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General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: DH Comet on October 29, 2020, 04:15:10 PM

Title: horn refurbishment?
Post by: DH Comet on October 29, 2020, 04:15:10 PM

Is it possible to get into and fix the horns themselves (on a '53K)?  The right side one on my Manhattan doesn't work, just clicks.  I have it off the car now, but it looks like it might be a sealed unit.  And if I get it apart, is there anything to be done, or should I look for another one?
Thanks!

Title: Re: horn refurbishment?
Post by: jmxkf1 on October 29, 2020, 04:45:37 PM

I'm working on getting both horns to work on my '53 as well.  I'll let you know what I discover.  Jim

Title: Re: horn refurbishment?
Post by: MarkH on October 29, 2020, 08:30:49 PM

I'm not sure what your horns look like but it they're like Aero horns, the dome snaps on with 6 little tabs around the base. Working a couple of small thin screwdrivers around will pop it off. Most likely your points just need cleaning or adjusted.
My horns were really crusty but once opened they looked surprisingly good. If you're going for a full restoration take detailed photos & notes of how some of the parts & insulators "stack" up in the vibrating unit.

Title: Re: horn refurbishment?
Post by: DH Comet on October 30, 2020, 03:31:25 PM

This morning I tried the time-honoured method of hitting it a few times with a rubber mallet, and Hey Presto!  It's working now!  Diaphragm rusty, perhaps.  So now, for the first time in perhaps forty or fifty years, everything on the car works:  horns, radio, clock, heater/blower, all the lights - it's all good.  I went for a celebratory drive just now and honked at people!