What a Car’s Clock Sping is, and What it Does ~VIDEO~
Hey guys,
I got a video for you today. A while back I mentioned a part called a Clock Spring. I didn’t say anything else about it. As luck would have it, I replaced one the other day. Since I had the spare part, I thought that I would shoot a quick video and show you how it works.
Well, that pretty much explains it. If you have any questions, post them up in the comments. Also, go to Technician Database, that is the forum was talking about. Be sure to go and post in the “First 50”! I really want to give something cool away.
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Your dog tripped me out. She was paying a lot of attention to the picture in the background. lol. Nice bit of info.
I we think that she could see herself. She does the same thing when she looks into the fire place, it’s hilarious!
I love your video posts.
How do you know when the clock spring is broken or needs replacing?
Thanks Jeremy,
There are a few things that can go wrong when a clock spring goes bad.
The most common things are,
1) the airbag light will be on. This is due to a bad connection to the drivers airbag.
2) The horn, or other buttons on the steering wheel will not work.
3) It can make a funny noise, almost like a scratching sound when turning the wheel.
Cool, good to know. So this means that not ALL airbag lights means that the car was in an accident.
Is it bad if it makes the scratching/clicking noise? Something happened to mine it wouldn’t let me turn so I forced it and I heard something break and now it clicks when I turn the wheel. Is it dangerous to drive it like this? Other than the clicking it doesn’t give me any problems and everything still works fine.
Hey April,
That is a great question. It should be okay. It may be annoying, but not dangerous,
I’ve noticed on Chrysler that the horn won’t work, but have not seen that much with other cars with my experience.
On a Ford the air bag light will flash code 32. Three long blinks then two shorter ones.
GM cars flash 7 times then go off if everything is ok. That is normal for them.
Hope this info was helpful.
Is there a way to just repair this piece rather than replace the entire thing? If it’s a simple piece I like to think there should be a way to. But maybe not. Thanks
It depends on how it failed.. My guess is it will be tough to make a repair that will hold up…
I was replacing the lower steering shaft on my f150 and the wheel spun when i disconnected the lower shaft. It now clicks when I turn the wheel, is it the clock spring that is making that noise?
I am told that I need a Clock Spring for my 2002 Volvo v70. Some of the problems I have are…
Horn don’t work
message that air bag needs servicing.
at times the gauges will and won’t work(temp,gas,etc)
at times the messages panel will flicker real quick.
Would the last two problems be caused by a faulty clock spring. It would seem like the 1st two listed would.
Thanks Phil
would a faulty clock spring cause the steering column to lock