03-31-2023, 05:07 AM
First of all.
Contort yourself so that you can see the backside of this valve. It is possible that the nut which secures the assembly to the console is loose. So when you try to push it in, the slack in the mount allows the knob to hit the console instead of pushing in far enough to engage. When you pull it out, this is not a problem.
Easy diagnosis would be to put one hand on the back of the switch assembly and push the knob in with the other hand. You shouldn’t detect any back and forth movement.
The loose nut issue HAS been an issue on other Newells of this era.
If you need a new switch. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/MBIKN200...lsrc=aw.ds&
Contort yourself so that you can see the backside of this valve. It is possible that the nut which secures the assembly to the console is loose. So when you try to push it in, the slack in the mount allows the knob to hit the console instead of pushing in far enough to engage. When you pull it out, this is not a problem.
Easy diagnosis would be to put one hand on the back of the switch assembly and push the knob in with the other hand. You shouldn’t detect any back and forth movement.
The loose nut issue HAS been an issue on other Newells of this era.
If you need a new switch. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/MBIKN200...lsrc=aw.ds&
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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