Re: How do I remove the horn buttom ring

Posted by HH56 On 2023/8/6 9:31:59

I believe Studebaker used essentially the same column arrangement. While it has been a long time since I worked on mine I think removal is the same as described in the Stude manual. They show a standard shift column but the Automatic column is the same at the top end where you are working.

The collar is held by two basically upside down screws with flat square heads. The heads slide into slots on the end of the steering column metal tube. As I recall, the metal tube sort of fits inside the moving gearshift section and screws go thru openings in the gearshift part to reach the metal tube

Referring to the Packard parts illustration in the post above, one of the flat head screws and the slots they fit into are circled in red. The photo of a 55 column below shows the threaded end of one screw. The other is still hidden under the turn signal switch.

With the turn signal switch out there should be two threaded ends of the screws sticking up. The roundish dark grey object with flat sides at the bottom of the threads in the photo is actually a nut and that unscrews so you can pull the collar straight up and off the screws. Once collar is off remove the screw heads from the slots in the metal tube so they do not fall or cause problems when working on the gearshift part.

Here is a page from the Stude manual. The flat headed screws and nuts are circled in red. Arrows point to the slots in metal tube. 55 column photo is one someone posted on the forum.

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