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03-21-2024, 06:52 PM | #1 |
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Horn Insulators
1941 Ford. You know those little cylindrical insulators that go around the screws that hold the horn ring to the horn attachment plate? The horn ring is supposed to be able to slide up and down on them a little bit as the horn is pressed against the spring and foam ring into contact with ground on the column bell.
I have some that are deformed and stuck in the holes in the attachment plate, preventing normal operation of the horn ring. I have checked the usual suppliers and can not find them. Does anyone know a source? |
03-21-2024, 09:34 PM | #2 |
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Re: Horn Insulators
probably could fab some. snoop around a home ctr or Lowes for some nylon the correct size
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03-22-2024, 02:04 PM | #3 |
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Re: Horn Insulators
Horn rings for the '41 are notorious for breaking where the radial pieces join the center horn button. I may scrounge up a few broken ones to take apart for the little pieces. Otherwise, they should not be too hard to fab.
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03-26-2024, 07:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: Horn Insulators
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On the advice of fordor41, I ordered an assortment of black nylon spacers and washers from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBBC9SR1...roduct_details That $5.00 set includes 30 pieces which are 7mm in diameter (fits nicely in the 5/16" hole), 5mm high (just a shade over 3/16"), and has a 4mm diameter hole that nicely accommodates the 1/8" diameter screw. The set also comes with thin nylon washers of 9mm diameter, which is big enough to cap the 5/16 hole in the attachment plate. I cleaned the light corrosion off of the attachment plate and the inside of the horn ring to ensure good electrical contact. The foam ring you can buy anywhere. It acts like a firm spring, and works fine. I put it all together and with a strong push-and-turn got all three tabs to engage, without breaking those famously breakable spokes on the '41 horn ring. The horn ring now sits level and works properly. I think that all horn rings from '41 through '48 attach the same, so this fix might work for any of you having trouble with improper horn ring function. |
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