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Posted by: tow hook
« on: May 09, 2022, 12:00:47 PM »

Quote from: Rus Curtis on May 04, 2022, 02:15:52 PM
For my horn button, with the new harness, I soldered the center contact to the disc (time will tell if that turns into a mistake).  As stated, there should be spring pressure pushing the disc up.  Also I've noticed the disc, when pushed up into that rubber cover that I have, it stays put - like shown in 19555-5's image (note: again, my center contact is soldered to the disc).  Then when you put the rubber cover onto the wheel nut, there should be a gap between the disc and nut.  Both (spring under the wire/tight fit inside the rubber cover) should be contributing to pushing the disc out away from the nut.  As described, when you push down on the rubber cover, the disc makes contact with the nut.

Replacement parts may not always be the same.  Vendors will use different suppliers whenever needed.  When I look at Walck's replacement cover and disc (with nut) I see what appears to be a dimple in the middle of the disk.  If you have this, I'd assume the raised part should be pointed down so the spring can push it up and keep the disk off the nut.  Just the spring alone may or may not be enough keep the disc up but if the cap doesn't hold on to the disc, an option could be to try a bit of glue, e.g. rubber cement, contact spray, etc. to get the disc to stick, or solder a few burrs on the edge of the disc to get a bite into the rubber cover.  However, looking at Walck's full horn button kit, the disc appears flat.  Adjusting and tweaking:  Definitely!


mine didn't come with a horn button, so it was all new to me. the disk you refer to is concave or convex, my horn was non stop when i put it on. aka it was touching the center of the contact, i was able to flip the the disk. and reinstalled, it has a gap now. and it s a tad harder to get the horn to operate. but it's not going off at random times in the middle of the night !!!! that makes the wife happy :)
Posted by: Rus Curtis
« on: May 04, 2022, 02:15:52 PM »

For my horn button, with the new harness, I soldered the center contact to the disc (time will tell if that turns into a mistake).  As stated, there should be spring pressure pushing the disc up.  Also I've noticed the disc, when pushed up into that rubber cover that I have, it stays put - like shown in 19555-5's image (note: again, my center contact is soldered to the disc).  Then when you put the rubber cover onto the wheel nut, there should be a gap between the disc and nut.  Both (spring under the wire/tight fit inside the rubber cover) should be contributing to pushing the disc out away from the nut.  As described, when you push down on the rubber cover, the disc makes contact with the nut.

Replacement parts may not always be the same.  Vendors will use different suppliers whenever needed.  When I look at Walck's replacement cover and disc (with nut) I see what appears to be a dimple in the middle of the disk.  If you have this, I'd assume the raised part should be pointed down so the spring can push it up and keep the disk off the nut.  Just the spring alone may or may not be enough keep the disc up but if the cap doesn't hold on to the disc, an option could be to try a bit of glue, e.g. rubber cement, contact spray, etc. to get the disc to stick, or solder a few burrs on the edge of the disc to get a bite into the rubber cover.  However, looking at Walck's full horn button kit, the disc appears flat.  Adjusting and tweaking:  Definitely!
Posted by: tow hook
« on: May 04, 2022, 11:48:12 AM »

my horn is blaring with the disk one way vs fliped, thanks for the info. i'll work on mine, just tweek it a tad
Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: April 19, 2014, 07:44:42 AM »

I had a similar problem with mine. Assuming everything is installed correctly as Randy described above, you may have to bend the disc a bit. I had to make mine a little more convex to get it to work right. It took three or four adjustments but I haven't had to mess with it since. Simple fix.
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: April 18, 2014, 08:14:42 PM »

There is supposed to be a spring under the black insulator that pushes the insulator and contact against the disc. Pressing on the horn pushes in on that spring allowing the disc to contact the rim of the steering wheel nut and you get a beep beep..!� Maybe your spring is stuck?

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Posted by: polara6t
« on: April 18, 2014, 04:43:02 PM »

Okay installed a new Walcks horn assembly last spring on my CJ3a and after summerizing took it for the first drive. I tapped on the horn to say hey to the neighbors and the horn stuck on.

The brass contact disc was just laying on the point contact. I am drawing a blank. I thought there was an inside lip in the cap to hold the brass contact. If I put the the disc back in nothing is holding it in place. What is the fix that is right before my eyes! :-[ Thanks in advance