'69 Bus Horn Not Horny
- dtrumbo
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Mill Creek, WA
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This is why the horn didn't work when we got the '70. I'm giving you all the love, man! That is a PITA to twist your fingers in just the right way to put it on. If I recall correctly (my mind has blocked the entire experience), I used a pair of locking forceps to grab the connector in just the right orientation to slide it on the tab. Good luck!!
- Dick
1970 Transporter. 2015cc, dual Weber IDF 40's
1978 Riviera Camper. Bone stock GE 2.0L F.I.
1979 Super Beetle convertible.
... as it turns out, it was the coil!
1970 Transporter. 2015cc, dual Weber IDF 40's
1978 Riviera Camper. Bone stock GE 2.0L F.I.
1979 Super Beetle convertible.
... as it turns out, it was the coil!
- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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Awwww, it's eeeeeeasy. . . . . Turn the steering wheel so the coupler is oriented away from the spade terminal, grab the female connector on the end of the wire with a small pair of slightly bent needle nose pliers and stick it on carefully. . . . . after two hours or so, you might want to remove the two screws holding the column support to the floor so you can pry it up a bit for more room. After six hours, you merely remove the steering box, stick the %$&*%^*^ wire on and reinstall the steering box. Turn the steering wheel and find out the coupler just pulled the wire off again because you forgot to tuck it out of the way.dtrumbo wrote:This is why the horn didn't work when we got the '70. I'm giving you all the love, man! That is a PITA to twist your fingers in just the right way to put it on. If I recall correctly (my mind has blocked the entire experience), I used a pair of locking forceps to grab the connector in just the right orientation to slide it on the tab. Good luck!!
Then you buy a Chevy Astro van because your spirit died.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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O.k., I got that #$#!#@#! wire connected. Twice, actually because hilariously the steering coupler knocked it off like Colin described. If VW had made that opening 1/2" larger no problems would occur.
Of course now the horn sounds continuously. There is obviously a short somewhere. Now what?
Pulling the wire from the horn button does nothing.
I'll betcha it's got something to do with the steering column tube grounding out.
Of course now the horn sounds continuously. There is obviously a short somewhere. Now what?
Pulling the wire from the horn button does nothing.
I'll betcha it's got something to do with the steering column tube grounding out.
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- hambone
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I poked around and can't find where it's grounding out. Correct me if I'm wrong, but at this point it looks like the wheel/column/coupler must come out to replace all insulating parts.
Hmm, I'm missing this insulating ring, there is nothing insulating the top of the column tube, it's metal on metal. I wonder if the bottom one is gone too. Another thing I don't understand, there is a metal part perpendicular to the ignition switch housing, which contacts the column tube. wouldn't that ground out the tube?
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Hmm, I'm missing this insulating ring, there is nothing insulating the top of the column tube, it's metal on metal. I wonder if the bottom one is gone too. Another thing I don't understand, there is a metal part perpendicular to the ignition switch housing, which contacts the column tube. wouldn't that ground out the tube?
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- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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The red circled part is a plastic insulator with a hole in it to allow the ignition lock to pass through without grounding the column. The steering shaft itself should be sitting on the rubber coupler at the box and supported with a bearing at the top that is also insulated. Hang in there.
Colin
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
- Status: Offline
Will I need to remove the steering wheel to proceed?
It's going to be interesting to find that insulating part. I may have to get a used one.
Thanks Colin.
It's going to be interesting to find that insulating part. I may have to get a used one.
Thanks Colin.
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