You can just try some contact cleaner spray before tearing it apart. I had the same problem and sprayed it into the crack of the button. After a little exercise, it works great. Great video if you have to tear it apart, though. Ride safe. 👍
Thanks for your support and watching!! Contact cleaner worked for my mute and reverse buttons, but unfortunately didn’t work on my hazard and cruise buttons. Ride safe as well!! 😁
Gave my 2012 wing a short burst of WD 40 using the nozzle tube that comes taped to the can. Few cycles of the switch an it worked great again! But appreciate the detailed disassembly video you did! Also had to replace my starter switch on my 2006 VTX and it was a challenge getting the throttle cables back in place and adjusted correctly!
Instructive video! I followed your steps with my cruisecontrol that wold not engage! Had to do 3 attempts, but succeeded on number four! Eveything fine! Thank you!
You took the very long way , nice perseverance . However i fixed several with a little contact cleaner and conpressed air and cycling a few times . The factory lube gets thick and tacky keeps the locking pawl from operating properly . Good job man , thats how we learn .
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I was able to get a couple working with the contact cleaner, but this CC button was quite stubborn.. It did give me a clear understanding of how it worked, and agreed, that’s how we learn. Ride Safe!!
Good job! The curise and the mute buttons were both stuck on on my bike also but I didn't go to the extream you did I just took my contact cleaner sprayed in between the buttons worked them untill they came loose and now they work. For how long I don't know but if they get stuck again I will haft to do what you did to fix it permanently so your video will guide me. Thanks for doing it first.
I laughed when I found your video because I just bought a 2004 GW two weeks ago and those exact two switches on mine don't work. For the goop in there, I'd use electrical contact cleaner, not WD-40 as I've seen some suggest. Thanks for sharing your work.
I've had to do this several times on my 2003 Gold Wing during the 20 years I've owned it. Sometimes it's the switch itself; other times it's just sticking where the switch is going through the housing itself. A little fine sandpaper and a little grease and the switch will slide properly again. The switches can be cleaned with electrical contact cleaner but using WD40 will eventually make things worse. This is an almost universal problem with the grease Honda uses internally which hardens over time plus years of exposure will introduce dirt and grime into the switches. Try to avoid taking the switches totally apart since it's normally not needed after a thorough cleaning and lubing. Small issue with most all Wings, but given how trouble free the bike is otherwise, no big deal...
Thank you for your experience and comments. Goal is to hopefully help others with sharing our experiences. I also agree that these are just small issues as the Goldwing is pretty much worry free. Thank you for watching. Ride safe. Also if you haven’t subscribed, please do as I’ll upload other videos as I fix things.
Nice sounds like you got lucky. I tried contact cleaner which worked for my mute and reverse buttons, but not the cruise or hazard. Thanks for watching!!
Did this the other day to my 2004...THEN found your video. Makes you wonder why you can't just buy the switch as a stand alone item. And makes ya wonder why they didn't make it more robust.
That sure is a clean 05 you got there. I have one myself in the black cherry color. Also having a problem with a few of the switches not working properly. Thanks for the detailed disassembly.
@@whatsbryanupto Can't beat that feeling of fixing it yourself. I appreciate your time and effort making this video. The emergency flasher and driving lamps switches stick. I managed to get them back in the off position. One more task.
here's the thing: just leave the cruise "armed" 100% of the time. you don't actually have to SET/ENGAGE it. there's no reason to turn the system "off" whatsoever since you have three other methods of disengaging it.
Hi Keem. Totally agree and I could have left it as the cruise control still worked fine, but it bugged me that the button didn’t work as it should. I also wanted to share the method I used as other buttons on the bike get stuck as well and could be helpful for other folks that have stuck buttons. Thank you for your comment and watching the video. 🙂
Good video. Going to have to fix my 06 cruise. Maybe contact cleaner...or maybe i have to take apart. Curious though, why the gloves? They seem to make it more difficult. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to make the video.
Thanks for watching. I agree, no gloves needed, and they are poor fitting as well, which didn’t help. I think when I started the project, I thought it would be messier or something. I hope the video was helpful and the gloves not too distracting. Good luck!! 🙂 Ride Safe!!
@whatsbryanupto . Yup, took it apart but didn't have to fully take out the switch. Fixed the sticky 4 ways. I was actually selling it but after riding it a bit more I've decided to keep it a while. 06 cream puff with only 15k miles on it.
13:07 took mine apart. A piece flew out, couldn't find it. I will buy a new one. Called to order, almost$ 400. Went back to find missing part, took 3 days with a small brush and vacuum. Found part made repair. I expect I'll be doing it again. PS. He sounds just like I did under my breath
Best to use a JIS screwdriver, standard Phillips will gouge the screws. Also use CRC contact cleaner (or similar). WD40 now has an actual contact cleaner to use instead of the “original” WD40 lubricant.
Could've saved a lot time n no disassembly...I squirted WD40 ...while pressing that switch multiple times. Did the same for turn signal. Works perfectly! Protect plastic n paint from drippage!!
Thanks for the comment. I unfortunately tried that method with some contact cleaner, but didn’t work. Probably spent 30 min and hundreds of presses or more trying to get it to pop out. When I tore it apart the small copper wire that runs in the channels inside the switch was stuck from the hardened old grease. Im jealous that you got that lucky. 🙂. Ride safe RC Perry!!!
I have fixed a few of these and normally just splitting the housing enough to get contact cleaner into the switch is enough. Never Ever Use WD40 as it will turn to tar and ruin the switch.
My four-way flasher button on my Honda Gold wing GL 1800 was stuck. I had to ride home about 80 miles with the four ways on.. it turned out to be a sealed unit. Not just a switch with a flasher.. Honda went the way BMW always goes, and that is, how can we make this as complicated as possible.. so I unplugged the unit to get the four ways to turn off, and I was gonna buy a used unit on eBay. Those things go for $350 used on eBay, and they sell fast from salvage yards that put them on eBay. So there is a real issue with the four-way flashers on the GL 1800 gold wings. I never touched my flasher unit again after I got it to free up by spraying A solvent inside of it after I drilled a small hole in the back.. Gold wings are perfect, except for the four-way flashers units, and they ain’t cheap, not even used
Hi Jody, I bet that was a long ride home with the flashers on. I didn’t realize that some could be a sealed unit, maybe in newer years than mine. I’m glad you found a solution. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience! Ride safe!!!
I replaced my four-way flasher button completely with a lighted toggle switch(DPST). I was going to replace it with internals from the fog light switch but found out they're similar but incompatible. No more need to flood the switch with contact cleaner or take it apart. A little Google-Fu and some wire strippers/crimpers and I'm back in action. I'll eventually do the same with the fog light switch.
I unfortunately didn’t record fixing the hazard button, but it was actually easier because it was easy to get to. There’s a couple videos that show how to remove that panel, and from there you should be able to use the same methods to clean/fix it. Thanks for asking and watching. Ride safe.
This is a good video to show most of this job. However with this current camera angle you do not show how to disconnect throttle cables. If you actually show this step then I would say this is the best video to walk people through the procedure. I just completed removing my cruise set switch to clean the contacts so it will set properly every time instead of just sometimes. Road test will verify this was my problem. I looked up to see if anybody else had similar complaint and found your video. Everybody wants to blame clutch lever bushings for cruise not setting but that is definitely not my problem.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for the feedback on the video. I do agree the content for the throttle cable is not very helpful. This video was a last minute after thought so nothing was really planned out for how to shoot different angles. Although, I’m still glad I’ve posted it as it has helped many folks like yourself. Again, thank you for the comment and hope all goes well on your road test. Ride safe!!
I used google translate and this is what it translated into: I don't like mountain roads and bends on descents and climbs, so I saw that it was something dangerous ~ Not sure if this translated correctly.
Yeah, I mentioned that in near the beginning of the video, but hopefully there was enough there to at least get you started. Thank you for watching. Ride Safe.
Too funny. Others in my comments have gotten their buttons to work with some different methods they mention. It was tedious work for sure. Glad you found it though. Ride Safe!!
Yeah, hopefully it was at least helpful. I didn’t realize it while making the video, but I think I was able to capture the main points. I know for future videos to not use the head strap. 🙂 Thanks for watching.
@@whatsbryanupto I didn't want to troll you, but I really want to fix this problem and I'm kinda "visually dependent" when it comes to learning anything mechanical. Carry on...lol. At least I know I'm not the only one with this problem!
Sweet ! My 2001, bought new, same head ache, cleaned hazard, fog lites, now cruise sticking. Thanks for the video ! 🙏🇺🇸
Glad you found the video!! Have patience for sure. Good luck and ride safe!!
You can just try some contact cleaner spray before tearing it apart. I had the same problem and sprayed it into the crack of the button. After a little exercise, it works great. Great video if you have to tear it apart, though. Ride safe. 👍
Thanks for your support and watching!! Contact cleaner worked for my mute and reverse buttons, but unfortunately didn’t work on my hazard and cruise buttons. Ride safe as well!! 😁
Hi Mo, also I’m planning to try your zip tie tire change tomorrow on my dads Goldwing front tire. Thank you for your videos!! I’m subscribed!
Gave my 2012 wing a short burst of WD 40 using the nozzle tube that comes taped to the can. Few cycles of the switch an it worked great again! But appreciate the detailed disassembly video you did! Also had to replace my starter switch on my 2006 VTX and it was a challenge getting the throttle cables back in place and adjusted correctly!
Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the kind words!!
Instructive video! I followed your steps with my cruisecontrol that wold not engage! Had to do 3 attempts, but succeeded on number four! Eveything fine! Thank you!
Awesome!! So glad to hear it. Thank you for watching. Ride safe!!
My 2005 has the same problem. I will follow your guide and do mine. THX!
Thanks for watching. Good luck with the repair!
I kept reaching out to give a helping hand. I know the feeling of accomplishing a task never done before. Good reason to be proud! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching and the kind words!! Ride safe out there!!
You took the very long way , nice perseverance . However i fixed several with a little contact cleaner and conpressed air and cycling a few times . The factory lube gets thick and tacky keeps the locking pawl from operating properly . Good job man , thats how we learn .
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I was able to get a couple working with the contact cleaner, but this CC button was quite stubborn.. It did give me a clear understanding of how it worked, and agreed, that’s how we learn. Ride Safe!!
Just bought an 05 with 40k on her...this will be helpful .thanks brother!
Glad to hear it!! Ride safe!
Top job.very fiddly, you got more patients than a hospital doctor 🤣. Self achievement is great feeling. 🇬🇧👍
Thank you Gary!! Appreciate the kind comment. 🙂
@@whatsbryanupto I just sprayed grease on them and WALAAAAH problem fixed, also the hazzard button, nice video though, thanks for posting.
@@tonyfajardo8466 that’s great news. I had tried that, but with no luck. Thanks for sharing.
@@tonyfajardo8466 Me too. I simply flood the switch assembly with electrical dpray lube. Brave man tearing it down.
Good job! The curise and the mute buttons were both stuck on on my bike also but I didn't go to the extream you did I just took my contact cleaner sprayed in between the buttons worked them untill they came loose and now they work. For how long I don't know but if they get stuck again I will haft to do what you did to fix it permanently so your video will guide me. Thanks for doing it first.
Thank you for sharing. Would be awesome if you don’t have to take it apart. Appreciate the comment. Ride safe!!
Thanks for that... I'll be doing mine this winter
You are beyond awsome. Thank you. Your a surgeon.
Wow, thank you for the kind comments! Ride safe out there!!!
I laughed when I found your video because I just bought a 2004 GW two weeks ago and those exact two switches on mine don't work. For the goop in there, I'd use electrical contact cleaner, not WD-40 as I've seen some suggest. Thanks for sharing your work.
Glad you found the video. Hope the contact cleaner method works for you. Enjoy your “new to you” GW. They are a really nice ride. Ride safe!!
Nice. My cruise switch is stuck the same way. Maybe I'll follow this one day and fix it. Thanks
You bet!! Thanks for watching. Ride safe!!
Nice work! Job well done
I've had to do this several times on my 2003 Gold Wing during the 20 years I've owned it. Sometimes it's the switch itself; other times it's just sticking where the switch is going through the housing itself. A little fine sandpaper and a little grease and the switch will slide properly again. The switches can be cleaned with electrical contact cleaner but using WD40 will eventually make things worse. This is an almost universal problem with the grease Honda uses internally which hardens over time plus years of exposure will introduce dirt and grime into the switches. Try to avoid taking the switches totally apart since it's normally not needed after a thorough cleaning and lubing.
Small issue with most all Wings, but given how trouble free the bike is otherwise, no big deal...
Thank you for your experience and comments. Goal is to hopefully help others with sharing our experiences. I also agree that these are just small issues as the Goldwing is pretty much worry free. Thank you for watching. Ride safe. Also if you haven’t subscribed, please do as I’ll upload other videos as I fix things.
Just spray WD-40 into the crevasses around the button. Done! Worked for me.
Nice sounds like you got lucky. I tried contact cleaner which worked for my mute and reverse buttons, but not the cruise or hazard. Thanks for watching!!
Did this the other day to my 2004...THEN found your video. Makes you wonder why you can't just buy the switch as a stand alone item. And makes ya wonder why they didn't make it more robust.
I thought the same thing. Thanks for watching. Ride safe!!
Where can I just buy the switch ?
You can't. Usually have to get the whole setup. I did find a fog light switch for the side panel.
I have an '02 with that same issue. Thanks for the video!
You're welcome Art! Thanks for watching.
Yep just got a 05 goldwing thanks for the vid
You bet! Enjoy your 05.
You took apart way more than you needed to.
Do you wrestle bears in the wood for fun? Man you are a brave one.
That’s funny. lol. Thank you for watching. Ride safe!
That sure is a clean 05 you got there. I have one myself in the black cherry color. Also having a problem with a few of the switches not working properly. Thanks for the detailed disassembly.
Thank you Tim. I bet the black cherry color is sweet!! Good luck on the switches and ride safe!!
I had the same issue with my '05 a few years ago. I can see why the shop told me it would cost more to fix than to replace.
I didn’t consider what a shop would have charged. I can see why they would say that. Thanks for the comment and watching! Ride safe! 🙂
@@whatsbryanupto Can't beat that feeling of fixing it yourself.
I appreciate your time and effort making this video.
The emergency flasher and driving lamps switches stick. I managed to get them back in the off position. One more task.
here's the thing: just leave the cruise "armed" 100% of the time. you don't actually have to SET/ENGAGE it. there's no reason to turn the system "off" whatsoever since you have three other methods of disengaging it.
Hi Keem. Totally agree and I could have left it as the cruise control still worked fine, but it bugged me that the button didn’t work as it should. I also wanted to share the method I used as other buttons on the bike get stuck as well and could be helpful for other folks that have stuck buttons. Thank you for your comment and watching the video. 🙂
Good video. Going to have to fix my 06 cruise. Maybe contact cleaner...or maybe i have to take apart. Curious though, why the gloves? They seem to make it more difficult. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to make the video.
Thanks for watching. I agree, no gloves needed, and they are poor fitting as well, which didn’t help. I think when I started the project, I thought it would be messier or something. I hope the video was helpful and the gloves not too distracting. Good luck!! 🙂 Ride Safe!!
@@whatsbryanupto . Well, contact cleaner didn't work today so tomorrow I will be doing what you did...minus the gloves. Lol.
@@matthewhoopes4440 sorry to hear about the contact cleaner, I do hope you got it working again without any issues.
@whatsbryanupto . Yup, took it apart but didn't have to fully take out the switch. Fixed the sticky 4 ways. I was actually selling it but after riding it a bit more I've decided to keep it a while. 06 cream puff with only 15k miles on it.
Would have been nice to see how the cables actually pulled out of the hand control housing.
Thank you for watching. I hope it was helpful.
13:07 took mine apart. A piece flew out, couldn't find it. I will buy a new one. Called to order, almost$ 400. Went back to find missing part, took 3 days with a small brush and vacuum. Found part made repair. I expect I'll be doing it again. PS. He sounds just like I did under my breath
Omg!! I glad you found the part. 3 days, now that is perseverance!! Great work. Thank you for watching. I’m glad my video helped!! Ride safe.
Best to use a JIS screwdriver, standard Phillips will gouge the screws. Also use CRC contact cleaner (or similar). WD40 now has an actual contact cleaner to use instead of the “original” WD40 lubricant.
That is good advice. Thank you for sharing and watching. I didn't know WD40 now has a contact cleaner now too.
Could've saved a lot time n no disassembly...I squirted WD40 ...while pressing that switch multiple times. Did the same for turn signal. Works perfectly! Protect plastic n paint from drippage!!
Thanks for the comment. I unfortunately tried that method with some contact cleaner, but didn’t work. Probably spent 30 min and hundreds of presses or more trying to get it to pop out. When I tore it apart the small copper wire that runs in the channels inside the switch was stuck from the hardened old grease. Im jealous that you got that lucky. 🙂. Ride safe RC Perry!!!
I did the same thing. Worked like a charm. 😊
The factory Die electric grease dries up and causes sticking Fresh die electric grease when reassembling helps for longevity
Definitely the old grease in the switch was hardened and sticky. The small parts inside the switch were not moving. Thanks for watching!!
I have fixed a few of these and normally just splitting the housing enough to get contact cleaner into the switch is enough. Never Ever Use WD40 as it will turn to tar and ruin the switch.
It’s a pretty good feeling once they are working again. Thank you for watching and ride safe!!
My four-way flasher button on my Honda Gold wing GL 1800 was stuck. I had to ride home about 80 miles with the four ways on..
it turned out to be a sealed unit. Not just a switch with a flasher.. Honda went the way BMW always goes, and that is, how can we make this as complicated as possible..
so I unplugged the unit to get the four ways to turn off, and I was gonna buy a used unit on eBay. Those things go for $350 used on eBay, and they sell fast from salvage yards that put them on eBay. So there is a real issue with the four-way flashers on the GL 1800 gold wings. I never touched my flasher unit again after I got it to free up by spraying A solvent inside of it after I drilled a small hole in the back..
Gold wings are perfect, except for the four-way flashers units, and they ain’t cheap, not even used
Hi Jody, I bet that was a long ride home with the flashers on. I didn’t realize that some could be a sealed unit, maybe in newer years than mine. I’m glad you found a solution. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience! Ride safe!!!
I replaced my four-way flasher button completely with a lighted toggle switch(DPST). I was going to replace it with internals from the fog light switch but found out they're similar but incompatible. No more need to flood the switch with contact cleaner or take it apart. A little Google-Fu and some wire strippers/crimpers and I'm back in action. I'll eventually do the same with the fog light switch.
If mine was atuck on I wouldn't touch it. But it's stuck OFF. Won't stay in the on position. Think I'd rather just jump the wires so it just stays on.
do you have a video on the hazard button that is stuck. I'm interested in repairing mine.
I unfortunately didn’t record fixing the hazard button, but it was actually easier because it was easy to get to. There’s a couple videos that show how to remove that panel, and from there you should be able to use the same methods to clean/fix it. Thanks for asking and watching. Ride safe.
This is a good video to show most of this job. However with this current camera angle you do not show how to disconnect throttle cables. If you actually show this step then I would say this is the best video to walk people through the procedure. I just completed removing my cruise set switch to clean the contacts so it will set properly every time instead of just sometimes. Road test will verify this was my problem. I looked up to see if anybody else had similar complaint and found your video. Everybody wants to blame clutch lever bushings for cruise not setting but that is definitely not my problem.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for the feedback on the video. I do agree the content for the throttle cable is not very helpful. This video was a last minute after thought so nothing was really planned out for how to shoot different angles. Although, I’m still glad I’ve posted it as it has helped many folks like yourself. Again, thank you for the comment and hope all goes well on your road test. Ride safe!!
Can you buy another switch surely be easier than the brain surgery,I can see why you love your bikes I haven't got the patience any more well done.
You can buy them but are very expensive. Thought I’d give it a shot and if necessary, but a new one. Thanks for watching!! Ride safe.
I have the same problem 2012 goldwing
Hope this helps you out. Thanks for watching!!
自分は山道や下りや登りの曲がり嫌いなので何かヤバい道だな～と見てました
I used google translate and this is what it translated into:
I don't like mountain roads and bends on descents and climbs, so I saw that it was something dangerous ~
Not sure if this translated correctly.
Sorry, but, camera control is a bit lacking - couldn't see what you were doing 3/4 of the time.
Yeah, I mentioned that in near the beginning of the video, but hopefully there was enough there to at least get you started. Thank you for watching. Ride Safe.
No,no,no mine will stay stuck on!
Too funny. Others in my comments have gotten their buttons to work with some different methods they mention. It was tedious work for sure. Glad you found it though. Ride Safe!!
@@whatsbryanupto With my luck a part will fly off never to be found again.....
way to much work, just spray contact cleaner into the switch when you split the assy
Thanks for watching. I agree, it was a lot of work, but the contact cleaner didn’t work for me. Ride safe!!
Well, now I know not to use a head strap mounted camera to make a how-to video!
Yeah, hopefully it was at least helpful. I didn’t realize it while making the video, but I think I was able to capture the main points. I know for future videos to not use the head strap. 🙂 Thanks for watching.
@@whatsbryanupto I didn't want to troll you, but I really want to fix this problem and I'm kinda "visually dependent" when it comes to learning anything mechanical. Carry on...lol. At least I know I'm not the only one with this problem!
A lot of work for nothing, just for the video in UA-cam, a little bit of WD40 and that's it.
That method didn’t work for me. Glad it did for you. But, thank you for taking the time to comment.
Looks like he's unsure what to do himself . He should get to experience before trying teach someone else . Learn as you go doesn't cut it with me .
Thanks for the comment. Hopefully you got something out of the video. Safe riding.
gloves...really? I could not watch
No worries.