1971 no horn need help, Electrical help |
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1971 no horn need help, Electrical help |
mr2by4 |
Nov 15 2014, 01:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Fort Worth Member No.: 8,439 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I seem to be missing a wire of some sort or a connection. With the wheel mounted I can't make any connection. Here is what is under the wheel in my 71. Am I missing something or am I just not making a good connection between the ring and the electrical pick up?
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mepstein |
Nov 26 2014, 09:34 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,307 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
It should go in the hole on the right hand side of the hub, not the center. It's the only hole on the metal bracket on the face of the hub.
The bottom of the horn plunger will run against the metal disc on the steering column. As shown in your first pic |
mr2by4 |
Nov 26 2014, 09:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Fort Worth Member No.: 8,439 Region Association: Southwest Region |
It should go in the hole on the right hand side of the hub, not the center. It's the only hole on the metal bracket on the face of the hub. The bottom of the horn plunger will run against the metal disc on the steering column. As shown in your first pic That explains much! Thanks the exploded parts view just showed everything exploded. I will try to sneak by and try that tomorrow! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
mr2by4 |
Nov 27 2014, 09:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Fort Worth Member No.: 8,439 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I got the plunger in today and that makes much more sense, but still no honking. So I pulled off the pad, pulled off the wheel and looked for current. I thought that the ring was hot when I checked this before, but now it all seems dead.
My next step is to pull out the Haynes and start tracing the wire back. Do I understand correctly that on the 71' there is no relay but the horn ring is really hot and in the circuit to the horns? Any suggestion for common places to look for a fault? All my fuses look good in the dash and also in the engine bay. gratuitous picture of correctly installed plunger. |
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