I didn't get good pics because dealing with this mess can be a 3 handed affair.
What happened? The typical Airbag light flashing 32. Horn and cruise control still worked.
Of course this is an obsolete part that is hard to come by, and if one can be found it's pricey.
Parts house alternatives didn't have the correct connections.
So I took it apart. Once I had the steering wheel off, I dismantled the clockspring in place on the column.
Did not take long to find the problem.
Just 2 wires broken. The cause of this was a brittle piece of blue plastic. It appears to have been a type
of follower or strain relief? Whatever it was for it made a mess, kinking up the ribbon in several places.
Next step, lift tab and push the connector out the back of the front cover.
The two wires will pass through the slot.
I didn't get a pic, but there is a blue cap covering this connector.
It has several small tabs to carefully deal with. Now the de-soldering can begin.
The damage was close enough that I was able to cut it back and re-solder to the connector.
Here is the damaged section removed. about 11ish inches.
Everything was still long enough to turn the wheel lock to lock without breaking it again.
Airbag code went away, horn and cruise still work. Nothing caught fire.
I will say re-wrapping the clockspring just right so there is plenty of slack in both directions
is the hardest part. Hopefully, I'll score a spare soon but this will do for now.
What happened? The typical Airbag light flashing 32. Horn and cruise control still worked.
Of course this is an obsolete part that is hard to come by, and if one can be found it's pricey.
Parts house alternatives didn't have the correct connections.
So I took it apart. Once I had the steering wheel off, I dismantled the clockspring in place on the column.
Did not take long to find the problem.
Just 2 wires broken. The cause of this was a brittle piece of blue plastic. It appears to have been a type
of follower or strain relief? Whatever it was for it made a mess, kinking up the ribbon in several places.
Next step, lift tab and push the connector out the back of the front cover.
The two wires will pass through the slot.
I didn't get a pic, but there is a blue cap covering this connector.
It has several small tabs to carefully deal with. Now the de-soldering can begin.
The damage was close enough that I was able to cut it back and re-solder to the connector.
Here is the damaged section removed. about 11ish inches.
Everything was still long enough to turn the wheel lock to lock without breaking it again.
Airbag code went away, horn and cruise still work. Nothing caught fire.
I will say re-wrapping the clockspring just right so there is plenty of slack in both directions
is the hardest part. Hopefully, I'll score a spare soon but this will do for now.
