I have the same problem with my horn. It tends to do a nice little
friendly beep
when I make right hand turns in a busy pedestrian zone.

Johnny
81 Westy

On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 11:18  AM, Marc wrote:

> When I purchased my 83 air-cooled Westy, the horn would only work when
> turning the steering wheel to certain positions.  I replaced the horn
> contact ring on the bottom of the steering wheel and the horn worked
> perfectly for several hundred miles.  Then, on a trip to the
> mountains, the
> horn started going off on it's own when turning.
>
> I do hear a grinding noise around the horn ring when turning the
> steering
> wheel.  Did I install the horn ring incorrectly?  Should I not have put
> dielectric grease around the ring?
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>
>
>
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