07-06-2021, 02:17 PM
A picture always helps, so I attach a link to a picture of my steering wheel and indicator switch as it is now.
My memory failed me in that I said I had removed the heat shrink cover over the indicator switch, as you can see it is still there!!
I found that when I put the indicator switch on in either direction it came into contact with the recess in the central Bakelite(?) column housing the horn push. In doing so it moved the indicator switch closer to the steering wheel and actually came into contact with the steering wheel when the steering wheel was turned. It would spark when tried out in the garage.
I firstly went for the heat shrink coating in an attempt to isolate the indicator switch from the steering wheel. You can actually see that the coating of the wheel has been ground off in the area of the indicator switch. Unfortunately this then caused the switch to jam.
I then increased the depth of the recess in the Bakelite(?) central column using needle files and also removed an area on the steering column so that the indicator switch could operate without any contact with either steering wheel or the central column, and as can be seen the heat shrink is still in place.
I have had no further issues with horn going off when the indicator is on or when turning the steering wheel.
Cheers Denis S
My memory failed me in that I said I had removed the heat shrink cover over the indicator switch, as you can see it is still there!!
I found that when I put the indicator switch on in either direction it came into contact with the recess in the central Bakelite(?) column housing the horn push. In doing so it moved the indicator switch closer to the steering wheel and actually came into contact with the steering wheel when the steering wheel was turned. It would spark when tried out in the garage.
I firstly went for the heat shrink coating in an attempt to isolate the indicator switch from the steering wheel. You can actually see that the coating of the wheel has been ground off in the area of the indicator switch. Unfortunately this then caused the switch to jam.
I then increased the depth of the recess in the Bakelite(?) central column using needle files and also removed an area on the steering column so that the indicator switch could operate without any contact with either steering wheel or the central column, and as can be seen the heat shrink is still in place.
I have had no further issues with horn going off when the indicator is on or when turning the steering wheel.
Cheers Denis S