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Old 04-03-2011, 04:34 PM
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Warranty was up 04/01/11., Horn stopped working today. When I hit the button I hear a faint clicking. I'm guessing the horn is finished.

Is threre anyway to fix the horn?

If not what would be a good replacement?
 
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Old 04-03-2011, 04:59 PM
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You could put in a Stebel Nautilus horn. You could probably get a new stock horn under the goodwill warranty program if you are a good customer with the dealer, but you'd have to pay for the service fee to test the horn.
 
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Old 04-03-2011, 05:02 PM
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I've seen horns that have a mechanical adjustment screw. If the HD horn has one of those you could try turning it one way or the other and see if it helps. With the horn clicking, you're getting juice to it. If the adjustment is too far in it could cause it not to vibrate and make noise.

Mine quit on me twice but was still under warranty so I did not investigate.

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Originally Posted by smithbrl
I've seen horns that have a mechanical adjustment screw. If the HD horn has one of those you could try turning it one way or the other and see if it helps. With the horn clicking, you're getting juice to it. If the adjustment is too far in it could cause it not to vibrate and make noise.

Mine quit on me twice but was still under warranty so I did not investigate.

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If you find the screw on the back is out of adjustment dab some silicone on it when you get it tuned.
 
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Old 04-03-2011, 05:28 PM
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I had that happen and I found that it was a dirty connection, Pulled the connector and cleaned it and all was good till I sold that bike 3 years later.
 
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Old 04-03-2011, 05:31 PM
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Spray some silicone lube inside the horn, sounds crazy but works.... Atleast with mine it did.
 
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Old 04-03-2011, 06:25 PM
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the click is prolly' the horn relay, not the horn...put a meter on the horn and check for voltage...the screw on the horn adjusts the tone of the horn and almost never goes out of adjustment...It sounds to me like you have a bad connection somewhere between the horn relay and the horn, or possibly a bad ground from the horn...
 
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I have an 02 and the same thing - Hit the button and it was getting power but faint sound - Pulled the connections, used some Scotch Brite on both connections and it started working again. Light corrosion is a funny thing...Or go with the Stebel - That is my next purchase - Good luck -
 
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mine quits after riding in the rain for a while...drys out after a day or two. dealer says he will replace it once and then i am on my own. this seems like a safety issue and the lack of a horn in the rain is dangerous. called the moco and they had never heard of horn failure. luckily it does not rain much in south texas. going to wait until warranty is nearly up and get the one horn out of them.
 
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Silicone spray is the fix that usually works
 


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