Safety Warning Horn no work check rag joint.

[christover1]

Safety Warning Horn no work check rag joint.
Been putting up with no horn for a while.
Finaly get around to fix it.
I pulled steering wheel and column to bits, to try to see why it wasn't earthing.
After scratching head fer a while, ding, remembered the small metal straps in the steering rag joint, which are the way the column earths.
Didn't really know what they were before.
They had cracked and bits fallen off.
Wasn't obvious until I pulled it apart, but the rag joint was badly worn and cracked, therefore stressing out the little straps.
It was fine when I fitted the power steer, so p/s may wear them out faster
I now know something I didn't before today

christover

[small talk]

Thats probly what is up with my horn, it only works in certain places when the wheel is turned, interesting tech.

[christover1]

Thats probly what is up with my horn, it only works in certain places when the wheel is turned, interesting tech.

Normally the 1.0 litre type horns do only work in some places, as the mechanism inside the horn button/steering column gets dirty and/or rusty.
This is what I was expecting, and why I started at the wheel.
Try sanding all the contact surfaces, and/or bending up the positive springy bit.

christover

["CANADA"]

or setup a bling pushbutton horn

[SiKiD_01]

new rag joint from suzuki is about $15.

my mate had his fall apart and had no steering (well, not much) at 60km/h.

$15 = sweet insurance