Hugh:
Try this-get a wire with alligator clips on both ends. Open the hood
and clip the wire above and below the top flex joint of the steering
shaft.
(In other words, make an electrical path past the ribber flex joint.)
Try the horn. If you get a real good honk, it's the ground strap that
threads it's way inside the rubber steering joint.
Replace or make up a new one. If the flex joint is cracked, this would
be a good time to replace it.
Paul
On Friday, January 11, 2002, at 09:58 PM, Hugh Fader wrote:
> When pressing the horn button on my TR6, all I get is a sort of bleating
> sound as if an intermittent connection is being made.
>
> The horns, relay, and horn button are OK. I tested this by grounding the
> horn button connection to the relay with a jumper wire. Tested the horn
> button with an ohm meter. I have cleaned off the contacts on the brush.
>
> If I remove the horn button, connect my jumper wire between the steering
> column and the brush, and press the brush in, I get the same response as
> with the horn button. My diagnosis is either a problem with the slip
> ring or
> bad ground on the steering column.
>
> Is there a ground strap somewhere on the steering column? I don't see
> one.
> What could go wrong with the slip ring? From the TRF book, it looks like
> it's a metal disk with a wire fastened to it. Any other pointers on how
> to
> proceed?
>
> Thanks,
> Hugh Fader
> 72 TR6
>
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