had to get my clock spring from salvage yard, because the no longer make the clock spring i need. I was looking for a way to align the spring with stearing wheel so it dosent snap.
Let me know how it came out for you with any tips... I just got one from a Pick 'n' Pull main location as a replacement for in my 98 Toyota Avalon.... Any help besides this guys helpful video?!
Had to do the same on mine. I just turned if VERY gently all the way counterclockwise, then counted how many full rotations clockwise I could make before it hung up. Again, VERY gently, those internal wires are small and will break with only a pound or two of force. I turned it back half of the turns and decided that was "middle" enough to work. In my case I noticed that I had a couple more turns of slack on the clockspring than the wheel would actually turn so I felt pretty safe with this method. So for example, turned the clockspring (GENTLY) all the way counterclockwise, then turned it all the way clock wise, 6 whole turns. Then I turned it back counterclockwise 3 turns and installed it that way. Worked for me anyways. Good luck.
NEVER set the airbag down AWAY from the car. ALWAYS KEEP IT TOUCHING THE CAR! Set it on the hood or the roof is PERFECT. Why? Because, it is safely out of the CAB, while you work. JUST KEEP IT TOUCHING THE CAR. (Then it maintains EQUAL static charge AS THE CAR. No static differential charge = SAFE!
touch the battery cables together after disconnecting them and it takes out the charges stored in the capacitors. and remove the fuse for the airbags.
No airbags were harmed in the making of this video.
After installing the clock spring the cruise control portion does not work but, the radio control works
Changed mine. Horn now works but air bag light on 😢
had to get my clock spring from salvage yard, because the no longer make the clock spring i need. I was looking for a way to align the spring with stearing wheel so it dosent snap.
Let me know how it came out for you with any tips... I just got one from a Pick 'n' Pull main location as a replacement for in my 98 Toyota Avalon.... Any help besides this guys helpful video?!
Had to do the same on mine. I just turned if VERY gently all the way counterclockwise, then counted how many full rotations clockwise I could make before it hung up. Again, VERY gently, those internal wires are small and will break with only a pound or two of force. I turned it back half of the turns and decided that was "middle" enough to work. In my case I noticed that I had a couple more turns of slack on the clockspring than the wheel would actually turn so I felt pretty safe with this method.
So for example, turned the clockspring (GENTLY) all the way counterclockwise, then turned it all the way clock wise, 6 whole turns. Then I turned it back counterclockwise 3 turns and installed it that way.
Worked for me anyways. Good luck.
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life saver
Literally since it fixes the airbags
After completion of installation my steering wheel is off about 20° help
Re install with 20 degree correction
NEVER set the airbag down AWAY from the car. ALWAYS KEEP IT TOUCHING THE CAR! Set it on the hood or the roof is PERFECT. Why? Because, it is safely out of the CAB, while you work. JUST KEEP IT TOUCHING THE CAR. (Then it maintains EQUAL static charge AS THE CAR. No static differential charge = SAFE!
sounds true, but i am not an engineer.
Ok