Emergency Flasher button broken - I would appreciate any advice on repairing or replacing the button.

[LVeatch]

I have 2015 RT-L (79K) with a broken emergency flasher button. The turn signals work fine, but the flasher button has quit working. I've been hesitant to open up the handle bar grip that houses the button. I would appreciate any advice on repairing or replacing the button. That button handle bar housing intimidates me, what with all the functions.

Thanks.

 

[Snowbelt Spyder]

I have 2015 RT-L (79K) with a broken emergency flasher button. The turn signals work fine, but the flasher button has quit working. I've been hesitant to open up the handle bar grip that houses the button. I would appreciate any advice on repairing or replacing the button. That button handle bar housing intimidates me, what with all the functions.

Thanks.

Not knowing what you've already done, we'll start at the beginning. Go out to the bike and step on the brake pedal and see if your brake lights work. If not, fuse F2 in the Right Side Fuse Box - right side as you're sitting on the bike. Same fuse as the emergency flashers.

As seldom as that switch is used, it is rarely an electrical problem with the switch itself. More often, it's just an accumulation of little gritty things jamming up the works where the button rides in the hole. Feels like it goes all the way down but it doesn't. Blow around it with some air and just a little drop or two of lube around the perimeter of the button, let it work its way around, then work the button up and down. Usually frees it all up.

You can pull the rear cover off of that switch assembly. There's not going to be a bunch of springs shoot out at you or anything like that. But then what? All of the electrics are encapsulated for weather proofing. There's nothing to repair or replace. You can get to the underside of the button for more cleaning and lube if necessary. (pic may not be a 2015 but similar enough.)