Steering wheel swap

[troyt]

Pretty simple swap actually. The spring-metal tab from the steering column that transmits the electrical circuit to the back of the steering wheel just needs to be bent a little bit to have it make contact. There is now a small gap between the steering wheel hub and the plastic column surround that might bother some, I'll try to post a pic later. As long as all the components in the '67 horn button operate properly (I had to rebuild mine), the swap should take five minutes.

[troyt]

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[Vince V]

Thanks, don't mind the gap. Now to rebuild the inners!

[troyt]

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Well here's the inners. Notes on parts from top left:
#1 - horn spring (a rubber donut that is now reproduced by Datsunparts)
#3 (o-ring) and #5 (red rubber piece), these are not original, and were being used to replace the black plastic spacer in lower right corner. I figured out a way to repair/reuse the factory spacer.
Lower left - the spring clip that holds the 'd' emblem in place was missing and I couldn't find a wave spring or c-clip that big, so I made one out of a big paperclip.
Both my OE horns are inop, so I replaced one with a spare from another car while I try to get the OE ones working. I'll update if I can bring them back to life.