Hello Y'all:
Let me start out by saying that I have a 2001 Ranger XL, and all of the accessories (and horn) were working before I touched the truck today:
A month ago, the bearing on my steering column went out, so the shop replaced my steering column.
The thing is, the ignition chime would go on, even if the key wasn't in the ignition. So today, I pulled the plastic steering column shroud off, and it revealed that four wires were hanging (these wires look like they would've gone to the clock spring, but I concluded that they didn't, because my horn was working perfectly, and the wires were left hanging/dangling loose - not plugged into anything).
Turns out that the wire that goes to the ignition switch was making contact by grounding itself against steering column, thus making the ignition chime ring. I took care of that.
Left were a few wires, whose insulation was stripped off the ends. These wires were left dangling; connected to nothing. When I put my dykes against one of the wires, the horn sounded. I wound up clipping this wire while it was hot. Now the [censored] horn wound sound when I hit the steering wheel.
I reached under the dash for the horn relay; grabbing around, I pushed on the tops of the relays, but I felt nothing. The fuses in the fuse box are okay.
Is it the horn relay? If so, how do I reset the [censored] thing? I know nothing about relays.
Thanks in advance
Let me start out by saying that I have a 2001 Ranger XL, and all of the accessories (and horn) were working before I touched the truck today:
A month ago, the bearing on my steering column went out, so the shop replaced my steering column.
The thing is, the ignition chime would go on, even if the key wasn't in the ignition. So today, I pulled the plastic steering column shroud off, and it revealed that four wires were hanging (these wires look like they would've gone to the clock spring, but I concluded that they didn't, because my horn was working perfectly, and the wires were left hanging/dangling loose - not plugged into anything).
Turns out that the wire that goes to the ignition switch was making contact by grounding itself against steering column, thus making the ignition chime ring. I took care of that.
Left were a few wires, whose insulation was stripped off the ends. These wires were left dangling; connected to nothing. When I put my dykes against one of the wires, the horn sounded. I wound up clipping this wire while it was hot. Now the [censored] horn wound sound when I hit the steering wheel.
I reached under the dash for the horn relay; grabbing around, I pushed on the tops of the relays, but I felt nothing. The fuses in the fuse box are okay.
Is it the horn relay? If so, how do I reset the [censored] thing? I know nothing about relays.
Thanks in advance