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> Has anyone sucessfully repaired a horn?, Fixed! Nothing to see here
Artfrombama
post Jun 14 2024, 01:28 PM
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Can't get the horn to blow! Drilled out the eight rivets, disassembled, cleaned the points, coil checks out good. No bueno!
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post Jun 14 2024, 01:49 PM
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Regularly. If the leads are still good typically the tension adjustment need to fiddled with.
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post Jun 14 2024, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE(Artfrombama @ Jun 14 2024, 12:28 PM) *

Can't get the horn to blow! Drilled out the eight rivets, disassembled, cleaned the points, coil checks out good. No bueno!

I resurrected mine. I don't think the 356 or VW are much different than 914. Here are some great horn resources.
Horn diagram information
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Hella B31/6V Horn Restoration
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post Jun 14 2024, 04:16 PM
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QUOTE(914werke @ Jun 14 2024, 02:49 PM) *

Regularly. If the leads are still good typically the tension adjustment need to fiddled with.

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QUOTE(Artfrombama @ Jun 14 2024, 12:28 PM) *

Can't get the horn to blow! Drilled out the eight rivets, disassembled, cleaned the points, coil checks out good. No bueno!

I resurrected mine. I don't think the 356 or VW are much different than 914. Here are some great horn resources.
Horn diagram information
Horns HowTo
Hella B31/6V Horn Restoration

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