Date:         Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:47:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1985 - Horn COntact ring on Steering WHeel
Comments: To: Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
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reminds me ..
people could do something to lube their horn contact rings.

the wear badly eventuallyat one spot ..since most of the time the van is
driving straight ..
wearing that one spot.

If Ihave the steering wheel off I use dielectric grease on the horn
contanct ring.
If I don't want to take it off ....I squirt some WD in there .
any sort of electric-friendly lube rather than 'just nothing' for years
and decades.

scott


On 1/14/2013 8:36 AM, Dick Wong wrote:
> Don't know much about the horn contact ring on the Vanagons (yet), but I've
> been pulling parts from an 86 in a junkyard.  I think I remember it still
> had a steering wheel (black, no center pad) attached, I can be your salvager
> (actual cost and shipping) if you need something.
>
> -Dick Wong-
> 78 Scirocco
> Original Owner
> 87 Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy)
> Third Owner
> 12 Golf TDI
> Original Co-Owner
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Lincoln
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 8:05 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 1985 - Horn COntact ring on Steering WHeel
>
> So in the midst of tearing everything apart to replace my front heater
> blower (success!!!) I somehow got things a little wonky when I put the
> steering wheel back on and that contact ring snagged on the little tab and
> it tore the ring at the bottom. That's no good.
>
> It there any way to replace that or am I kinda SOL?
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
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