I am getting far enough along with restoration of my 1950 Champion that I am able to start working on things like the horn. My horn(s) work, but the previous owner must have had some sort of problem with it, because he disconnected the horns from the relay. Another problem that I have is that the contact terminal at the steering wheel is gone. I just have a wire.
My theory is that the horn pad finally got compressed and dried out to such a degree that it didn't hold the horn bar up far enough to break contact with the terminal. I bought a replacement pad from SI and it looks about 1/3 thicker than the old part.
Anyway, neither the service manual nor the parts manual give me a clear picture of what the horn wire contact terminal looks like. Could someone describe it to me or post a picture? Since I'm missing that part, I would also appreciate any ideas about how to fabricate, or where to get, a replacement part. Could it be as simple as just crimping a bullet terminal on there? If so, what would keep the terminal from slipping down out of the ferrule and cup?
1950 Champion 4 Dr.
Holdrege NE
My theory is that the horn pad finally got compressed and dried out to such a degree that it didn't hold the horn bar up far enough to break contact with the terminal. I bought a replacement pad from SI and it looks about 1/3 thicker than the old part.
Anyway, neither the service manual nor the parts manual give me a clear picture of what the horn wire contact terminal looks like. Could someone describe it to me or post a picture? Since I'm missing that part, I would also appreciate any ideas about how to fabricate, or where to get, a replacement part. Could it be as simple as just crimping a bullet terminal on there? If so, what would keep the terminal from slipping down out of the ferrule and cup?
1950 Champion 4 Dr.
Holdrege NE
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