indicator stalk and column

[mmjosh]

well i have change the indicator stalk for a brand new one and i put it on the column where the self canceller nut is and the horn starts going of and wont stop but when you take it of the self canceller nut it stops but when you turn the steering wheel the horn comes on again all the wires are wired up correct so i think its the column

can anyone help

[bmcecosse]

Is the new indicator stalk the exact same as the one you are taking off ?

[LouiseM]

Your indicator stalk was originally fitted to the left of the steering wheel rather than the right due to disability modifications. Have you fitted the new indicator unit in the same place or have you tried to move it as this could be causing the problems.

[mmjosh]

the indicator stalk is the exact same as i am taking of but the only thing i have done was turn the column round so that the indicator stalk is on the right hand side but it keeps shorting out on the self canceller nut and making the horn go off.

[LouiseM]

the only thing i have done was turn the column round so that the indicator stalk is on the right hand side

Well that's probably what's causing the problem! Has the column itself been modified or adapted in some way? If so, just turning it round won't mean that the indicator will automatically work on the opposite side. You might have to change the column over, but why do you want to move the indicator anyway?

[mmjosh]

i think its better on the right hand side and the column hasbt been modified and it was doing the same thing on the left hand side i even put the old indicator stalk back on but it still does it so i dont know what has gone wrong

[ASL642]

Check your wiring route as you seem to have wires shorting together somewhere.

[mmjosh]

now sorted

[charlie_morris_minor]

so what was the problem?

[mmjosh]

one of the wires under th dash had split causing the horn to go off so i replaced the wire