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TJMack · 09-10-2024, 09:04 AM

I'm stumped. My horn only goes "OOOOG" so I dove into it. I have determined that it is not getting a good ground thru the horn button. The horn works perfectly if I ground directly to the chassis.

I took the horn button out, carefully as someone suggested, and cleaned everything up to insure good conductivity. I connected a test lead at the ground terminal of the horn and touched the other end to the surface that the horn button contacts for ground and the horn worked perfectly.

I then put the horn button back in, without bending the tabs over to preserve them, and tried the horn. It was still just an "OOOOG"" That tells me the problem must be in the wire (or rod, I don't know which is in there) that goes from the top of the steering column to the bottom.

With an ohm meter I checked the continuity of the wire (or rod) and found zero ohms of resistance.

Why won't it pass enough current to blow the horn properly?

I recently bought the car so I don't know if someone has been in there and done something wrong.

Will I open a can of worms if I cut the end of the wire (rod) off to remake it?

09-10-2024, 09:04 AM	#1
TJMack Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Venice, Fl and Marcy, NY Posts: 108	Horn Button I'm stumped. My horn only goes "OOOOG" so I dove into it. I have determined that it is not getting a good ground thru the horn button. The horn works perfectly if I ground directly to the chassis. I took the horn button out, carefully as someone suggested, and cleaned everything up to insure good conductivity. I connected a test lead at the ground terminal of the horn and touched the other end to the surface that the horn button contacts for ground and the horn worked perfectly. I then put the horn button back in, without bending the tabs over to preserve them, and tried the horn. It was still just an "OOOOG"" That tells me the problem must be in the wire (or rod, I don't know which is in there) that goes from the top of the steering column to the bottom. With an ohm meter I checked the continuity of the wire (or rod) and found zero ohms of resistance. Why won't it pass enough current to blow the horn properly? I recently bought the car so I don't know if someone has been in there and done something wrong. Will I open a can of worms if I cut the end of the wire (rod) off to remake it?