Horn beeps when steering wheel turns, Help!

big b barracuda...

i had to change the turn signal switch which requires pulling the steering wheel.

1. if your steering wheel is a stock plymouth model, press and turn the center horn padded assembly and it will come off. the chrome steel horn assembly comes off the same way (i believe).

2. once you have the horn cover off you will see a large nut and an outer round plate which should have two 5/16 (i believe) standard coarse threaded holes.on either side of the center nut. these holes are where you screw your wheel-puller assembly. now, if you don't want to buy a wheel-puller, you can make one. get a large steel bar at lease 1 inch thick and about 5 inches wide. drill three holes in this bar - one in the center and the other two lined up with the 5/16 holes in your steering wheel. you then put two 5/16 bolts through the outer holes and screw them into the steering wheel holes. screw a nut onto this bolt up to the middle of the bolt and then insert the bolt into the center hole of your bar. screw another nut onto this bolt on the other side of the bar. with the outer bolts screwed into the steering wheel and the center bolt resting on the center nut of the steering wheel, tighten the center bolt until the steering wheel comes loose.

3. before you try pulling the wheel, remove the center nut and spray the bolt with wd-40 or similar penetrating oil and let it sit for about 30 minutes. also, take a hammer and hit the steering wheel by the center nut several times NOT TO HARD!! with a hammer. before you do this, loosen the center nut but leave it on the shaft before you strike with the hammer. that way, if you accidently hit the shaft threads you can unscrew the nut over the treads repairing them.

4. if you buy a puller it will work the same way i've described for the home made version.

5. old mopar turn signal assemblies have a cool copper "roller wheel" design that makes contact with the steering wheel horn collar. this assembly is in the plastic turn signal assembly and has a very small spring on it. it the turn signal assembly is broken or cracked, this roller wheel is probably not working right. the plug wire that comes up from the steering column is the power wire. the horn works when you push the hub assembly down to where it contacts the horn collar ring which completes the circuit as the horn collar ring is grounded.

6. if you take the steering wheel off, i would jack the front of the car up so you can turn the front wheels left and right while watching what is going on at the steering column. you should be able to see what is grounding out the horn wire.

hope all this helps..