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Subject:Re: Horn Ring Question
From:Vanagon Man
Date:Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:15:53 -0600

Thanks Dan. 
Looked at that first, and not the culprit.

> On Jul 23, 2022, at 1:52 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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