Date:         Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:01:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc <marc@NOCARES.COM>
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From:         Marc <marc@NOCARES.COM>
Subject:      Re: horn whacky again
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Thanks for the quick response!

I'm pretty ignorant about electronics, so please bear with me.

I figured the wire connected to the horn contact ring carries the voltage
to the horn button.  The ring always remains in contact with the tab
sticking up off the turn signal switch.  When the horn button is pressed,
it establishes a connection to ground causing the horn to sound.  I know
there's supposed to be a brown ground wire that connects at the bottom of
the steering column associated with the horn.  How does the connection get
made between the horn button and this brown wire?

I'll try cleaning all of the grease off to see if it helps, but are there
other places I should clean as well, related to the grounding
wire/connection?  Should I be hearing a grinding noise?

Thanks,

Marc

At 03:23 PM 7/15/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>At 02:18 PM 7/15/03 -0400, you wrote:
>>I do hear a grinding noise around the horn ring when turning the steering
>>wheel.  Did I install the horn ring incorrectly?  Should I not have put
>>dielectric grease around the ring?
>
>Probably just metal or carbon flakes stuck in the dielectric grease.  I'll
>bet if you open it back up and wipe it clean, you'll have fixed the
>problem if nothing obvious shows up.