Re: Turn signal problems
Posted by HH56 On 2014/7/28 9:39:02
On the horn, a couple of more places to look. The horn contact is a metal ring clamped around a plastic insulator just below the steering wheel. As I recall the plastic can deform or even break changing the spacing or angle on the ring so that might be one possibility. If the ring has loosened so motion of the wheel can move it around that could make the horn blow intermittently. Also, there are some spacers on the bottom of the wheel that could be broken or loose allowing the contact plate and ring parts in the wheel to shift and touch ground.
On the turnsignals, the female side of that round plug has tube like terminals that just slide into the slotted rubber holder. I believe they are just thin metal sleeves formed into an open tube and sides are not soldered or fastened together. If one or more of those "tubes" has stretched and opened up for whatever reason -- frequently caused by starting the plug at an angle and stretching the metal -- that could cause an intermittent connection when the plug is inserted. Under that condition, the male pin is straight and in the center but because of the enlarged tube it no longer makes a solid and tight connection.
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On the turnsignals, the female side of that round plug has tube like terminals that just slide into the slotted rubber holder. I believe they are just thin metal sleeves formed into an open tube and sides are not soldered or fastened together. If one or more of those "tubes" has stretched and opened up for whatever reason -- frequently caused by starting the plug at an angle and stretching the metal -- that could cause an intermittent connection when the plug is inserted. Under that condition, the male pin is straight and in the center but because of the enlarged tube it no longer makes a solid and tight connection.
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