Need help with my '71 C10 horn - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mkcrks · 05-21-2005, 03:29 PM

The horn was hosed up my the guy who painted the interior. When I got it back it only worked occasionally. He has no clue.
I bought a new horn kit from LMC. I followed their exploded view in the catalog but the horn cup and the spring plate just float around and short out.
I've tried to reorient the parts but still can't get it to work.
Would anyone have a pic or an explanation of where I'm going wrong?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Mike Crooks
mkcrks@aol.com

jhow66 · 05-22-2005, 12:18 AM

Do you have this piece?

mkcrks · 05-22-2005, 12:30 PM

Yes. I have that piece as well as the horn cup and a spring plate that is slightly concave. I can't seem to figure out the correct postion of each of the pieces.
Thanks Again
Mike Crooks

jhow66 · 05-23-2005, 12:23 AM

Plastic piece goes 1st-legs up.
Metal piece next-dome up.
Cup next--line horn button groove the right way.
Install screws--make sure center of metal piece is not touching shaft nut.
By installing metal piece dome up it's outer circle is setting on the plastic part of steering wheel. When you press on horn button the center of metal piece springs down and touches metal grounding horn.

Broken_down? · 05-23-2005, 12:58 AM

Quote:

By installing metal piece dome up it's outer circle is setting on the plastic part of steering wheel. When you press on horn button the center of metal piece springs down and touches metal grounding horn.

thats why when I put my new wiring in the dam horn stayed on..

thanks for the help !

05-21-2005, 03:29 PM	#1
mkcrks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2	Need help with my '71 C10 horn The horn was hosed up my the guy who painted the interior. When I got it back it only worked occasionally. He has no clue. I bought a new horn kit from LMC. I followed their exploded view in the catalog but the horn cup and the spring plate just float around and short out. I've tried to reorient the parts but still can't get it to work. Would anyone have a pic or an explanation of where I'm going wrong? Thanks for any advice you can offer. Mike Crooks mkcrks@aol.com

05-22-2005, 12:18 AM	#2
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Do you have this piece? Attached Images __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

05-22-2005, 12:30 PM	#3
mkcrks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2	Yes. I have that piece as well as the horn cup and a spring plate that is slightly concave. I can't seem to figure out the correct postion of each of the pieces. Thanks Again Mike Crooks Last edited by mkcrks; 05-22-2005 at 12:31 PM.

05-23-2005, 12:23 AM	#4
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Plastic piece goes 1st-legs up. Metal piece next-dome up. Cup next--line horn button groove the right way. Install screws--make sure center of metal piece is not touching shaft nut. By installing metal piece dome up it's outer circle is setting on the plastic part of steering wheel. When you press on horn button the center of metal piece springs down and touches metal grounding horn. __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer



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