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With the contact and spring reversed and the wire seated fully it seems to work correctly now. I need to drive it and hope to god it doesn't start honking going down the road.

Sounds like a plan-you can always keep the rubber cover off, in order to remove the button in a hurry if necessary. Hopefully you now have the problem solved!
Gary

Jay, did this work out ok?
Please advise, thanks,
Gary

Gary , I drove it down the drive way and turned into the street and then backed it back in , Nothing honked, but I haven't had a chance to drive it in town yet. I will this weekend, I hope

OK thanks-seems like you'll be ok
Gary

Gary,
Lord I hope so. its a parade truck , I need the horn .

I just did the horn wire and button on my truck this morning. (The last inch of old wire on he truck)
Mine was a cobble of homemade springs, insulator and ruined aged wire.
What I am not seeing in the above pics is the retaining clip in the cable terminal (M in the drawing fig 151 in TM9-8030.) Keeps the wire from pushing down the shaft and goes in he groove of the terminal. Might want to put one on before you do much driving.

Can you post a pic.

No. I have it all buttoned up. It is a c clip that fits on the groove at the end of the wire terminal to keep it from being pushed through the insulator into the steering shaft.

Where can I get said C clip?
Id buy one. Or two.

John at http://www.midwestmilitary.net has them I'm sure, give him a call.

Or you could cheat and use an e-clip available from Ace or your local hardware store.