A Cars forum. AutoBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AutoBanter forum » Auto makers » Ford Explorer
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Volume control for JBL radio



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old October 26th 04, 02:48 AM
radman123
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Volume control for JBL radio

I came up with a fix for this problem. Once you get into the radio and get
the volume control switch out, you can carefully cut the melted plastic
rivits off, leaving enough to re-melt to close it back. There is a small
white nylon plastic slider inside the mechanism that is the problem. The
little pin on the side of the push rod slides in and out, selecting a
different channel each push, making it stay in or out, depending on which
little channel it goes in. Anyway, a tiny amount of white lithium grease
applied to that little nylon slider fixes it perfectly. That slider must
be free to move and when it gets just so dry, it refuses to move freely
anymore. The greast fixes the problem. With some care, you can
re-assemble the switch and remelt the plastic rivit pins to hold the
switch together. I did it and it works like new now. Sam.

Ads
  #2  
Old October 26th 04, 02:49 AM
radman123
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

I came up with a fix for this problem. Once you get into the radio and get
the volume control switch out, you can carefully cut the melted plastic
rivits off, leaving enough to re-melt to close it back. There is a small
white nylon plastic slider inside the mechanism that is the problem. The
little pin on the side of the push rod slides in and out, selecting a
different channel each push, making it stay in or out, depending on which
little channel it goes in. Anyway, a tiny amount of white lithium grease
applied to that little nylon slider fixes it perfectly. That slider must
be free to move and when it gets just so dry, it refuses to move freely
anymore. The greast fixes the problem. With some care, you can
re-assemble the switch and remelt the plastic rivit pins to hold the
switch together. I did it and it works like new now. Sam.

  #3  
Old October 30th 04, 07:02 AM
Kevin DeAngelis
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Dang! That's an ingenious fix. I also took the switch/potentiometer apart,
and figured that the slider was simply worn, so I ordered a new part from
Speed-O-Tach in California. Cost was about $26, but I can now turn the
radio off.

Good fix, Sam. Thanks for the tip.

Kevin

"radman123" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
>I came up with a fix for this problem. Once you get into the radio and get
> the volume control switch out, you can carefully cut the melted plastic
> rivits off, leaving enough to re-melt to close it back. There is a small
> white nylon plastic slider inside the mechanism that is the problem. The
> little pin on the side of the push rod slides in and out, selecting a
> different channel each push, making it stay in or out, depending on which
> little channel it goes in. Anyway, a tiny amount of white lithium grease
> applied to that little nylon slider fixes it perfectly. That slider must
> be free to move and when it gets just so dry, it refuses to move freely
> anymore. The greast fixes the problem. With some care, you can
> re-assemble the switch and remelt the plastic rivit pins to hold the
> switch together. I did it and it works like new now. Sam.
>



 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
dealer replaced radio, still doesn't work caburnham BMW 5 November 20th 04 06:08 PM
Radio Button spring action is gone Pat Dreiding Mazda 1 October 18th 04 03:47 AM
On-board Radio Diagnostic Oppie Saturn 0 August 23rd 04 02:39 AM
Setting Radio start-up volume? Paul Woodsford Alfa Romeo 0 May 31st 04 02:29 PM
how to remove a radio from 2004 Chevy full size Truck?? timm General 1 May 27th 04 01:55 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:06 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 AutoBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.