Car Troubles

[TuxAme]

Hopefully someone here can help me, even though people on forums dedicated to cars aren't willing to. I drive an old Volvo, and its horn hasn't worked for as long as I've had it. I'm trying to do repairs on my own now since I end up taking it to the mechanic every three months, and now I want to deal with the horn.

I've replaced the fuse to it, and that did nothing. I believe that the problem is with the contacts, and cleaning them up should fix the issue. My problem is that no amount of tugging will get the cover (the area you press for the horn) off. Trying has just left me with raw fingers.

Any ideas on how to unstick it without giving me a new problem to fix?

 

[Tigger45]

Have you tried looking it up on YouTube?

 

[ewq1938]

Id borrow or find another horn and wire it in and see if the horn button will make it work before trying to tear the steering wheel apart.

 

[TuxAme]

Have you tried looking it up on YouTube?

Yeah- it just popped right off for them, though. Same model, a few years older.

 

[ewq1938]

Also remove your horn and hook it to a batter with pos and neg wire and see if it even makes a sound. Could also use a test light and hook to the horns wires and see if it's getting power or not.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Yeah- it just popped right off for them, though. Same model, a few years older.

Maybe send them a message and ask for some advice... it may just be stuck, to which perhaps some tool may be especially helpful.

 

[Tigger45]

Can you post the YouTube link so we can take a look at it?

 

[TuxAme]

Can you post the YouTube link so we can take a look at it?

Sure. It's here.

At about 16 seconds in he pulls it out like there's no problem. Mine refuses to budge.

 

[Tigger45]

If you found the same year and model at a nearby scrap yard you could practice removing that center piece on their car with less fear of breaking it.

 

[JIMINZ]

Horns have an adjustment screw on them to set the actual sound of the horn, it could be screwed down where it is off.

EWQ1938 said to get another horn and try it first.

Your car should have two horns, take the other one and try it.

 

[TuxAme]

I think this thing's glued in there. The previous owner didn't take as good care of it as I wish they had (for this reason and others).