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See if Joe can pop his horn button off and get you pictures of what's underneath.

Howard HH56 has posted exploded horn diagrams of the horn components.

Yes he has Joe, but they are for the standard wheel and the banjo wheel is different. I have looked closely at that parts exposion and cannot 'relate' it to what I'm dealing with. Can anyone even tell me if there is a large coil spring in the steering wheel cavity? And does that little sprocket spring even belong in the banjo assembly components?? I can't figure where it is supposed to go or what purpose it actually affects. There must be a published parts list/exploded view of that wheel innards somewhwere. Chris.

I remember seeing one somewhere years ago so maybe it was in a Motors or Chilton manual. I have both but not here although my Chilton may not go back far enough. It’s not totally clear to me that you need the cap either so I hope we can find a solution soon for you before I ship!

I appreciate that Don. I have poured over hundreds of 'banjo' steering wheels on Ebay and other sites and it seems the Packard '39 and '40 are very specific versions. The spokes describe a 'Y' and the upper strokes of the 'Y' are slightly bent in, giving it a directional orientation. There is one unit on Ebay that appears complete from the outside but I don't know if the innards are correct and complete, plus it is $700 USD which transaltes to well over a grand $CDN, so I'd much rather figure out the parts on mine. Hoping someone who has been through this before and figured it out will chime in. Mike Chirco apparently has one and I am trying to get some help from him but we haven't connected up as yet. I'd be willing to pay someone for the right info. Chris.

Don’t get discouraged as I’m sure an answer will come along soon!