'81 Horn Assembly Question
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From: Hutto Texas
'81 Horn Assembly Question
I took my horn and wheel off to get my dash pad off. When I was putting it back together I could not see what makes contact with the spring loaded horn signal. I looked through my AIM which has the diagram below.
I have items 2, 3, and 4 loaded in to the collar but it looks like it should be rubbing against some of the horn hardware at some point but does not. I know on my past GM vehicles there was a yellow wire with a spring and collar at one in and a plug on terminal at the other. If needed I can shoot some pics of my car tomorrow when the sun is out.
I have items 2, 3, and 4 loaded in to the collar but it looks like it should be rubbing against some of the horn hardware at some point but does not. I know on my past GM vehicles there was a yellow wire with a spring and collar at one in and a plug on terminal at the other. If needed I can shoot some pics of my car tomorrow when the sun is out.
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From: Saginaw Michigan
Part #7 (Upper Contact Assembly) should have a leg on the bottom side that should press on the spring loaded eyelet #3. Horn contact kits usually come with eyelets that are too long. You are expected to cut them to a length that allows them to contact the leg on the upper contact yet have a little allowance for the spring to keep it in contact.
Possibly someone in the past cut the eyelet too short?
Jim
Possibly someone in the past cut the eyelet too short?
Jim
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From: Edmonton AB
Horn Assembly
Hi Guys, I just recently started having horn issues. Usual stuff horn sounding when turning and when I hit the odd bump. Over a few days it got really bad and my horn cap was really loose. I popped the cap off to have a look and found inside the eyelet (#3) and insulator (#4) just loose in the cavity. My question is do I have to take the steering wheel, extension and hub assembly all off to get it back in place ? It seems impossible to get it in place with just part #s 6-11 off.......
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