Or at least it can embarrass the heck out of one's wife when the contact
ring starts to disintegrate and turns the horn on when least expected!

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: funky horn issues

> At 11:13 AM 1/12/2001, Matthew Pollard wrote:
> >I have a funny horn issues, in that it only works when i turn the
> >wheel- TDC is dead spot.  How do i open the steering wheel and clean the
> >dead spot in the contacts? Is it that simple?
>
> You take the steering wheel off and look at the brass ring that forms the
> rotating contact.  If you're lucky it will be dirty.  But since you're not
> (that) lucky, it will in fact be worn through.  I don't think they're very
> expensive from the dealer, but I've rebuilt one better than new with a
> circle of small brazing rod, silver-brazed on and ground flat.
>
> david
> ps -- don't wait around, I think the ring can tear up the fixed contact
> under some circumstances.
>
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>