turn signal switch wont release

[haze]

so i havent cracked this bad boy open yet to see whats going on because electrically everything works great. my only problem is that the switch wont release after a turn. i don't believe this to be an issue worthy of replacement with an expensive and/or ugly universal switch and i haven't found any definitive awnsers for repair online. i hate being behind that guy that is steady turning into nowhere and dont want to be him. any ideas? this is a low priority project but is sucking up alot of my brainwaves at the moment

[H5WAGON]

So is this a stock steering wheel? Dirty or broken spring....open it up!

[haze]

maybe the steering wheel is stock? its in really bad shape with with the center cracked away exposing the nut and i have no point of reference being this is the only datsun i have ever owned. i plan on cracking the thing open in about a month or so. wanted to check with the guru's first before i did something potentially stupid

[rpowell25]

Pull the steering wheel and look for the roll pins that actuate the release on the signal switch.

 

Pic is of a stock 510 wheel. the 2 smaller holes at 12 and 6 o'clock are where the roll pins were...I removed them and used them elsewhere.

 

 

If the pins are present on your wheel then the switch may be bad. Not sure on a 521 but not all cars have the pins in the same clock orientation so your mileage may vary.

[haze]

there is some evidence the previous owner messed with the thing, i found an old set of wires conected to a half moon piece of metal that ran from the switch when i was cleaning out my truck. maybe he lost the pins when he removed the steering wheel.