying to me without a "coast/decel" function.
#15
Burning Brakes
Jhowell..
Mine does the same. I've cleaned the servo motor and checked the module under the dash. No change. My control switches are also new, so I don't think cleaning the contacts will make any difference. The CC stalk is only a momentary switch and as long as the stalk returns to center, it is not sticking.
I've done quite a bit of reading and it seems you need to change two caps on the module board since electrolytic caps dry out after so many years.
Figured I would wait until after summer to take the module out again, strip the coating on the board, re-solder the board and replace the caps.
Mine does the same. I've cleaned the servo motor and checked the module under the dash. No change. My control switches are also new, so I don't think cleaning the contacts will make any difference. The CC stalk is only a momentary switch and as long as the stalk returns to center, it is not sticking.
I've done quite a bit of reading and it seems you need to change two caps on the module board since electrolytic caps dry out after so many years.
Figured I would wait until after summer to take the module out again, strip the coating on the board, re-solder the board and replace the caps.