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jleydon · 12-28-2013, 04:13 PM

Does anyone know of a way of fixing a "sticky horn button" on a '30 coupe without taking the whole column out?

Mitch//pa · 12-28-2013, 04:29 PM

John
Send it to Melsons garage and have it unstuck. haha

28ACoupe · 12-28-2013, 05:17 PM

c4 will unstick just about anything.

Kevin in NJ · 12-28-2013, 05:42 PM

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I recently took apart a few rods.

Try some cleaner that evaporates like alcohol. Disconnect the battery first.

What I found was some may be royally gunked up. To get the ring out of one I had to heat it up some. Must of had a bunch of sugary drink spilled on it. The contact was coated. I also think that you might need to take the rod out and soak it in solvents.
You might also use a blow dryer or hotter and see if that helps let it move.

But you may have another problem.

Since the spring is part of the circuit half the buttons I took apart had a spring that was very weak. I think too much current was run through them heating the spring causing it to loose its temper. This could happen if the horn was shorted when you try to blow it.
So your real problem may be a bad spring.

Anyway. Take a closer look at what you have. You have what I know for whatever that is worth.

12-28-2013, 04:13 PM	#1
jleydon Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Aldie, Virginia 20105 Posts: 22	Sticky horn button Does anyone know of a way of fixing a "sticky horn button" on a '30 coupe without taking the whole column out?

12-28-2013, 04:29 PM	#2
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Sticky horn button John Send it to Melsons garage and have it unstuck. haha

12-28-2013, 05:17 PM	#3
28ACoupe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 559	Re: Sticky horn button c4 will unstick just about anything. __________________ 1928 Model A Business Coupe Rebuild picture gallery here The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.

12-28-2013, 05:42 PM	#4
Kevin in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South East NJ Posts: 3,398	Re: Sticky horn button Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I recently took apart a few rods. Try some cleaner that evaporates like alcohol. Disconnect the battery first. What I found was some may be royally gunked up. To get the ring out of one I had to heat it up some. Must of had a bunch of sugary drink spilled on it. The contact was coated. I also think that you might need to take the rod out and soak it in solvents. You might also use a blow dryer or hotter and see if that helps let it move. But you may have another problem. Since the spring is part of the circuit half the buttons I took apart had a spring that was very weak. I think too much current was run through them heating the spring causing it to loose its temper. This could happen if the horn was shorted when you try to blow it. So your real problem may be a bad spring. Anyway. Take a closer look at what you have. You have what I know for whatever that is worth.