[6pack] TR6 horn relay

[im sloane]

Yea, I last had the steering wheel and horn push apart about 1988, been dreading going back in there ever since.  It only beeps when I'm really having fun. (haha)

I think I got my new horns from TRF, and they work, well, fine. (grin)

Sloane

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From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 12:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 horn relay

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



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From: im sloane <im_sloane at hotmail.com>
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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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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



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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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