| Steering wheel nut - torque specs [message #247263] |
Sat, 12 April 2014 16:02  |
larry.whisler
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Registered: August 2005
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GMC forum members,
When we were ready to leave Conroe, the horn on the coach began to honk when the steering wheel was being turned. I pulled the horn button out and drove the coach without further problems.
I have now figured out the problem. It seems that the Turn Signal Cam is broken which allows the wire off of the horn button to ground and sound the horn.
I located the replacement part ( Dorman 83232, Turn Signal Cam ) at o'reillys auto parts. This piece is made of plastic to allow insulation for the horn button wire and I think the plastic broke due to the steering wheel being slightly loose on the shaft.
Since I need to pull the steering wheel to install the turn signal cam, I thought that I would look up the torque specs on reinstalling the steering wheel.
I consulted the 1975 maint manual and it states that the nut for the steering wheel is torqued at 30 inch pounds. This seems to me to be quite low for this application.
Am I missing something?
larry
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