2008 Rogue, Horn only works when steering wheel turned right

[Luckyluka1]

Hey guys. Does anyone know what could be causing this problem? I checked the fuse. It's good. I replaced the relay. It worked once then stopped working. Then I discovered that if I turn the wheel to the right, that the horn would work (uh oh, this is going to be expensive). Back to google research. Things seem to be pointing towards the clockspring. I was hoping it would be a cheaper fix than that. If anyone has any ideas, that would be great.

Thanks in advance,
Luke

[VStar650CL]

Nope. It's the clockspring.

[Luckyluka1]

I was afraid of that. I had talked to some Meineke garage and the technician there said it might not be the clock spring, that it could be contacts. When I saw a video on replacing the clock spring, I could not see any contacts. The only contacts I am aware of are in the steering weel and those are just press contacts which are the same no matter what position the steering wheel is in.

Thank you for your time and response,
Luke

P.S. I love your signature quote

[VStar650CL]

I was afraid of that. I had talked to some Meineke garage and the technician there said it might not be the clock spring, that it could be contacts. When I saw a video on replacing the clock spring, I could not see any contacts. The only contacts I am aware of are in the steering weel and those are just press contacts which are the same no matter what position the steering wheel is in.

What happens with clocksprings is one of two things. If you take one apart, they're constructed with flat ribbon cable which is actually a laminated, flexible circuit board (PCB). That PCB is attached at the ends with solder or crimp joints. With old age and repeated flexing, you either get cracks in the conductors which make and lose contact as the clockspring winds and unwinds, or you get broken joints which usually separate at the extreme tension position and make contact the rest of the time. How it behaves will usually inform you which problem it has, but either one means the unit is shot.

Thank you for your time and response,
Luke

P.S. I love your signature quote

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