Horn Button...
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Burning Brakes
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From: St. Louis MO
Horn Button...
I have a 1980 vette. I took the stering wheel off to tighten up the star bolt for the telescope. Now, who's ugly sister do I have to date to get that little rod to sit on the spring so I can put the horn button holder back on.
Everytime I try the rod jumps out of the spring and falls down inside the steering wheel. I have cussed louder than the horn so I left it off. I would like to know the trick.
Everytime I try the rod jumps out of the spring and falls down inside the steering wheel. I have cussed louder than the horn so I left it off. I would like to know the trick.
Burning Brakes
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From: cranford nj
if you are talking about the the contact that sits in the spring just put a little grease on the pin and put inside the spring it should hold in place so you can screw the contact plate on. Gerry
Melting Slicks
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From: St. Louis Mo
Originally Posted by tyancey00
I have a 1980 vette. I took the stering wheel off to tighten up the star bolt for the telescope. Now, who's ugly sister do I have to date to get that little rod to sit on the spring so I can put the horn button holder back on.
Everytime I try the rod jumps out of the spring and falls down inside the steering wheel. I have cussed louder than the horn so I left it off. I would like to know the trick.
Everytime I try the rod jumps out of the spring and falls down inside the steering wheel. I have cussed louder than the horn so I left it off. I would like to know the trick.
To many moving parts for you to be envoled with.................LT
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Pro
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From: Houston Tx.
Mine has a little plastic bushing that fits in a j-slot and holds the pin and spring in the lower contact body. Once the upper horn contact is bolted down, I used a small screwdriver to push the pin down and under the little horn contact arm.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Hamilton Ontario
Originally Posted by tyancey00
Now, who's ugly sister do I have to date to get that little rod to sit on the spring so I can put the horn button holder back on.
Ok...I've stopped laughing now. Seriously, I have been there and you just got to be creatively patient and cuss a lot. You'll get it back together.
Good Luck
Pro
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From: NY
St. Jude Donor '06
Here's the trick for that...my friend owns a gas station and when he fixed my horn he had the same problem. He then went inside and got something he called "dummy putty". Worked like a charm. It's kind of like plumbers putty. Take a little, very little bit of it and put it on the end of the spring. It will stay there and as far as I know no harm will come to your car.
