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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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This rubber piece was in the telescope when I removed the steering wheel.
Anyone know what it is?
I beleive it is part of the horn maybe???????????

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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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The pattern suggests that it was on top of the locking star, but I don't beleive it's anything GM put in there. Maybe someone had some problem with the horn at some time and Bubba'd a fix.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by TimAT
The pattern suggests that it was on top of the locking star, but I don't beleive it's anything GM put in there. Maybe someone had some problem with the horn at some time and Bubba'd a fix.

If there are not enough spacers or shims the horn ring will contact the star bolt and the horn will sound continuously.
This probably insulated the contact.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 08:00 AM
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You guys have much better eyes than I have. I even stood back about 15 feet and couldn't make out any detail in the first picture.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Thanks guys
I could not find the piece in any magazine , order company or aim so I guess it was a fix job.
Now to try and get that horn to work.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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If you have all the right pieces for the column and you put it together correctly, it should work just fine. Whatever that is under the star-adjuster (for tele. function) was installed to prevent the horn from actuating continuously. If you still have that problem when you get done, look elsewhere for the cause.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim Shea
You guys have much better eyes than I have. I even stood back about 15 feet and couldn't make out any detail in the first picture.
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I couldn't honestly tell what I was looking at.
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Is it black silicone ? I've seen people squeeze some silicone in under the horn button to keep it from rattling.
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Very well could have been silicone.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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When you start to fix your horn, be sure to down load Jim Shea's papers and you may want to contact grandmastercorvette, he is a supporting vendor. Jim's paper are a wealth of information and Dub at Grandmastercorvette saved me $$. I now have a functioning horn. Good luck.

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