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That something that touches the upper bearing seems to be non-exsistant in my 65. I cant see how it can connect since there are no slider rings to make contact during turns. Hmmm.. well, mine works fine thank goodness! Keith ---------- > From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: [T3] Horn fook-up > Date: Monday, May 17, 1999 4:05 PM > > I would like to withdraw my previous suggestion about how the horn is > wired on the early models. I found a description in one of my manuals > that rang somewhat true. From what I have been reading here our > various opinions seem to be converging. > > The hot wire runs from the fuse box to one terminal of the horn. > > The return from the horn runs back to the wiring harness and feeds up > the steering column, somewhere in the area of the turn signal switch. > Near that switch somewhere it connects to something that touches the > upper bearing that the steering shaft turns in. That bearing, 4¢ç > as the one at the bottom, is set in plastic, so is not grounded, but > it does provide contact to the upper steering shaft. > > When the horn ring is pushed the current is passed from the upper > steering shaft to the horn ring and down a wire that runs all the way > down the inside of the steering shaft to the rubber coupling where it > connects to the steering gearbox side. A ground jumper from the top > of the steering gearbox to the body completes the circuit across the > rubber front axle mounts. > > I'll have to admit that I had never bothered to work this all the way > out before. It just seemed like too much trouble and it had always > been easy to just find the problems and fix them without really > understanding what the whole picture was. > > As I try to remember it, I THINK my 68 was wired as described above, > so my GUESS is that 61-70 was like this, and 71-3 used the slider > under the wheel. This slider is a problem part, so I will consider > changing to the earlier circuit next time I have trouble with this. > > Keith's method will work because the OE ball joints and tie rod ends > have no metal to metal contact inside until they are worn out, but it > will still allow the horn to sound every time you steer full left > lock, thus shorting the axle beam to ground via the speedo cable as > he mentioned. > > Jim > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/