Horn Sticking

[88MercWagon]

Hey guys, when the weather gets warm out, my horn will sometimes stick on for a second or two after I release the button, or require me to tap it several times to get it to go off. I'm assuming there's a spring in the wheel or something that's broken? Or can the relay stick too? Any suggestions would be helpful.

Also, how do I get to the button in the wheel?

[1987cp]

Horn button: pry off the front of the steering wheel (later cars) or remove multifunction switch (earlier cars).

How's your horn relay check out? I'd expect that to start sticking before the switch.

[88MercWagon]

I would think that too, except it got very sensitive to the point that I could tap the rim of the wheel and it would blow. Define early and late cars if you could. Mine's an '88.

[87gtVIC]

Just pry the center pad off on yours.

The metal plates in the pad may be very close. They are thin metal that can be dented easily. Pop the pad off disconnect the two wires and pull the decorative covering off of the mechanism and see if the metal is deformed.

[88MercWagon]

Cool, thanks guys! It seems pretty intuitive but I figured I would ask before I did something dumb and made the car undriveable lol. I appreciate it!

[1987cp]

Define early and late cars if you could.

It'd be obvious, as early stuff you push in on the turn signal stalk, and there's just a trim piece instead of a regular horn button. My '81 has no wires at all going to the steering wheel.

[88MercWagon]

Ohhh, I know what you're talking about. I've seen the button on the signal stalk on early fox body Mustangs, I never knew Panthers came with it too. I thought maybe it had to be removed due do a different steering column or something.

[1987cp]

Nope, just another great innovation, sort of like rim-blow steering wheels.

[sly]

I had this problem with mine. the plat was fine, but the foam between was destroyed. I took the foam out... cleaned it all up and put a couple one inch diameter felt pads (the kind you find at walmart in the do-it-yourself section) on either side of that center hole in the rear plate. I have to pound a little harder than a stock vehicle... but it works great.

[85crownHPP]

I had this problem with mine. the plat was fine, but the foam between was destroyed. I took the foam out... cleaned it all up and put a couple one inch diameter felt pads (the kind you find at walmart in the do-it-yourself section) on either side of that center hole in the rear plate. I have to pound a little harder than a stock vehicle... but it works great.

This happened in my p72 as well, before I owned it, but I still was the one that fixed it.