The horn configuration is different depending on the year (relay, no relay
etc) but all schemes are based on the horn button grounding a connection so
there is a possibility that this connection is finding ground intermittently
for some reason. If you remove the horn button and the short connecting piece
that connects the button to the horn ring in the steering boss do the horns
still trigger when you jiggle things ?. If so that will eliminate the horn
button mechanism and you can work your way back to the horn (or relay) and
disconnect the ground circuit until it stops working when you jiggle.
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
Of Grant Kester
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 12:54 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Horn and Steering column
Dear List,
I've got a strange problem (well, maybe not that strange given Lucas
electronics). When I turn the steering wheel my horn sounds. It was
intermittent at first but now it's pretty constant. It effects both
the left and right horns (I tried disconnecting each). If I even
shake the steering column, under the hood, I can hear a kind of
microphonic noise from the horns. I removed the horn honking
mechanism from the steering wheel entirely so I'm guessing this is a
short someplace? I don't know where to begin looking, and the wiring
to the horns goes through parts of the front end of the car that are
difficult to get access to. Has this happened to anyone else? Any
easy fixes or do I have to go through the wiring harness (yikes)?
Best,
Grant Kester
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