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Zumo · 11-13-2002, 12:48 PM

How many pieces are there behind the horn button before you take the wheel off? I have a thin medal disc with 3 holes, a plastic ring with 3 holes and the metal cup with a rubber o ring on it. Is that all. I can't get it to ground right to get the horn to work.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 11-13-2002, 02:28 PM

I think that you have all of the parts needed. Have you tested the hornbrush connection by grounding the brush to a ground?

The metal diaphragm is usually what loses conductivity where it contacts the steering wheel, so if you clean those areas that usually works.

Jim

Erl · 11-13-2002, 02:43 PM

There is another piece under the thin metal disk. A type of grounding plunger. Look at the LMC catalog, they show and sell the part.

70c10 · 11-13-2002, 03:26 PM

This is all I have. I think I need those extra parts for my Grant to work.

Zumo · 11-13-2002, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by 70c10
This is all I have. I think I need those extra parts for my Grant to work.

It's before that, it with the wheel still on.

I guess I have all the parts and I put them in how it's shown in the LMC catalog but I can't get them to stay put. I can ground it out and the horn will work If I touch that button/plunger part with a screw driver and then touch the center stud just fine. I just can get the pieces to stay in and work right. I'll get some pics of it this evening.

70c10 · 11-13-2002, 03:58 PM

Zumo,
did you put the pieces back in the right order?. Also I think the metal disc has to have tension. I'm guessing on this. My horn doesn't work either.

Zumo · 11-13-2002, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by 70c10
Zumo,
did you put the pieces back in the right order?. Also I think the metal disc has to have tension. I'm guessing on this. My horn doesn't work either.

That's what I am unsure of. They weren't in there right to begin with. The rubber o ring is cracked all to hell. I was going to order that.

Here's the order:
-Plasic piece - Flat side down, screwed in with three screws
-Metal Disc
-Metal cup with rubber o ring(this goes over the 3 screws freely, is that correct? or should the 3 screws supposed to hold that down too?)

70c10 · 11-13-2002, 04:12 PM

I THINK THE SCREWS HOLD THAT DOWN TOO. I'M NOT 100%SURE.

Zumo · 11-13-2002, 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by 70c10
I THINK THE SCREWS HOLD THAT DOWN TOO. I'M NOT 100%SURE.

That how it looks in the LMC catalog but mine aren't doing that. I can pull the cup right out. I think I need to visit a junkyard to see If I can find the right pieces before I order.

slam33 · 11-14-2002, 11:12 AM

I had the grant for a while, I remember you need to grind down the plunger. It worked for a while then quit on me. I tossed it and went for the 68 Corvette wheel instead.

Zumo · 11-14-2002, 11:41 AM

Yeah I bought a grant wheel and the instal kit but I still couldn't get it to work. I took it back and got my money back.

11-13-2002, 12:48 PM	#1
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	Horn troubles....... How many pieces are there behind the horn button before you take the wheel off? I have a thin medal disc with 3 holes, a plastic ring with 3 holes and the metal cup with a rubber o ring on it. Is that all. I can't get it to ground right to get the horn to work. __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles

11-13-2002, 02:43 PM	#3
Erl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 555	There is another piece under the thin metal disk. A type of grounding plunger. Look at the LMC catalog, they show and sell the part. __________________ 1968 GMC 305 V6 3/4 4x4 Stepside 06 Corvette Daily Driver Dallas TX

11-13-2002, 03:26 PM	#4
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	This is all I have. I think I need those extra parts for my Grant to work. Attached Images __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

11-13-2002, 03:58 PM	#6
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Zumo, did you put the pieces back in the right order?. Also I think the metal disc has to have tension. I'm guessing on this. My horn doesn't work either. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

11-13-2002, 04:12 PM	#8
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	I THINK THE SCREWS HOLD THAT DOWN TOO. I'M NOT 100%SURE. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

11-13-2002, 02:28 PM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	I think that you have all of the parts needed. Have you tested the hornbrush connection by grounding the brush to a ground? The metal diaphragm is usually what loses conductivity where it contacts the steering wheel, so if you clean those areas that usually works. Jim

11-14-2002, 11:12 AM	#10
slam33 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 1,432	I had the grant for a while, I remember you need to grind down the plunger. It worked for a while then quit on me. I tossed it and went for the 68 Corvette wheel instead. __________________ 71 LWB 350/350still working on it but it's going tp be sweet. www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A>

11-14-2002, 11:41 AM	#11
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	Yeah I bought a grant wheel and the instal kit but I still couldn't get it to work. I took it back and got my money back. __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles



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