Rooster Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 A Buick owner here is having trouble re-assembling the horn button assembly on the steering wheel. Does anybody have access to a good quality exploded diagram of how all the bits go together please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progoofoff Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 1955 Horn illustration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Thanks Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Trahan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) I've read this and other topics and still can't figure out how to re-assemble the horn on my '55 Roadmaster. If I follow the diagram above, it seems that the horn ring is fastened to the wheel with the nut on top of the steering shaft, so it won't move. Then the horn button is attached to the ring with the threaded contact plate so that won't move either. The spring is permanently compressed between the two pieces and doesn't allow movement. What am I missing? Is the horn supposed to blow by pressing the button or the ring or both? Thanks. Jeff Edited June 3, 2015 by Nahart (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I have to look at one tomorrow, but I think cup "K" is supposed to be the other way around. The bottom of that cup fits through the hole in the ring and attaches directly to the wheel with the nut. The spring pushes the horn ring out and away from the wheel. When you push the ring, it grounds and completes the horn circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Maybe this will show it better.Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Maybe this will show it better.Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Just as I suspected...I have looked at that picture before when I first did a horn button, but haven't looked in ten years. Cup "K" is illustrated backwards.I have done this at least twenty times on 55's.It should look like this (and in the order as illustrated). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Trahan Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Thanks for the advice. I did install the "K" cup the opposite way of what was shown in the drawing, as buick5563 suggested, and it works like a charm. It may have worked the other way too but I didn't try it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 5563 is smarter than a shop manual for once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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