| bwhitworth | -- 02-23-2012 @ 4:44 PM |
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The horn on my 40 Ford does not work. How do I get the horn button out of the steering wheel? I think the problem might be in the button. Thanks
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| kubes40 | -- 02-23-2012 @ 6:32 PM |
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To remove the button, simply depress it and turn it about 60* or so. It will pop up when you find the "release" areas. Usually inoperable horns have little to do with the button. Did the horns work? If so, how long ago? Tell us more and I am certain I can help you trace the problem down.
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| TomO | -- 02-24-2012 @ 8:39 AM |
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To check the horns without removing the horn button: Disconnect the wire coming from the steering column at the bottom of the column from the wire going to the horn relay. Touch the wire going to the horn relay to ground. The horn should blow. If the horns blow, the wire in the steering column is broken or the grounding bell under the horn button is missing. If the horns do not blow: Connect a heavy gauge wire from the battery NEG post to each of the horns, one at a time. They should both make sound. If both horns blow, the problem is in the relay. If a horn does not blow the trouble is in the horn. Tom
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| supereal | -- 02-24-2012 @ 10:56 AM |
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If you find a "bullet" connector in the horn wire at the bottom of the steering column, pull it apart and clean it, then crimp the commecter enough to make good contact with the "bullets" on the wires. This is true of any bullet connectors in the circuit. The connectors were used to make assembly of the car easier, but serve no other useful purpose. We solder the bullets together, end to end, and cover the joint with a piece of black heat shrink tubing. The replacement connectors sold by most vendors are plastic instead of rubber, and are not reliable.
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