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Hey dave, the horn works fine if i remove the horn ring and ground the wire that connects to it to the brass ring that the horn ring is suppose to touch when it is depressed. i cleaned all of the contacts under the steering wheel and applied a little light bulb grease. everything there is in order as it should be. when i press the horn ring in i measured with my multimeter for a complete circuit from the bottom brass ring on the steering wheel to the center of the wheel that connects to the steering column. nothing! so i am sure that the ring is not contacting where it should. i tried to look under the ring when i pushed it down and it seems to be about 2 to 3 mm from hitting the brass ring to complete the circuit. the part number on the steering wheel is 311 415 615 D. Let me know what you think, for this is the last thing that i need to fix to get the car ready for state inspection. thanks much, jesse ich haben drei deutsch auto... 97 jetta trek 87 golf gt 71 fi squareback because when i push the horn ring it is not able to contact the little > brass contact ring on the steering wheel...hence the reason for no horn. > the part number on the horn ring is 113 951 531F. is this the correct > horn ring for a 71 squareback? The horn ring part number is fine for 1971; if it's a poor fit, is it the wheel that has been changed? I've had problems with dirty surfaces on the contacts. The brass ring maintains contact with the brass spring on indicator switch as you steer - does it hoot if the steering is turned as you press the horn bar? If the steering column earthing is OK, which sounds OK from what you say, it must be to do with the geometry of the contacts or their surface condition - are the screws tightened evenly? Finally, is the column switch collar in the right position - there should be a small gap between it and the wheel - maybe it's too large a gap for the spring contact to touch the brass ring (mine's a bit close, and on heavy breaking the horn sometimes sounds). Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe