[T3] Horn Issue

[jadney at vwtype3.org]

On 1 Feb 2026 at 10:48, Sean Bartnik wrote:

> t happened to me early on with the crate too. I was finally able to take some
> video and visually confirm what was happening, but the root case was a
> poor-quality aftermarket steering coupler (the one with oepremium quality
> molded into it). With the steering under heavy load (like if I was trying to get
> out of a parallel parking spot with a couple people in the car) the coupler
> would physically distort enough so that the flange connected to the steering
> column would contact the flange connected to the steering box, thus grounding
> the horn.

So is this the car (the Crate) that you got from Keith and that I was 
remembering the horn problem with? That makes sense, and it makes 
perfect sense that a folding flex coupling would cause that problem. Thanks 
for filling out those details.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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