[tcb] Re: ? Replacing the copper contact for the horn
- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:40:15 -0500
The discussion has shifted from Vanagon to Baywindow but...
'68 - '73 used a press on interference fit. When the wheel is
installed tightening the nut "wedges" the hub down onto the
slightly cone shaped shaft.
A very thin layer of surface rust or ANY pitting makes that
an almost permanent bond. You'll have to use a puller plus
heat, plus a hammer, plus about a weeks worth of spraying
something like PB!Blaster on it daily to give it a chance to
soak in.
From '74 up the shaft is straight so usually just a few taps
with a hammer and a little PB!Blaster will loosen it up enough
to pull off with your hands.
G2
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:29:15 -0500 Brian Denning
<i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> i've tried everything on mine as well including a 5 pound
> sledgehammer. it won't freakin' budge but it did crack.
>
>
> >From: Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: ? Replacing the copper contact for the horn
> >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:45:45 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Everything BUT my steerin' wheel! We've tried pretty
> >much everything to get 'er off...I've even got a spare
> >wheel to put on when/IF I get the old one off...
> >--- Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I thought bay window stuff just fell off.
> > >
> > > Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I just
> > > added a horn/start button and bypassed messin'
> > > with the steerin' wheel (which WILL NOT come off)...
> > >
> > > --- Brian Denning wrote:
> > >
> > > > man, road crap makes for a crappy drive. i imagine
> > > > you had a crappy
> > > > connection on the crappy horn. sorry for all the
> > > > crappy puns on road crap
> > > > but i couldn't help my crappy self
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: Mark Sawyer
> > > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: ? Replacing the copper contact
> > > > for the horn
> > > > >Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:40:25 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > >
> > > > >I would try removing the plastic center of the
> > > > steering wheel first and
> > > > >grounding the wire to make sure the horn is even
> > > > working. I had to replace
> > > > >the horn on mine, it sits just below the front
> > > > bumper on the passenger side
> > > > >and gets a lot of road crap thrown at it.
> > > > >
> > > > >j duncan wrote: Freedom
> > > > is still not inspected.
> > > > >I'm too lazy to drive it to the inspection
> > > > >station, which is only 2 blocks away. Maybe
> > > > tomorrow. Actually, I'm afraid
> > > > >it won't pass because of the horn, or lack
> > > thereof,
> > > > and then I'll be too
> > > > >lazy to fix it.
> > > > >
> > > > >How hard is it to pull the steering wheel off to
> > > > access that copper contact
> > > > >ring for the horn? Were do I start?
> > > > >
> > > > >Maybe I'll just mount one of those squeeze-bulb
> > > > type bicycle horns to the
> > > > >outside mirror.
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