Print Page - 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column

Title: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: boothandco on February 18, 2016, 01:30:12 AM

I posted in wanted to buy, but I thought I would throw it out here for any suggestions. I want to bring my car to the Grand National, not to show, but rather to drive. It is a 1937 Series 7519. I won't be able to if I don't get the darned horn working so I can get it licensed. So here is the problem:

There is this little screw in contact unit at the base of the steering column. It is basically a conductive plunger, a spring and a connection to the wiring circuit. The spring is broken. Does anyone know a part number or what this little bounder is even called? It would seem to be a pretty standard item and I should be able to find one. I would love any help or suggestions.

A new (very old Cadillac owner)

Chad B.

Included for consideration: The car, and the horn "thingy"

Title: Re: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: boothandco on February 18, 2016, 01:30:53 AM

And the horn thingy

Title: Re: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: Steve Passmore on February 18, 2016, 03:11:40 AM

Sadly Chad your 75 has a different steering column to the smaller series and hence a different horn contact. There are reproductions out there for the smaller series type as they used them on Buicks but I have never seen a repro of your type. Is there any way you can dismantle it and replace the spring?
Easy enough to rig up a temporary wire to a button under the dash to get the horn working for the sake of the licensing though (that's what mine had when I bought it) unless anyone comes up with a used one?

Title: Re: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: boothandco on February 18, 2016, 03:41:39 AM

It looks like you can bend back three tabs and get in there. I might consider having one machined if I can't fix it. Question? Wouldn't the buick series 91 limited also use our add it was a Fleetwood D body car as well?

Title: Re: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: Steve Passmore on February 18, 2016, 04:35:44 AM

I wouldn't think there was any machining to do, just find a spring that will fit in there.

Fleetwood had nothing to do with mechanics on the vehicles they built, it came to them as a running chassis. Buick never used the articulated column.

Title: Re: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: boothandco on February 18, 2016, 04:23:09 PM

Thanks, I am learning so much

Title: Re: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: olds34dude on February 21, 2016, 10:37:49 PM

Until you can locate the part perhaps you could put a small remote button under the dash so you can at least get on the road, some states might let you use a bike bulb horn and hang out the window!LOL D

Title: Re: 1937 Horn contact unit on steering column
Post by: boothandco on February 23, 2016, 08:40:32 PM

I could just scream like Joe E. Brown. (That dated me)

Cadillac & LaSalle Club Discussion Forum

Cadillac & LaSalle Club Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: boothandco on February 18, 2016, 01:30:12 AM