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Well, the horn issue continues.

So just to be clear, I never had an issue with my horn until I decided to buy a new steering wheel, and the set up in the new wheel for the horn contact / bushing is different than the factory wheel as pointed out when I first posted this. The horn button retainer rivets were metal to metal, so I figured that was my problem, and I ordered one, which is on it's way.

I decided to pull the horn contact spring back out of the steering wheel but it would not come out, so I pulled the wheel off and removed the contact, thinking I would be able to drive the truck (without the horn continually honking), while waiting for my new horn button retainer.

While I had the steering wheel off, I decided to reconnect the positive cable on the battery thinking I might start the truck and let it run for a few minutes, and so I re-connected the positive battery cable, that I had off, and the horn started blowing with no steering wheel attached. At this point, I went up under the dash, and cut the wire that runs into the colum to the colum bearing, so it wouldn't honk.

I am not sure what is going on, and why the horn would honk with no steering wheel attached, but I am wondering if the wire inside the colum has some bare spots and making contact with the colum jacket.

As this point, I am thinking about just getting a horn button from the local auto parts store, and attaching it to the steering colum but, I am wondering how to wire since there is only one wire going to the colum.

I have seen these on old trucks and cars years abo that had a aftermarket horn button, but I believe they have two contact screws.

Anyone done this before?

TIA