<VV> Still Steering After All These Years

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/29/2005 6:22:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
minoxphotographer at yahoo.com writes:

The  click-snap sound is MUCH louder IN the car than under the car.  To
me,  it sounds like it's coming from in the steering wheel hub.  I  had
convinced myself it was in the box, and the sound was coming up  the
shaft into the car and that's why I heard it, but it sounds like  it's
right in the steering wheel.  Is there anything in there that  can
'catch" creating a "click-snap-boing" sort of sound?  I see in  the
manual there's a spring in there..what's it doing and can it get  funky?




Well, just beneath the wheel is all the turn signal canceling equipment.  
There are a couple of plastic items which can break and interfere. Have you had  
the wheel off recently? There is a piece of plastic that snaps onto the bottom 
 of the wheel and extends down into the signalling assembly. The plastic  
part is pre-loaded when you engage the turn signal and is pushed it off  when you 
return the wheel to straight ahead. The signaling assembly does fail  once in 
a while. They are 40 years after all. Before going any further down,  pull 
the wheel off and check it out. All the parts you might need are available  from 
"the usual sources". Remember to disconnect the battery first! The  horn 
controls also pass through here! - Seth