Air Bag Light On.. I Found The Problem!
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From: fort lauderdale florida
Air Bag Light On.. I Found The Problem!
initially i thought it was a bad sensor.. and thank god i didnt pay $100 for a mechanic to hoook the car up to a computer because a master electrical corvette guy explained to me that its the clock spring going bad.
my horn has been on/off lately.. and he expalined that its the clock spring thats the culprit as its between the sterring column and the airbag/horn.
anyhow... 1 hour labor to install the clock spring and probably another $40 for the part.. thank god!
my horn has been on/off lately.. and he expalined that its the clock spring thats the culprit as its between the sterring column and the airbag/horn.
anyhow... 1 hour labor to install the clock spring and probably another $40 for the part.. thank god!
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From: Montreal ** Enjoy the ride !!
Thanks for sharing,,
That clock spring,, is in the horn assembly? Is that the spring that goes through a plastic disk just under the air bag about 2"long ? I had problems with that . My horn would not work at times. They found that the spring was a little out of shape ,, They adjusted it and has been fine so far,,,, touch wood !
That clock spring,, is in the horn assembly? Is that the spring that goes through a plastic disk just under the air bag about 2"long ? I had problems with that . My horn would not work at times. They found that the spring was a little out of shape ,, They adjusted it and has been fine so far,,,, touch wood !
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From: fort lauderdale florida
Thanks for sharing,,
That clock spring,, is in the horn assembly? Is that the spring that goes through a plastic disk just under the air bag about 2"long ? I had problems with that . My horn would not work at times. They found that the spring was a little out of shape ,, They adjusted it and has been fine so far,,,, touch wood !
That clock spring,, is in the horn assembly? Is that the spring that goes through a plastic disk just under the air bag about 2"long ? I had problems with that . My horn would not work at times. They found that the spring was a little out of shape ,, They adjusted it and has been fine so far,,,, touch wood !
apparently, to properly take one out and reinstall a new one is one hour labor, so its not as easy as taking out the airbag and thats that.
at least thats why ive been told by this mechanic.. who knows if he's just tryina **** me for some cash.
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From: Kali
St. Jude Donor '11
I have changed clock springs on other cars prior. It is a basically a circular contact point for all buttons/air bags etc on the steering wheel. Pretty much the only way not to "eat through any wires" because the steering wheel turns several turns lock to lock. 2.5-4
They tend to go out on higher mileage cars due to age or if someone took off the steering wheel and rotated the "clock spring" with the wheel off.
1 hour to change it sounds about legit for a shop. If you have a steering wheel puller the whole job should take about 30min. But no shop will charge you 1/2 an hour of labor for anything. Ford (Fraud) charges over $100 for some clocksprings.
They tend to go out on higher mileage cars due to age or if someone took off the steering wheel and rotated the "clock spring" with the wheel off.
1 hour to change it sounds about legit for a shop. If you have a steering wheel puller the whole job should take about 30min. But no shop will charge you 1/2 an hour of labor for anything. Ford (Fraud) charges over $100 for some clocksprings.
