need help horn quite and airbag light flashes. cruse control
quite checked fusees and plug ins

 

You may have a bad clockspring. The clockspring is the device that allows all of the neat functions on the stering wheel (airbag,horn, cruisecontrol) to have electrical connectivity and still rotate through 360 deg.

The following is from someone who done it.
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TECH: How to replace clock spring
I just replaced my clock spring last week and wanted to share what I learned.

1: Make sure your wheels are pointing straight ahead
2: Disconnect battery
3: Remove the four screws that hold on air bag from the backside of the steering wheel
4: Disconnect and remove the airbag
5: Disconnect the connections going to the horn and cruise control buttons
6: Remove the bolt that holds on the steering wheel and use a puller to get it off
7: Unscrew the tilt lever from the column
8: Remove the three screws that hold on the steering column cover and remove the lower portion
9: Remove the ignition switch by inserting your key and turning it to the on position and inserting the end of a paper clip in the access hole in the bottom of the switch housing to depress the pin that holds the switch in
10: Remove the top half off the steering column cover
11: Remove the lower dash panel that is directly below the steering column by removing the two screws on the lower side and gently pulling toward the drivers seat to release the pins that just snap in on the top side of the panel
12: Remove the clock spring assembly from the column and disconnect all connections
13: Put in new clock spring and reconnect then put everything back in reverse order


This whole job only took about an hour and is very simple. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF IT.

GOOD LUCK!

 

Just remember to wait 5 minutes after disconnecting the battery before you play with the air bag, most systems are designed to hold reserve power for 2 minutes. Don't be to worried though i see lots of mechanics replace them without even disconnecting the battery.

Another thing, some parts guys have never heard of a clockspring, the correct name for it, that is in there computer is a spiral cable assembly.

-Jon

 

Ford4ever,

I recently replaced a clockspring assembly in a '91 crown vic. I got the part from my local Ford dealer and it was labled "clockspring assmebly".

 

Thats cool, i've ordered them for other non-ford vehicles and they look at me funny when i say clockspring. Of course some of the foreign cars still call there alternators "generators"!

-Jon