Camaro 3rd gen HORN troubleshooting Debug

0:00 summary 2:49 starts details of fixing the Horn problem on a car that sat unused for 2 decades. Multiple Failure modes. 2 connectors and horn contacts and slip rings in steering column.. 7mm is the HEX size of the screws and not the diameter. Vehicle is a 1982 Camaro
8k 3beltwesty sny

[@GuitarAudiologist]

Great exploration into the guts here. Thanks for that. I'm in the same boat. Coming from an electronics background, I would say anything you got to make contact in the moment will be short-lived. I hate it too, but I think we have to take apart that steering column and fully refurbish/replace all the contact points. But I really appreciate you showing me the circuit and parts of a car that is new to me.

[@3beltwesty]

Many of those switches just need usage. When a car sits at least a long time here the contacts at first are like they are open. So a few operations of the switch often cleans the contacts

[@superchile9640]

I bought an 89 that had sat for almost 20 years as well. Almost nothing electronic worked. Bought a couple of tubes of dielectric grease and using a file and sand paper I finally have everything working. I recently put in an aftermarket steering wheel and now the horn doesn't work! Dang it. Gonna remove the new steering wheel and see what I did wrong.

[@valdemar7337]

Can I know what book you are using?

[@ericcouture3896]

Yes name the book

[@tmandman1]

Hey I have a 1991 Camaro horn not working to I got to try to fix it