I finally got around to working on the horn today, only to find that there is nothing under the horn button but the "Horn Button Support cup" and "Button Retainer Bell Spring" to hold the horn button on. I am going to order the missing parts from MidFifty, but was wondering if anyone has a picture or drawing of how these all go together?

• Horn Button Contact Spring
• Horn Button Wire, Insulator & Contact
• Horn Button Brass Contact Cap

Seondly does the "Horn Button Wire" go all the way thru the steering shaft and come out in the engine compartment and run over to the Horn Relay? The original manual implies it hooks up under the dast to a connector.

 

This post is probably not much help, but it will bump you back up to the top for night shift.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...y-for-12v.html

 

Hi there - horny devil!

Here's a couple pictures that will help:



The round "retaining spring" fits into the slots in the "support." The horn wire and insulator fit through the hole in the "contact," then the pointed tabs of the "button spring" fit under the tip of the horn button wire as well.



The slotted machine screw you see in the picture above is not OEM. I put that there and it screws into the threaded "puller" hole in the steering wheel. It is to prevent the cup from turning if the steering wheel retaining bolt loosens it's grip on the cup.




The horn botton (the one shown is 48-52) then gets pushed down and twisted on so "bayonet lugs" inside the horn button fit over then twist behind the three ends of the "retaining spring" that are sticking out of the sides of the "support."

The wire comes out the bottom of the steering wheel shaft at the bottom of the steering box and attaches to the horn relay as shown below. Power comes in from the Starter Solenoid Power terminal (the same one the POSITIVE battery cable is attached to)

Then the connections at the horn relay look like this (6 and 12 volt hook ups are the same).



Let me know if you need more info!

 

Thanks Julie, that is a huge help. I was pulling my hair out trying to find the silly horn wire etc. Nothing was wired right and parts were missing. Hopefully my parts come in quickly and I will be honking soon.

 

(not sure if this post will work). but on the 3rd diagram was wondering what the button spring is attacked to? if anything. is it the leather insulator? my horn fell apart and that's the only piece i can't seem to get to stay.

 

It isn't actually attached to anything. It just sits on the insulator and the horn button holds it in place.

 

Thank you so much!