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Subject:Re: Horn Ring Question
From:Dan N
Date:Sat, 23 Jul 2022 12:51:51 -0700

Look under the center pad of the steering wheel there are 2 tabs. When you
push the pad down those tabs make contact and the horn is on. Maybe those 2
tabs are too far down and make a permanent contact.

On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 12:32 PM Vanagon Man <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> It was a simple task:
> Fix that dreaded scraping when turning the wheel. Replaced the signal
> lever assembly a couple weeks back, and that helped for a day but still
> didn’t do the trick. The scrape was back the next day.
>
> A new GW horn ring just arrived, so I switched out the old and installed
> the new.
> Again, simple.
>
> Put the wheel back on and turned the ignition. Horn is now always on
> whenever I turn on the ignition.
>
> I took off the wheel and re-examined, and everything seems to be in the
> right place.
>
> New ring looks straight.
>
> What am I missing?
> I know it’s got to be something simple.
>
> Matt
> ‘88 Westy
> Missoula, MT