mute button

[big0078]

Peter on the mute button for left thumb it does not work all the time sometimes you can push tape button to shut off radio then push tape button again and mute button will work for a while. I like to mute radio when coming into neighborhoods and stop lights so I can hear squealing tires about to hit me. should I take apart steel wool it di-jel it then reassemble. Any thoughts.

[Tonyvdb]

The first thing to do is simply spray some electrical contact cleaner into the button and push it in and out a bunch of times (no disassembly required) that usually will free it up to work properly.

[sheiserman]

I know it's a personal preference thing, but if you don't have any luck getting the mute button to work satisfactorily, look in the tech tips forum. Pete explains how to set up the volume controls. The radio goes pretty quiet somewhere in the 35-25 mph range if you follow his directions. It does for me anyway.

[Highway Rider]

I have a reply at this link you might want to read. Not sure if this is the issue but would not hurt to read it .

http://www.amervoyassoc.org/forum/viewt ... =15&t=8990" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[triton28]

The mute button actually operates a small brass pin that travels in a pattern routed in a small white plastic plate, located in the bottom of the housing. This small plastic plate travels side to side as the button is pushed and then pushed again. This plate is what makes the circuit open and/or close.
Sometimes the pin gouges the path for one reason or another, and the pin sticks in that position of the pathway and the over center cam effect of the pathway/plate doesn't happen, so the button either does not stay in, or does not come out, in a hit or miss situation.
These switches are very simple to work on so a quick disassemble should show if the plate pathway is gouged or not. Be cautious and make mental notes where everything goes as you take it apart. Hopefully it is just cruddy dielectric grease which has gummed it up.
Dave