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Re: Horn/Signal Arm Puzzle

To: "roadster68" <roadster68@shaw.ca>,
Subject: Re: Horn/Signal Arm Puzzle
From: "Richard Brown" <reblues@reblues.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:11:08 -0400
There is a small spring arm that makes contact with the ring on the bottom
of the wheel when you hit the horn button.  If this arm is not lined up just
right it makes contact to easy, or not at all.

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "roadster68" <roadster68@shaw.ca>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: Horn/Signal Arm Puzzle


> Okay, I pulled the steering wheel and signal assemblies again.  I had done
> this a while back to check for bare, broken or burnt wires.  All looks
> really clean.  I did not pull the black sheath off the wire bundle going
to
> the signal light switch.  It holds the three wires for the signals and the
> horn power.  The wire running from the metal ring in the steering wheel up
> to the horn button is in good shape.  The metal ring is set inside a
plastic
> ring that keeps it from contacting the main steering wheel.  The button
> works good.  I disassembled it and checked.  The odd thing is that the
power
> (clicking) goes to the horn relay only if I put the steering wheel back
on.
> I must be getting thicker as this does not sound too difficult.  Can
anyone
> point out the obvious?  Larry.




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