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Found the Gremlin - need more help

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68conv4sp

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I have a question. Finally found the electrical short that was shutting everything down. One of the two brass contacts in the steering hub for the horn got worn off/bent and was touching the wrong part. The little brass contacts appear to have worn down to nothing in 1 year. I am going to replace the entire contact/horn/turn signal assembly ($100).

I have a Lecarra wheel w/ the aluminum hub. The two thin contact rings on the back look worn almost thru the thin metal surface. A new hub is expensive ($120). What can I use to lubricate the eletrical contact surface so it does not wear the spring loaded brass points down again?

I can't afford to screw up this repair.
 

enferno

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go do your local parts store and ask for conducting grease.

some steering wheel/horn kits will include it
 

Rusty67

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Dielectric grease.
 

CraigMBA

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Lubriplate from the parts store.

It's what the Ford manual calls for, and it works best.
 
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