Mike-
I had to replace the horn contact in my truck, because after 50 years of
honking, it just wore out. Got one from one of the vendors for just a few
bucks. Assuming that the '59 is similar to my '50, when you pry the cap off
the horn, you will find a bolt on the steering shaft. You need to take this
off, then you can remove the plate that goes over the horn contact. You
will see a hole where a spring contact has been pushed and is activated by
pressing on the horn cap. I pulled out the spring, then got needle nose
pliars, and pulled out the plastic shaft that the spring was inserted into.
Now you will just have a hole where you can see the metal surface at the
back of the wheel. When you replace the contact and plastic shaft, or tube,
you should have a clean connection to the wire coming from the steering
column. This wire is one that goes to the relay.
On the other hand, your contact may not neet replacing. I uses an ohm meter
to test mine, and it was bad. Also, I am working with the original wiring
harness, and have a lot of loose ends and spliced wires, so can't really
tell you about the harness. At any rate, I hope this explains the "mystery
wire" that comes from the column. Took me awhile to figure it out-
Let me know if I can be of any more help.
Smokey
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Suriano <climbandmaintain@yahoo.com>
To: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
Date: Sunday, September 24, 2000 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Horn wiring
>Hi Smokey,
>
> Thanks for the reply! I kinda see how you did it.
>Just have a couple of questions if you don't mind?
>When you say from the steering column..where exactly
>does this wire connect to? Does it connect some how in
>the steering wheel itself? I don't understand where
>the contact is made to cause the horn to beep when you
>push on the cap on the steering wheel. That's where I
>am having trouble as to what does the steering column
>wire attach to? Let me see if I understand
>you.........If I run a wire from the horn wire on the
>harness...which should be the power...to the relay.
>Then run a wire from the horn itself..by the engine to
>the relay. Then run a wire from the steering column to
>the relay (This is the wire that I don't understand
>where it goes or what it connects to in the column) to
>the relay...and then just ground the horn it should
>work....Right? What gauge wire should I use? As you
>can see I am very "Electrically Challenged" Thanks so
>much for your help!!!!
>
>Mike
>--- Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net> wrote:
>> Mike-
>>
>> I just wired my horn. Here's what I did:
>>
>> Wire from steering column to 3-terminal relay
>> Hot wire to 3-terminal relay
>> Wire from horn to 3-terminal relay
>> Wire from horn to ground
>>
>> I got the relay from the local auto parts. Just get
>> one for any late model
>> Chevy.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Smokey Culver, League City, Texas
>> '50 3600 5-window (mine)
>> '58 Apache (hers)
>> See 'em at:
>> http://sites.netscape.net/ChrlsCul/homepage
>>
>>
>
>
>=====
>1959 Chevy Apache
>
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