Re: Horns and steering wheels-83GT

[ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com (Fluhr)]

>I drove my friend's girlfriend's 83 GT yesterday and she pointed out what I
>think is a strange phenomenon. The steering wheel has the normal pad in the
>middle of the wheel to activate the horn but it may also be activated by
>pushing the entire wheel into the steering column. Is this normal? She seems
>to think her dad knows quite a bit about Audis and I would love to come up
>with an answer he doesn't have. Thanks all.

No, this is not normal.  On the other hand, as long as the steering wheel
moves only a little, it isn't dangerous.

At some point, someone must have taken the steering wheel off and messed
with the linkage (e.g. to replace the ignition switch).  When they
reinstalled the linkage, they either didn't remove all the slack from
the upper portion, or they did not compress the spring (the one that
holds the linkage together) completely.

It is pretty easy to fix.  Just remove the steering wheel and make sure
the spring on the linkage is completely compressed.  You have to support
the linkage underneath the dash to compress the spring, or else it will
move slightly and cause the problem you currently see.

Later,
Eric
'85 Coupe GT
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