While I'm being a pest on this forum, I wonder if anyone has figured a way to get the turn signal switch undone without having to remove the dash pad. Since I bought the car in 2001, the signal, particularly during left turns, switches itself off prematurely. I was advised to shim the signal (away from the steering column) and recently removed the wheel and the decorative, semi-circular cover in an attempt to do that. While I could undo the bottom screw easily, there was no way I could get a Phillips screwdriver to seat squarely on the top screw to budge it. I tried an offset screwdriver and even a little ratcheting driver, but there is no vertical clearance for them to work. I quit before I bugger'd the screw head too much. Anyone have experience with ths, and some clever trick, before I try again, perhaps with a universal joint on a 1/4" drive?

If I can do this, and if it turns out that the switch is worn out (I have a working spare), is there any way short of removing the dash to get that switch out to replace it?