1947 Hore Ring

rockfla said:
From the "Just Gotta" department


I am SO glad that there are SO many "HORN RING" experts on here and not "HORE RINGS" like the "Original Poster's Title" I would start to question who I am associating with IF it was reversed!!!!! Phonetically speaking
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I hate the way the computer knows better than you how to spell words and changes it just before you hit enter.:(
 
TJ said:
Remove the three screws and the assembly comes out of the horn ring. It's been awhile since I took one apart, but I "think" the two pieces come apart. Once out you will be able to tell.
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Thanks TJ … will get it apart and get a better look
 
flathead47 said:
Thanks TJ … will get it apart and get a better look
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Among my parts I found a very good inner ring. Nice and clean and no damage. Send me a private message if you decide you need it. It appears the two pieces do not come apart.
 
Thanks TJ …. Sent you a PM … was able to get one locally.
I did find out that the same horn ring was used into the 50’s steering wheels.
Flathead 47
 
flathead47 said:
Thanks TJ …. Sent you a PM … was able to get one locally.
I did find out that the same horn ring was used into the 50’s steering wheels.
Flathead 47
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Good that you found one. I did learn the two pieces do not come apart.
 
Took my horn ring off to feed a new horn wire and when I put the horn ring back on, the horn keeps beeping. What am I am missing ?
 
coolcoupe said:
Took my horn ring off to feed a new horn wire and when I put the horn ring back on, the horn keeps beeping. What am I am missing ?
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i have no idea if such a mechanism described below is even present on a ford...but,

same thing happened to me the other day when working on one of my non-ford car horns.

turns out i had tightened down the nuts that serve to provide the spring-loaded effect to a horn ring. they were designed to be tightened to secure the ring, but not TOO tight such that the circuit was grounded. IOW, the horn thought my hand was "standing" on the horn at all times. a bit of readjustment of the retaining nuts (they were made of insulating nylon and so i should have known) did the trick. :)

BTW, i've learned a few things about getting old, whether it be cars or people in the past few years. and it's that very strange things can happen that one thought impossible at a younger age.

in this case i found that the springs the keep the circuit in a horn open can deteriorate as they age. and so much so that a horn will eventually honk by itself every time the car hits a bump of sufficient severity.
 
FortyNiner, Are you saying there is insulating material that attaches on the screw that the wire terminal attaches to ?
 
Could someone tell/show me what is needed to make this horn work properly ?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
Thank you so much FortyNiner for the reply. Now I know what it looks like, could I make this piece out of cork or rubber to save time ? Moe
 
The insulation has to compress enough to allow the horn ring to be mounted. You can experiment with other materials as desired.
 
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