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

[Dangercart1]

My airbag light is on right now, I just recently took the dash apart in a futile attempt to change my heater core, and since i put it back together the light has been on, I can't find any loose or damaged wires, so i tried to reset the airbag ECU, only to find out that I don't know how. So how do you go about resetting the airbag ECU? Also i should add that my lovely girlfriend dropped a magnet on top of the airbag computer that is located under the center console while I had it apart. I was told that this should have no affect since the battery was disconnected. Any help would be very appreciated, Thanks!