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I just purchased a new horn button assembly that includes the rubber insert and new "S" spring. Installed it and the horn worked with no problem, but last night I went out for a drive and discovered that every time I made a left turn but especially on the right turns, the horn beeped. Kinda funning passing through the neighborhood everyone out in their yards thought I was honking at them....

Anyways I could not seem to find anything search through old post so I was hoping someone could offer a suggestion. i bent the "S" spring as noted in the service manual - my first thought was to shorten the tips of the spring where they meet the mast bushing but wanted to ask first.
Suggestions
Thanks,
John

lol that is kind of funny...

wonder if it is grounding out the 'S' spring hits the steering mast, like it is not concentric in the shaft. so when you turn it rubs the wall. cocked vs straight

Sounds like the mast jacket bushing is set a little too high in the mast jacket. You can try removing a little material from the ends prongs on the "S" wire.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions...sounds as if I need to adjust the "S" spring in some way. Luckly I have the old one that I can replace into the new rubber button to see if that helps.
(ha from my previous posts----at least my horn now works and is adjusted well)
John

You can also use a wire coat hanger to see what the depth is to the bushing. Then measure that to your S wire.

The other possibility is that your bushing is a tad too high in the steering column. If that's the case, you need to remove the steering wheel and LIGHTLY tap the bushing down with a long rod. We're talking about 1/16" so it won't take much.

But first measure the distance with a coat hanger and match it to your S wire.