Ross 4 way switch. Throw bar busted off.
Any help on how to fix it?
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Send it back to Steve at Ross Custom Switches.He will fix it at no charge and send it back to you. Great service and a great guy to work with. I have been using his switches since 1987.
If you are fixing it in place. Cut the wooden stringers under the throwbar with an X acto. Unsolder the 2 pins and you should be able to remove it. By letting it drop down and then sliding it out. Ross will supply the pins and bar. Note there are 2 different types. Place the 2 pins in the bar. Use a piece of very thin brass or styrene to hold the pins in place. Slip everything under the rails. Now keep adding shims under the bar to raise it tothe correct height. Use whatever's needed to keep the bar straight and the rails in line. I use basswood strips. A little bit of flux and solder the pins to the rails or tabs depending upon which version you have.
I sent one back recently, looks and works like new now. I had the same 4-way yard switch. However, he did charge $7 to fix it, shipping was more than the repair by far! 
Thanks guys!
Given the two options above, I would let Ross fix it. It’s an expensive switch. Why take a chance of not fixing it correctly and starting over. Fixing it yourself still involves buying the parts.
