M39 Series 5 ton steering column question???

[vtdeucedriver]

Anyone ever change out the horn wire in the column of a 5 ton??? Not noted in my manual that I can find. Had it apart and I believe the only way now is to undo the clamp at the box and the panel and slide the outer sleeve back with the steering wheel removed???

 

[porkysplace]

Any updates on solving this problem ?

 

[Artisan]

Will it slide? Can you solder a new wire to one end or the other and pull the new
wire thru? Perhaps do a nice skinny solder job? If it will move I think I would
strip back a good 2" and interlock the strands w/o bending, then solder, using
solder sparingly but up the whole 2" lemgth.

 

[roofconsult]

I'm struggling with the same thing. Does the steering shaft come out of the steering column?

 

[wdbtchr]

I'm going to have to deal with this if I live long enough. My wire is grounded somewhere inside the column. I tried to pull a new one from the steering wheel end but couldn't get it to move, I suspect it's pinched where its grounded. I rigged a wire to a button on top of the column and it's still that way.

 

[AMGeneral]

If I find time this week,I'll post pics of how it's done(i'm assuming we're talking about the old style Ross Hydrapower steering?).

 

[roofconsult]

Well, I don't know the difference between the old style and the new style. I have a 1990 m923a2.
Any help on how to get the shaft out of the column would be most appreciated.