Clockspring question - help!?, how do you know if yours is broken? Options

[GriffGirl]

So I installed my airbag wiring harness adapter the other night, reset the airbag ECU, and all was good and right with the world. The next morning I go to back out of my driveway, and as I back onto the street & turn the wheel, there's resistance, like something's tugging on it, but I'm in traffic and I HAVE to turn it. So I do, and I hear a SNAP from inside the steering wheel, but now it turns just fine. And just like that, I had about 10 seconds of no airbag light and now of course it's back on... blaringly red, taunting me. I hate that little man.

I checked my connector last night, and it looks fine, nothing came disconnected. Couldn't reset the airbag ECU though, light will NOT go off. I'm wondering if I snapped my clockspring. What methods are there for me to check? I'm so dismayed...

edit: just went out and checked my horn. No horn. damnit all to H-E-double hockey sticks. Cruise isn't a good test, not sure if I got it connected properly, just resoldered it last night anyway.

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Apr 8, 2010 - 12:48 PM

[hurley97]

I think you may have a bad clockspring. The horn runs through it, the airbag, and the cruise. So if your airbag light is on and the horn doesn't work and the cruise doesn't work (assuming) then that's probably your issue.


Off topic... your ST came with cruise but no power windows and doors? Why would someone order a car with cruise but no power locks and windows?

[GriffGirl]

Off topic... your ST came with cruise but no power windows and doors? Why would someone order a car with cruise but no power locks and windows?

Beats the hell outta me... maybe it was someone's idea of a bad joke. Or someone figured they could just put the cruise control on so that they could reach way the hell across the car to roll up/down the passenger side window. (but not adjust the mirror, mind you. It came equipped with power mirrors, too)

I think you're right about the clockspring. I won't even tell you what I did to make it snap, but I'll just say it was SHEER stupidity and lesson learned. I found one on car-part.com at a yard in Utah for $45, I'll have it in my stupid little hands on Wednesday.