Horn wire keeps breaking
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This is the second time in about 3000 miles that my horn wire breaks at the horn connection as if it vibrated and ratteled off of the connection. I mean the wires actually break off from the tab connection that pushes onto the horn.
The tab connection stays on the horn and the wire is off...broken off.
I remember saying to myself the first time I fixed this "Man this wire is pretty brittle"....
I attributed the brittleness to the heat of the engine since the horn wire "lives" in the center of the two cylinders....
My engine doest shake any more than any other engine and actually I dont think it shakes at all much......but the horn wire is broken again.
It happened once when I had the cow bell cover....and again now with the skull cover just fyi...
Anyone else have this issue re-occuring?
The tab connection stays on the horn and the wire is off...broken off.
I remember saying to myself the first time I fixed this "Man this wire is pretty brittle"....
I attributed the brittleness to the heat of the engine since the horn wire "lives" in the center of the two cylinders....
My engine doest shake any more than any other engine and actually I dont think it shakes at all much......but the horn wire is broken again.
It happened once when I had the cow bell cover....and again now with the skull cover just fyi...
Anyone else have this issue re-occuring?
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The key is to apply some strain relief to those female spade connectors that slide onto the horn's male spades. As suggested, a small cable tie just above and behind the female spades will eliminate the wire breakage just behind the spade terminal.
Always check your horn nut for tightness!!
Always check your horn nut for tightness!!
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