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Need to replace this ,how do i get it out...I know its a tight fit on the mast

I am goin to the garage in a bit, Bruce, but, what makes you think you need to pull the bearing out of there?

Horn Wire is gone and lots of play back and forth...I got it out but it was a struggle and now its replaced..I am having problems getting the horn adjusted though,any tips

Which wheel is it. Banjo?

Factory,with the adjustment on the bottom which screws in and out...The new bearing kit came with spring and a small collar..if the collar goes on after the spring and you tighten down the wheel the collar keeps the spring from moving(the collar is tight to the steering shaft..Is this correct?On or off it doesn't seem to matter The Mast is the correct distance per manual but I still can not get a good ground (beep) when pushing the horn ring

There were several factory wheels.

Does it have the horn blowing Chrome Ring?

Or the one that had the triple chrome spokes attached at the center?

The chrome ring,as a mater of fact as I was playing with the adjustment I was getting shocked as I was pushing on the ring

You got a shock from 6 volts? Sounds like something else is going on there. As you know the wire that runs up from the mast is simply grounding when you hit the ring. That ground triggers the relay. I don't know how you can get a 6volt shock from something like that. If that were the case you would get a shock each time you lean on the car while putting on the battery cable. The horn ring is the worst one to monkey with. They are quite sensitive.

I didn't replace the whole wire in the mast just re-soldered it.Maybe replacement would be a good idea?I also can get a shock when contacting bear metal to the top of the bearing and steering shaft???

Just for grins put your volt meter to the wire, and then to ground. Then put your meter to the mast and to ground. The first should be 6v and the second should be 0. Now put your ohm meter to the mast and ground, it should be very low resistance.

Can some buddy give me the sequence of part from upper steering bearing up..I am not getting go contact so I think I'm missing something..This is for a 2 spoke wheel with the adjustment on the bottom??thanks,chef
P.S.trying to get the horn to work...Had to hot wire it to pass VCCA field test in Vancouver

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I'm workin on it...

I found success by moving the mast a bit further up then the Manuel recommends..I also found that there was a little paint on spring/wheel contact point...Success at last