Many cars had a brass cylinder attached to the spring for a "brush".
Maybe your button is what's left of the cylinder.
CR
On 9/1/2012 1:58 PM, Aaron Whiteman wrote:
> On Sep 1, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl> wrote:
>
>> Verify if the little spring contact also has a carbon contact end.
>> This should contact to the ring.
>> If there is no carbon contact or if it is worn, it should be replaced.
>> The carbon contact does not have much fristion and the spring will remain in
> a straight loaded position.
>> When the carbon contact is lost, the spring hardly will be spring loaded and
> the friction of the steering wheel turned will bent the spring easily again.
>
> OK that would explain it. It appears to have a brass button, but no carbon
> contact. I had assumed that was the contact point.
>
> --
> Aaron
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