1961 Original Horn Push question

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#1 1961 Original Horn Push question

Post by splosh » Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:29 am

Hi, I am wondering if I am missing a Horn Push Spring here.
Or, do the very early 1961 series 1 horn push just rely on the Spring (16880) as item 14 in the parts manual to hold the horn push off of activating?



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#2 Re: 1961 Original Horn Push question

Post by caveman » Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:56 am

Hi Clive,
I'm pretty sure all S1 cars are the same with a spring in place at top. See link here for a clear picture:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19362&p=157395&hilit=Horn#p157395
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#3 Re: 1961 Original Horn Push question

Post by 44DHR » Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:14 am

Yes, you most definitely need a spring and sometimes to ensure the horn push is correctly pushed back into the housing to provide movement forward on depressing the horn push, a supplementary spacer - such as a small nut is used on top of the contact pin assembly.
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#4 Re: 1961 Original Horn Push question

Post by splosh » Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:30 am

Okay, thank's guys. So its a spring on the long rod - and no spring in between the horn push button and its housing.
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#5 Re: 1961 Original Horn Push question

Post by caveman » Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:19 am

:yeahthat: and exactly as the diagrams above.
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