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YOUR RESEARCHMy car is "horny"
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2) Once I disconnect the negative cable from the battery and let the car charge down for 30 minutes, this keeps the air bag from actuating, correct?
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I did it this weekend and using all the info available here, it was a breeze!
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I thought this was a 993 affliction, but it started affecting my 996 last week. Hit the brakes a little and the horn goes off. I guess I'll remove the fuse for now until I have time to take off the airbag. I really don't want to **** of some large people.
Where's Tim? Ok, I'll fill in. I'm sure a search will turn it up. Try horn, spring, tension in the 993 section. Same problem and solution. (The bushings on the old 996 4 spoke steering wheels get old and brittle.)
Or renntech. Here's a link you don't have to search
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...l=horn+bushing
[tool pants posted pictures, so it's worth registering if you haven't]
Lastly, I think this was in the tech section of excellence this month as well.
Cheers!
-td
Beat you to the punch Tim
Its the damn bushings. I have a 4 spoke steering wheel and the rubber bushings keeping a gap between the horn and the electrical contacts had lost their flexibility. I had gotten away with keeping a small tab of folded paper on the top gap till I repaired this at the dealership (!!!). Yeah, I was a newbie back then and got ripped by the dealership ($220 I recall).
Then I found renntech, rennlist and I saw the light
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Funny title !
I'm in the process of performing this repair and had some general preliminary concerns. Here's how I was going to proceed to remove the steering wheel. My concerns are directed towards the electronic end of this procedure:
1) Once I turn the wheel to access the torx bolts, I need to leave the key in the ignition but not turned on, correct? This keeps the air bag light from coming on?
2) Once I disconnect the negative cable from the battery and let the car charge down for 30 minutes, this keeps the air bag from actuating, correct?
The details from there are very easy to follow. Right now the business card in the horn area is working like a charm.
BTW, I'm doing this on my 1999 996. Masny thanks for the $200+ I'll save!! Definitely worth a donation to renntech!!
To all who read this and are debating the DYI approach. I did it this weekend and using all the info available here, it was a breeze! And believe me you're hearing form the mechanically challanged here. I used the silicon glue method and the whole job would have been less than 30 minutes except for letting the glue harden.
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