How do you install a steering wheel and horn?
Press in the upper bearing, install steering shaft, steering wheel and the new horn contact through the steering wheel. There realy should be something securing the lower end of the column at the firewall. I made a plate to fill the larger hole and to locate the column.
What does Honk Your Horn on steering wheel mean?
In other words, you have a short. If the meter doesn’t move, then, press the horn ring on the steering wheel (honk your horn). If the meter moves to zero ohms each time you press the horn ring, then, your problem is not in the steering wheel area or USWB. This means your horn ring and switch circuitry is ok.
What was the under steering wheel bearing on a 1954 Chevy?
This was determined by disconnecting the wire that comes from the horn button (the wire which traverses down the steering column shaft and connects to a wire that goes through the firewall connecting to the horn relay) and troubleshooting as follows: Become familiar with the “Under Steering Wheel Bearing (USWB)” shown in Pictures 1, 2, and 3 below.
How does the clock spring work on a car horn?
The horn relay steps up the low current from the horn button to the higher current needed by the horns. Check at the horn relay for 12 volts when the key is turned on. The clock spring allows the wheel to turn in circles while still making an electrical connection to the car’s wiring system.
Where is the Horn contact on a GM locking steering wheel?
The horn contact I have is the one used on the hard plastic deluxe type wheel. On a GM locking steering column (1969 and later), the plastic horn contact (with the plastic tower for the eyelet, insulator, and spring) is inside the steering column head.
Where is the horn button on a Camaro?
It is underneath the lock plate with just the tower sticking through. That tower sticks through the steering wheel hub. The upper horn contact should be held in place to the hub by three screws. I still suspect that some of your parts could be from a pre-1969 steering column.
The horn relay steps up the low current from the horn button to the higher current needed by the horns. Check at the horn relay for 12 volts when the key is turned on. The clock spring allows the wheel to turn in circles while still making an electrical connection to the car’s wiring system.
What to do if your car horn is inoperative?
If one or more horns are inoperative, the sound will be slightly reduced and less pleasant. If you suspect one of your horns isn’t sounding, have a helper depress the horn button briefly (key on) while you touch the suspected horn with your fingers.