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Re: Steering wheel/Adaptor Repair

To: <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: Steering wheel/Adaptor Repair
From: Geegc@aol.com
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:09:20 EDT
How did you keep the horn from beeping when the wheel was turned?  When I tried 
to add the extra copper the thickness caused the horn contact to close when the 
wheel was turned.

Gary C

In a message dated Tue, 23 Oct 2001  2:56:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Patrick 
J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu> writes:

> I had similar problems with the copper contact surface wearing through
> where the wheel sits with the wheels straight ahead.  I peeled the copper
> off and used epoxy to glue a sheet of thin brass onto the remaining
> substrate.  I did that about 2 years ago and it is still working fine!
> 
> Peace,
> Pat
> 
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> 
> Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor, Future planner
> CS Dept, University of Texas, Austin, Tx. 78712 USA
> voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
> 
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 Geegc@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > The early and late cars use different adapters according to Grant, an LA 
>based aftermarket wheel company.  I may have an extra early adapter, with a 
>bad horn pick up (the metal ring wears weirdly and then beeps at random times).
> >
> > GAry C
> > red one
> > black one,
> > but no running one
> >
> >
> > In a message dated Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:09:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>JCLAY510@aol.com writes:
> >
> > > i  was told at one time that the steering column was different from the 
>early
> > > cars to the later (68-70)
> > > I have a MoMo as well but the adapter is slightly different from a 510. I 
>may
> > > be mistaken about the column though. Can anyone clarify?
> > >
> > > Jimmy "needs another steering wheel too" Claypool
> > >
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