horn pad Problem

[Cowboy34]

i replaced the shift column collar and the turn signal unit ,,i checked the horn by grounding it at the steering wheel with a screw driver and the horn worked but as soon as i mountedf the horn pad and then tryed the horn , it would not work?????????What is going on? Help!!!!

[ICEMAN6166]

one of the reasons i dont like those wheels.
supposed to be a metal piece on the back of the pad i think.i am going out to the bus because i have to get a 72 column ready to ship so i will investigate the wheel and pad and refresh my memory as to the how and why.

[fordman]

what year of column did you say? the 70-72 born pads can be dirty between the contacts. or have a bad wire that is corroded. the 67-69 require a small pin thing on a spring that makes contact between the horn button and the metal ring under the steering wheel.

[rjewkes]

70-72, and im' guesing 73-79 also have the same spring ring thing. And if somebody didn't know it when they removed it to fix the turn signal switch or to replace a broken wheel, it may have popped out.

if yours is missing or just the rubber pad part is brok it won't work.