Horn repair

Marty in PA · Post by **Marty in PA** » January 23, 2011, 10:29 am

Have to perform surgery on the horns. Any idea how to remove the horn button in the center of the steering wheel on a '65 F100?

Thanks,
Marty

Keep warm!

Fanatic · Post by **Fanatic** » January 23, 2011, 11:58 am

Push down and turn counter-clockwise !

Marty in PA · Post by **Marty in PA** » January 23, 2011, 7:51 pm

That worked but it looks some internal patrs are missing ie the contact brush. Any idea where to find a diagram? I would like to what supposed to be there before looking for parts..

Jonas · Post by **Jonas** » January 24, 2011, 6:31 am

Marty I am trying to to do same thing. I would like to see a diagram of what should be there. I have the center piece and a large spring. I think I am missing the small sping conducter.(can be bought for less then 10 bucks from DC. I think there might be a rubber piece needed too.

Marty in PA · Post by **Marty in PA** » January 24, 2011, 8:42 am

It is obvious someone before me removed the steering wheel (or tried). I'm kinda thinking some other parts might me missing once I get the steering wheel off take a look around.

Yeah I have seen the catalogs like Carpenter, MAC etc parts aren't expensive. If it needs other parts though I would like to begin by knowing what supposed to be there.

If I find an exploded view I'll let you know.

Marty

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » January 25, 2011, 7:22 am

Is there one in the LMC catalog? It may be accessible online. From memory (and I've had mine off a few times) it's the chrome buttone, the 3 prong plastic retainer, the big spring over the nut. There's the small spring/brush thingy that goes in the little hole towards the bottom. To go further I think you have to remove the big nut and pull the wheel or at least the metal plate (?) and there is a second spring/brush down there somewhere.

As always, you're welcome to stop by my freezing cold garage and I can twist the knob off for you.

Marty in PA · Post by **Marty in PA** » January 25, 2011, 8:40 am

Thanks. I have been wanting to cross the river and visit you just haven't gotten there yet.

Marty

slickmainer · Post by **slickmainer** » January 25, 2011, 9:31 am

im not at my desk to look at the real books, but here is a pic i have had. it might help?

Marty in PA · Post by **Marty in PA** » January 25, 2011, 11:29 am

Thanks!

Great Stuff.

Marty

Fanatic · Post by **Fanatic** » January 25, 2011, 3:16 pm

Man there's ALOT of parts in a column...............note to self........DO NOT take column apart !

Marty in PA · Post by **Marty in PA** » January 25, 2011, 5:03 pm

good advice. I'll stick to te horn.

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » January 26, 2011, 7:45 am

I'd like to get a 'spare' column to take apart before I'd ever attack mine. Either that, or it gets shipped to Flashback Tom for a rebuild.

65 66 Ford · Post by **65 66 Ford** » January 26, 2011, 9:51 pm

The hardest part of rebuilding the steering column is removing the wiring pins for the turn signal switch and horn from the two plastic connectors. Just make sure that you mark the location of the wire pins.

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » January 26, 2011, 10:23 pm

65 66 Ford wrote:The hardest part of rebuilding the steering column is removing the wiring pins for the turn signal switch and horn from the two plastic connectors.

The hardest one is the first pin. After I figured it out the rest were done in minutes, but they are fussy little things.

66fordtrucknut · Post by **66fordtrucknut** » January 27, 2011, 8:34 pm

Fanatic wrote:Man there's ALOT of parts in a column...............note to self........DO NOT take column apart !

I'm trying to never take anything apart again.
Charlie

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » January 27, 2011, 8:42 pm

66fordtrucknut wrote:
I'm trying to never take anything apart again.
Charlie

But you've got excellent experience at it. :rotflmao:

66fordtrucknut · Post by **66fordtrucknut** » January 27, 2011, 8:51 pm

Wish I had the experience of putting them back together. I'm still trying to get Subaru back together. What a PIA went from a cv replacement to ball joints now wheel bearings, had to take the whole lower control arm/hub off to cut the balljoint in half with a grinder to get it apart and the pinch bolt was rounded off by a po, thats how my weekend went last weekend, oh plus snapping off 2 breaker bars getting off the axle nut.
Charlie