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Weird horn behavior


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Weird behaving horn....driving along fairly smooth highway horn will occasionally beep for 1-2 seconds...no correlation to road condt, frequency, etc...just random.

 

Going over some really bumpy roads, horn will occasionally beep...or more like a chirp.

 

Recently noticed now the horn does not work....

 

Anyone seen this behavior before with suggested things to look for?

 

I am guessing a loose connection but don't look fwd to trying to trace the wires.

 

Thanks for any help

 

J

 

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Search is your friend here...

7 pages of people with the same problem and several solutions.

 

http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic/1728-horn-problem/

Thank you....interesting reading.

 

-J

 

 

Follow-up my repair:

 I didn't have to go through all the work in removing bushing, silicon, nylon washers....described  here

http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic/1728-horn-problem/page-7

 

The bushings on my 97 while deteriated, wern't completely gone.  All I did was get #31 o-rings and put them over the center sleeve on *each*  side of the bushing. I did not fix them in place with silicon...didn't see the need as they are fairly snug on the sleeve and when assembled, are sandwiched between the large head screw, the horn frame, and the contact block in the steering wheel.  One could seat them in silicon but I do not see the need to spend extra time while the silicon dries.

 

A fourty minute job and back together and good as new.  One can get the #31 o-rings at Home Depot or Lowes, mfg by Danco, ten in a pack for $2.50.

 

Hope this helps someone with their repair.

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