5000 turbo Quattro - Steering Wheel Horn contact

[Patrick Austin]

Ben

There is another way to solve the problem but much harder.  Loosen the
steering colmn
shaft clamp nut.  This clamps the colmn to the steering rack.  push the
colmn further onto
the splined end of the rack then tighten.  You have to hold the colmn in
then tighten the nut.
You may have to insert a chisel into the gap and barely tap it to loosen the
clamp just enough
though.
This worked for me once.

Hope this helps.

Pat
Kirkland, WA

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Ben Swann
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 5:57 AM
To: kneale at coslink.net
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: 5000 turbo Quattro - Steering Wheel Horn contact


A wavy washer would make sense - I wonder If I'm missing this, but don't
recall seeing one on this or any other 5ktq.

Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: <kneale at coslink.net>
To: <benswann at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: 5000 turbo Quattro - Steering Wheel Horn contact


Doesn't the wavey washer go between the steering wheel and the nut?  Or are
you talking about a second washer?

Original Message:
-----------------
From: Ben Swann benswann at comcast.net
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 13:25:51 -0400
To: tm2 at zipcon.net, quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: 5000 turbo Quattro - Steering Wheel Horn contact


Right - I did this, but consider it to be a provisional fix, as then the
column switch assembly seems to be too far out from the dash.

Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Austin" <tm2 at zipcon.net>
To: "Ben Swann" <benswann at comcast.net>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:22 PM
Subject: RE: 5000 turbo Quattro - Steering Wheel Horn contact


> Ben
>
> The trick is to loosen multi-function column switch assembly
> and slide it out closer to the steering wheel.  There is a
> hole under the assembly where you insert a philips screwdriver
> and loosen the ring. The screw can only be loosened when the screwdriver
> is inserted in at a angle.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Pat
> Kirkland, WA
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Ben Swann
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:13 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Cc: Ben Swann
> Subject: 5000 turbo Quattro - Steering Wheel Horn contact
>
>
> This is not the first time I've encountered this one and have had this
hapen
> on other 5000 turbo quattros, and not sure what I did to get the wheel
back
> on properly..  The horn was not working as wheel had been removed before,
> probably to replace the multi-function column switch.
>
> For some reason the steering wheel does not go in far engough to have the
> spring loaded pin touch the contact ring.  I can push the wheel in but
there
> is a spring loaded conical washer that pushes it right back out again.  I
> assume that the spring loaded washer keeps the steering column from
sliding
> out.  There is about a 1/4" gap between the pin and the ring when it is
like
> this, even though the nut that holds the wheel on seems to thread all the
> way down, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, the wheel does not go all the way in engough to make contact. What
> is the trick?
>
> Ben
>
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