Think I fried my horn. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chvtrkman · 09-04-2007, 05:20 PM

I was tinkerin' around with the truck earlier. Decided to put on the factory steering wheel that I bought on ebay last winter.My wheel was cracked pretty bad. The old wheel came off easy, installed the new one, put in all the pieces to the horn button and now it doesn't work. I should mention it worked fine before I started all this. Now I can hear the relay click, but that's all. I pulled the wire off the horn itself and ran a test light directly to the battery.It's getting voltage but no sound.

What are the chances the horn finally gave its last honk before I changed the steering wheel?

cdowns · 09-04-2007, 06:34 PM

take your horn off the radiator support then clean that area where it bolts to with 80grit sandpaper also the horn bracket so both are shiney metal where the horn mounts to rad support is your ground for the horns,also clean the wire contacts on the horn and wire going to horn spray a bit of wd40 into the horn cone reassemble and make sure youve got a good ground from the radiator support to the frame test to see if that helps

68gmsee · 09-04-2007, 06:57 PM

Also, be sure and clean and polish the metal ring that makes contact with the horn button on the steering wheel. The one that flexes when you push on the horn. I've had them do the same and basically there just wasn't enough voltage going through for the horn to work properly...

chvtrkman · 09-04-2007, 08:36 PM

cdowns: I'll try your idea.
68gmsee: I cleaned that part up with steel wool when I had the old wheel off.It didn't look too crudded up, but figured why not clean it up?

Thanks for the help guys.

09-04-2007, 05:20 PM	#1
chvtrkman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA. Posts: 178	Think I fried my horn. I was tinkerin' around with the truck earlier. Decided to put on the factory steering wheel that I bought on ebay last winter.My wheel was cracked pretty bad. The old wheel came off easy, installed the new one, put in all the pieces to the horn button and now it doesn't work. I should mention it worked fine before I started all this. Now I can hear the relay click, but that's all. I pulled the wire off the horn itself and ran a test light directly to the battery.It's getting voltage but no sound. What are the chances the horn finally gave its last honk before I changed the steering wheel? __________________ _____________________________________________ 69 C-20 292, 4 spd O/D, 4:56 rears. No a/c p/s p/b p/w......restoration project,"Operation:Stovebolt" 78 C-10 305 TH350 new (old) daily driver 02 Suburban Z71 a.k.a. the family truckster 99 Silverado 1500 Z71

09-04-2007, 06:34 PM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Think I fried my horn. take your horn off the radiator support then clean that area where it bolts to with 80grit sandpaper also the horn bracket so both are shiney metal where the horn mounts to rad support is your ground for the horns,also clean the wire contacts on the horn and wire going to horn spray a bit of wd40 into the horn cone reassemble and make sure youve got a good ground from the radiator support to the frame test to see if that helps __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-04-2007, 06:57 PM	#3
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Think I fried my horn. Also, be sure and clean and polish the metal ring that makes contact with the horn button on the steering wheel. The one that flexes when you push on the horn. I've had them do the same and basically there just wasn't enough voltage going through for the horn to work properly...

09-04-2007, 08:36 PM	#4
chvtrkman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA. Posts: 178	Re: Think I fried my horn. cdowns: I'll try your idea. 68gmsee: I cleaned that part up with steel wool when I had the old wheel off.It didn't look too crudded up, but figured why not clean it up? Thanks for the help guys. __________________ _____________________________________________ 69 C-20 292, 4 spd O/D, 4:56 rears. No a/c p/s p/b p/w......restoration project,"Operation:Stovebolt" 78 C-10 305 TH350 new (old) daily driver 02 Suburban Z71 a.k.a. the family truckster 99 Silverado 1500 Z71



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