horn ring

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   My brass horn ring on the column is mounted on the shaft too low, in the picture you can just see it at the edge of the contact hole on the outer shaft. I was thinking of heating the brass to be able to move the ring into the correct position melting out the bushing inside. Then I could install some plastic to work as a bushing once I get it in the correct position. I've tried using a chisel to move it but it won't budge.

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Triton28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Mar. 2019 Location: Houston, Texas Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote Triton28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: horn ring Posted: 13 Sep. 2019 at 11:04pm
	My brass horn ring on the column is mounted on the shaft too low, in the picture you can just see it at the edge of the contact hole on the outer shaft. I was thinking of heating the brass to be able to move the ring into the correct position melting out the bushing inside. Then I could install some plastic to work as a bushing once I get it in the correct position. I've tried using a chisel to move it but it won't budge.

Triton28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Mar. 2019 Location: Houston, Texas Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote Triton28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep. 2019 at 8:00pm
	Does any body know what the material inside the brass bushing is? Hopefully it will burn out

smfulle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 16 Sep. 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Status: Offline Points: 6141	Post Options Post Reply Quote smfulle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep. 2019 at 9:04pm
	Not sure, but I think it's just plastic, Wouldn't it be easier to pull the steering wheel, loosen the clamp and pull the tube up far enough to get access to the ring and push it up an inch or two? Not saying it can't be done, but I'd be amazed if you can burn that inner ring out, move the brass ring and get something behind the brass ring so that it runs true around in order to keep the horn contact IN contact, all through that little hole.
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Triton28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Mar. 2019 Location: Houston, Texas Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote Triton28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep. 2019 at 9:19pm
	I just set the outer tube on the steering box to show that it was seated all the way down on the box. When I bought this jeep the previous owner had welded the small contact hole up with sheet metal so I used another original tube. I don't know how the ring got moved down, you can just barely see it in the picture at the bottom of the opening. I've beat on it as much as i can but it won't move up.

Ol' Unreliable Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Sep. 2016 Location: CO Springs CO Status: Offline Points: 4226	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ol' Unreliable Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep. 2019 at 2:00am
	Is that tube the correct length for your column? Since there are two different lengths of columns, you might have the wrong one. If it is too long, maybe you could cut the excess length off at the bottom and the ring would meet the hole correctly. If your tube is the correct length, forget what I said.
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Triton28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Mar. 2019 Location: Houston, Texas Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote Triton28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Oct. 2019 at 11:27pm
	Just some follow up, I heated the horn ring up with a propane torch and was able to knock the ring into the correct position. The hardest thing was soldering the wire on to the ring, it didn't want to take the solder but I think I got it. Thanks for the replies!

Oldpappy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 09 Apr. 2018 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 4905	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oldpappy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Oct. 2019 at 3:28pm
	Well, if the horn stays on all the time you will know the plastic insulator melted. Yes, soldering that wire onto the ring can be very difficult to get right. Glad my steering gear is a later model without that ring and brush design. The later model was for the CJ3A, and my late production 48 CJ2A was built on the 3A chassis with the later steering gear, and 3A frame.