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tthoms Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2016 Posts: 184 Location: Los Lunas, NM
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:09 pm Post subject: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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I'm slugging away at my dad's 356A. The diagram (if I'm reading it right) has the brown horn wire leading to the horn relay. The wire that's running through the column isn't doing that (since there is no conductivity to it and any of the wires attached to the relay). It's obviously attached to something, because I can't extract it.
Can anyone enlighten me on the physical path this wire is supposed to take? At least knowing how it is supposed to be routed might give me some points to examine.
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MoPor Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2010 Posts: 292 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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Which brown wire are you referring to? I see there are two leaving the column switch that go to 2 different relays. One is the horn relay and one is the light relay for the flasher (horn button).
I found this diagram via Google
_________________ Matt
'58 356A coupe
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tthoms Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2016 Posts: 184 Location: Los Lunas, NM
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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MoPor wrote: |
Which brown wire are you referring to? I see there are two leaving the column switch that go to 2 different relays. One is the horn relay and one is the light relay for the flasher (horn button).
I found this diagram via Google
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It's the wire that is supposed to go to the horn relay. But it doesn't. Neither of the two wires does. If I can at least find the exit point out of the steering column for these wires, I can figure out where they go, and make corrections. |
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MoPor Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:26 am Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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At least one of them comes of the horn contact pin. Its the black piece coming out of the right side of the column.
644-347-731-00 Horn Contact for 356A _________________ Matt
'58 356A coupe
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tthoms Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2016 Posts: 184 Location: Los Lunas, NM
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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MoPor wrote: |
At least one of them comes of the horn contact pin. Its the black piece coming out of the right side of the column.
644-347-731-00 Horn Contact for 356A |
Cool,I will have a look.
Thanks! |
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tthoms Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2016 Posts: 184 Location: Los Lunas, NM
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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MoPor wrote: |
At least one of them comes of the horn contact pin. Its the black piece coming out of the right side of the column.
644-347-731-00 Horn Contact for 356A |
I've had a look, there is nothing coming out of the right side of the column. The only opening/noticible part is on top of the column. I wish I could get a picture, but the camera on my phone can't get focus on it. |
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tthoms Samba Member
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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I dropped the column for a better picture.
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MoPor Samba Member
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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My column is rotated 90 deg. You can see in the linked diagram that the horn contact switch mounts in the small tube. The wire mounts to the contact assembly via a small screw. I think you are missing the contact assembly and clip.
https://klasse356.com/catalog/showItems.asp?Category=SWE _________________ Matt
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roy mawbey Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2012 Posts: 397 Location: Sussex England
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 4:04 am Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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Yep, the normal place for the brush contact is on the side of the column.The photo shows the two brush contact holders on the top of the column it needs
turning towards you 45 degrees to be in the position as mine.
Strange on my 59 356A I have one brush holder but not two of them. I have never had to change parts but never seemed to have found a second one. Maybe they modified that on the late T2 cars?
Roy _________________ Roy
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tthoms Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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Thanks for the information, both of you! I think I get the general picture. Now I have to order the parts and see if I can put it all together. |
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MoPor Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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roy mawbey wrote: |
Yep, the normal place for the brush contact is on the side of the column.The photo shows the two brush contact holders on the top of the column it needs
turning towards you 45 degrees to be in the position as mine.
Strange on my 59 356A I have one brush holder but not two of them. I have never had to change parts but never seemed to have found a second one. Maybe they modified that on the late T2 cars?
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I just have one on the side too. Perhaps it is a T2 thing _________________ Matt
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tthoms Samba Member
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: Brown horn wire- where does it connect? |
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MoPor wrote: |
roy mawbey wrote: |
Yep, the normal place for the brush contact is on the side of the column.The photo shows the two brush contact holders on the top of the column it needs
turning towards you 45 degrees to be in the position as mine.
Strange on my 59 356A I have one brush holder but not two of them. I have never had to change parts but never seemed to have found a second one. Maybe they modified that on the late T2 cars?
Roy |
I just have one on the side too. Perhaps it is a T2 thing |
There are two holders for the early model cars to allow for the horn ring, and the high beam button (which was the horn button, but in this configuration works the high beam). |
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