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Ok, currently trying to solve the great horn mystery, and here is what I have so far. I've read most of the threads on here about fixing it and it seems the .22 shell idea is going to be the fix. Here's why in my case:
The pin is worn down, but not enough that it doesn't make contact with the conductive ring. I have an aftermarket steering wheel (still not sure what brand), and I'm going to show the ring below.
Initially I assumed that brown ring in the middle was some conductive material. WRONG. It looks like the ring only has copper paint/plating on it. It's not copper through and through. The mark at around 7 o'clock is where the brass pin makes contact with the ring (a little varnish for a quick test), and when my wheel is straight. The horn doesn't work there. Closer to 4 o'clock is where the horn actually works when I turn the wheel to the left. It's slight, but you can see the worn out material is more narrow starting at 4 o'clock and the pin does make contact with the outer copper material.
I'm currently waiting on my brother in law to fire off a few .22 rounds so I can snag a brass case, and I think that should be wide enough to continuously hit the outer copper ring. Good for short term. Long term I may seek out a new ring, or replace this aftermarket with a stock wheel.
Here are the pictures of my pin if it helps someone else:
You can see the pin is "dirty" where I put some varnish on there to see where it was contacting the ring.
I'll verify 100% if this is the fix when I find that .22 casing, but in theory I say yes!
The pin is worn down, but not enough that it doesn't make contact with the conductive ring. I have an aftermarket steering wheel (still not sure what brand), and I'm going to show the ring below.
Initially I assumed that brown ring in the middle was some conductive material. WRONG. It looks like the ring only has copper paint/plating on it. It's not copper through and through. The mark at around 7 o'clock is where the brass pin makes contact with the ring (a little varnish for a quick test), and when my wheel is straight. The horn doesn't work there. Closer to 4 o'clock is where the horn actually works when I turn the wheel to the left. It's slight, but you can see the worn out material is more narrow starting at 4 o'clock and the pin does make contact with the outer copper material.
I'm currently waiting on my brother in law to fire off a few .22 rounds so I can snag a brass case, and I think that should be wide enough to continuously hit the outer copper ring. Good for short term. Long term I may seek out a new ring, or replace this aftermarket with a stock wheel.
Here are the pictures of my pin if it helps someone else:
You can see the pin is "dirty" where I put some varnish on there to see where it was contacting the ring.
I'll verify 100% if this is the fix when I find that .22 casing, but in theory I say yes!
