Broken light switch rod - How to repair?

[Marshall V. Daut]

I added this to the long thread I started about a light switch problem I was having. I think this posting is buried too deep in that thread, which people are probably sick and tired of reading by now. So, I am starting this new thread in the hope that more people will see it and possibly supply the answer needed.

Problem: Where the rod tube attaches to the light switch head underneath was a little wobbly when I pulled it out of the steering shaft (which had NO nut on it, by the way!). The tube let loose while I was testing the horn and separated from the switch body, dangling by the wire running through the center. I tried soldering it back, but no go. Has anyone else experienced this and how were you able to put the two pieces back together enough to withstand the lateral pressure exerted up on it when the light switch is activated?

Marshall