General Maintenance & Repairs Leaks | Squeaks | Clunks | Rattles | Grinds

Help me out, replaced steering wheel, now the horn buttons don't work.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-27-2017, 10:15 AM
  #1  
UNDER PRESSURE MOD
Thread Starter
iTrader: (19)
 
The Alchemist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Doylestown PA
Posts: 10,813
Received 13 Likes on 10 Posts

Default Help me out, replaced steering wheel, now the horn buttons don't work.

Ok, so over the weekend, I replaced my steering wheel with another factory wheel. Now the horn buttons don't work.

When I lock/unlock the car the horn works, so it's not a horn problem. It has to be the steering wheel buttons.

So my next step is to remove the airbag, and change over the contacts from the original wheel to see if that fixes it.

Are there any diagrams of how the the horn buttons work? I'm not the greatest when it comes to electrical.
Old 02-27-2017, 10:45 AM
  #2  
TECH Enthusiast
 
ShovelMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 505
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/...stion-wire.jpg

That thing goes in this thing (cam cancel)

http://www.steeringcolumnservices.co...ges/horn02.jpg

and when you press your horn button down, it makes contact thus producing a horn sound.


I'll upload the service manual page in a bit.

Oops, can't upload. Sorry. Try page 2-62 in the 2000 service manual.

Last edited by ShovelMan; 02-27-2017 at 11:00 AM. Reason: exceeds 5MB
Old 02-27-2017, 01:35 PM
  #3  
UNDER PRESSURE MOD
Thread Starter
iTrader: (19)
 
The Alchemist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Doylestown PA
Posts: 10,813
Received 13 Likes on 10 Posts

Default

Ok. Let me try to replace the contacts and see if that fixes it.
Old 02-27-2017, 03:19 PM
  #4  
UNDER PRESSURE MOD
Thread Starter
iTrader: (19)
 
The Alchemist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Doylestown PA
Posts: 10,813
Received 13 Likes on 10 Posts

Default

I figured it out. It was a combination of issues. When they finished the wheel, they had sprayed it with a clear, and it coated the contacts, and then the spring retainer thing wasn't being held in contact either.

Thanks for the help guys.



Quick Reply: Help me out, replaced steering wheel, now the horn buttons don't work.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:32 PM.