[6pack] TR6 horn relay

[Larry Young]

I think in my 50+ years of TR250 ownership, I've replaced horns about 4 
or 5 times. They seem to be getting worse, because I've replaced them 
twice in the past 5 years and they currently don't work. Yes, the button 
itself is problematic too. I usually test them with a 12v battery first. 
Does anyone know where to buy horns that will last, or should I just 
remain hornless? - Larry Young

On 8/21/2020 7:41 AM, DAVID MASSEY wrote:
> That is a good point.  The horns must have a good ground, too.  The 
> relay is grounded through the horn push to the steering shaft through 
> the link wire around the rubber coupling to the rack and through a 
> ground link from the rack to the frame.  Any issues with that chain of 
> events will cause the problem.  Jumpering the relay will bypass all 
> the steering column connections and will be a good diagnosis tool.
>
> Check the easy stuff first.
>
> For your self-beeping problem, it may be something as simple as the 
> plastic sleeve for the bush that connects the horn push to the slip 
> ring.  That is no more problem to replace than pulling the horn push 
> out, extracting the old bush assembly and replacing it.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: im sloane <im_sloane at hotmail.com>
> To: 6pack at autox.team.net <6pack at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2020 12:44 am
> Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 horn relay
>
> I'm no Dan Masters, but I've always found the most likely culprit is 
> not getting a solid ground from the horn button, especially if it 
> works sometimes, when wiggling the wheel, etc. You can connect the 
> purple/black wire as the negative end of a test light to check. All 
> the little stuff inside the steering wheel must be just right. The 
> steering column itself must have a solid ground (to send to the relay 
> via the button). Check the ground wire that goes thru/around the 
> steering column rubber coupling and the ground wire that connects to 
> the steering gear box.
>
>  Mine 'self blows' when I'm hard cornering, which always makes my wife 
> laugh. Yea, I know that problem comes from inside the wheel/button. 
> Someday..
>
> Sloane
> 69-Six
> 72-Spit
>
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> *From:* 6pack <6pack-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of DAVID MASSEY 
> <dave1massey at cs.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:51 PM
> *To:* dctr6 at optonline.net <dctr6 at optonline.net>; 6pack at autox.team.net 
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> *Subject:* Re: [6pack] TR6 horn relay
>
>
> I have found that the horns themselves stop working.  New, 
> Italian-mate horns are available at the local parts stores for around 
> $10 each.  But check them out first.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> To: 6pack at autox.team.net
> Sent: Thu, Aug 20, 2020 1:15 pm
> Subject: [6pack] TR6 horn relay
>
>   A newbie question from a 31-year 1976 TR6 owner – Where’s the horn 
> relay? Horn is working only very occasionally and I figure the easiest 
> first thing to look at is the contacts on the relay.  I’ve included a 
> picture of the fuse box area and a few of the relays – which one is 
> the horn or is it somewhere else?  I have Dan Master’s book so if it’s 
> not the relay, I know where to go next. Thanks.  Dennis Culligan, 
> Highland, NY
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