Technical What am I missing with horn button

Hi Guys
I've fitted a 40 style steering wheel to a Lime works column,, the earth wire comes up thru the centre of the shaft,it has a bullet style terminal on the top end,Im guessing for a pigtail wire to plug into,,there is a spring that sits under horn button ,and the horn button pushes in and twists to fit into a steel retainer ring,,,
I made a pigtail wire to go from the wire coming up thru the column,and screwed it to the underside of the horn button,but when I fit the button,the horn doesn't stop sounding,,
I am missing something here,,any ideas or thoughts
Cheers

 

The connector at the top of the steering shaft should have nothing attached to it. When you depress the horn button it should connect the connector to frame ground via the steering column. I have the same set up and I found my horn would not work as the metal plate was not making contact with the connector in the shaft.
I just drilled and tapped a 10-32 screw hole and put a screw in it to drop the contact height.

 

Thanks ,,will try

 

It sounds like you are missing the wire piece shown in photo number 5

https://www.limeworksspeedshop.com/Retro-Horn-Kit-p/rhk1001.htm

Phil

 

The horn button is basically a big, momentary switch. If the system is sounding without depressing the "button", something is closing the circuit somewhere.

 

Hi Phil,
That links looks like it is the set up for the rotating joint (tube to shaft)down the steering column ,the part info I'm looking for is for we're the horn button goes into the steering column
Cheers

 

I think you have all the Limeworks parts but the wire connector in the fifth photo.

Phil