I have repaired a few. It can be fixed with some small o-rings or you can replace the whole horn bracket. The second half of this post shows a repair I did a few years ago:
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Originally Posted by 78F350
I've been spending my 'garage time' other cars and just driving Red for a while. A few issues have cropped up that want attention.
Running the Toyo track tires on the street has encouraged me to push the car a little harder. The extra stress finished off any support left in the engine mount. That does not feel good accelerating out of a corner. I'm sure that the center is completely detached now. I only have one good mount left on the shelf, so it's time to buy a couple new ones. Thinking of the Powerflex Polyurethane bushing.
The fuel gauge is starting to fail. It randomly drops to empty while I am driving. I need to pull the assembly out of the tank and see what the issue is. Not urgent, but important.
Urgent: The horn started going off at random times. Yesterday at a stop light it started honking and would not quit. There I was in the middle of town at a traffic light in my little red Porsche honking at 'everyone'. Finally, I grabbed the airbag and held it just right and the horn quit. It is not an uncommon problem on the old 4-spoke wheels. I fixed it last night.
The rubber bushings that mount the horn bracket wear out. The sagging bracket causes the contacts to meet and honk the horn.
With the bracket removed I filled the worn bushings with a silicone sealant and put a weight on it to reverse the sag while it dried.
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