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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: wolf_walker on July 06, 2012, 08:50:01 pm

Title: Stupid horn ground question - A1
Post by: wolf_walker on July 06, 2012, 08:50:01 pm

This is the second caddy I've seen that has a ground via the steering column tube, but NOT the center shaft.
Should this thing ground through the rack somehow or was it just a "ahh, it'll ground somewhere in there"
kinda setup?  This has to be in the top ten stupid car problems I've ever seen.

Title: Re: Stupid horn ground question - A1
Post by: CRSMP5 on July 06, 2012, 10:13:11 pm

by the drivers sid rack mount... there is a wire from ear on rack to body....

old ones has a steel bushing to do this in the column... newer ones got a rubber/plastic bushung... and that makes it require a wire...

Title: Re: Stupid horn ground question - A1
Post by: wolf_walker on July 09, 2012, 09:06:55 am

Found it, never noticed that damn screw, and there was a terminal on it with the wire ripped off.  Hopefully this fixes this part of the problem.
Thanks...

Title: Re: Stupid horn ground question - A1
Post by: rabbitman on July 12, 2012, 01:05:45 pm

Horn didn't work on my rabbit until I found that wire and gave it a tap, must have wiggled enough 'cause it's worked fine for 5 years now.

Title: Re: Stupid horn ground question - A1
Post by: wolf_walker on July 12, 2012, 01:14:04 pm

I don't think I've ever actually put a rack in one of these or I'd have seen it.  I was glad to make it's acquaintance.