I found on my '90 that the wiper, or contact, on the back of the wheel had a
slot worn almost completely through and thus contact was sporadic. I simply
filled up the slot with solder and filed it to shape. C'est bon.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net>
Date: Jul 25, 2007 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over
the horn on ...
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com

Don't overlook the possibility that the wiper under the steering wheel
could be messed up and require replacing.  Those brass rings have been
known to wear and distort in such a way as to short across.  Also,
something could be jammed in between the steering wheel and the wiper ring.

If that's the case, the steering wheel will have to be pulled in order
to replace it.  Not a particularly difficult job.

Mike

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 7/25/07 12:28:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> mariposaducharme@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
>
>
>> I am still getting to know my van. I've had it for a few weeks only. I
want
>> to fix the horn. (When I plug it in, it just goooooooess...so I figured
that
>> the "trigger" is stuck, on the steering wheel.
>>
>>
>
> hello little miss sunshine  :<P   99.9% positive your problem is not in
the
> horn pad on the steering wheel.   its probably a bad ground on the brown
wire
> that runs down your steering column.   put the vw emblem back into your
> steering wheel (thats not how you pull the pad anyway)  and pull off the
lower
> steering column cover (2 small screws at top of the cover) and check brown
wire as
> it runs down the column for frays...
>
> chris
>
>
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mordo
1990 Carat