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Stearing wheel bearing and horn going off when turning wheel



i'm off friday if you want me to check out your car.

On 2/1/06, Craig Steiner <steiner_ca@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'll second that.  My '86 used to do that.  Just tighten the screws and it
> will go away.  Loctite if you don't want it to happen again.
>
> Craig Steiner
> '88 Alpine White 16V
>
>
> >From: Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca>
> >Reply-To: desinor@sympatico.ca
> >To: Scirocco-L <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: Stearing wheel bearing and horn going off when turning wheel
> >Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:54:04 -0500
> >
> >   The horn contacts sweep a large copper plate on the steering column.
> In
> >mine, the screws holding that plate became loose and would occasionnaly
> >short the contacts.
> >   You should ba able to check by looking between the steering wheel and
> >the column.
> >       Jean-Claude
> >
> >Neptuno a ?crit :
> >>SO among the multiple electrical gremlins attacking my car as of lately
> >>there is this pesky one that I like some help with. Sometimes while
> >>turning my stirring wheel my horn will go off. I have noticed that there
> >>is some up and down play on the wheel.      That is to say that If I
> pull
> >>on it towards me that there is some play. IS that a stearing wheel
> bearing
> >>issue that is some how grounding my horn? Is one thing related to the
> >>other?
> >>      I'm tired of scaring people with my random horn (it has air horns)
> >>and waving to people as to make them think I know them (to hide the
> >>embarrassment of my gremlin)
> >>      Oh List please help.
> >>      Thanks,
> >>   El T
> >
> >
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