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On Tuesday 07 August 2001 15:37, jonathan hesby wrote: > Hey all, I was doing the front brakes on my 69 fastback when while working > on the driverside front I noticed a wire that was coming down steering > column(the colapsable part on outside) I was wondering if this is a > ground(that is what im assuming) and if so what for, just to mention it my > horn is giving me hell becausewhen I hook it up, it goes of when i turn the > key, I figured this was because of it was grounding out on the mounting > point, but when I isolated thew horn from the body it wouldnt go of at a > l(ie when I was hitting the horn button). Could this wire that looks like a > ground that is no longer conected be the reason why my horn isnt working. > AS ALWAYS THANKS FOR THE HELP Jonathan > That wire inside the steering column is the wire that goes to the horn button. The end of this wire should be connected to a connector under one of the bolts at the flexible coupling. There also should be a ground wire from the steering gear box to the frame. With out these wires, the horn will not work properly. -- Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe