In the steering colume? Whats a clock spring acually do?

(I tired to do a search on here and on google, but came up with stuff on how to remove them but never the Definition of one?)

 

Here.

 

thanks Jams!

 

Jams and Triton, sitting in a tree. K.I.S.S.I.N.G!!

 

 

It is the connection in the steering wheel that lets your horn, cruse, and airbag work while you turn the wheel

 

 

Mods....can't live with them, can't live without them

 

that's funny

 

What a bunch of knuckleheads.

 

What, embarrased? :o

 

Nope. I thought it was funny too.

 

Alright, reason why I asked about a clock spring is becuase I took the Mountaineer yesterday to the dealer for feeling that the steering wheel seems to have play in it, and over bumps, it clunks. They told me they found a bad Clock Spring. I told them to go a head and fix it, part was 60 bucks, Labor was 260 bucks! outch! Its nice and tight now, with no rattles.

I forgot to ask them in the frist place what makes a clock spring go bad like that?? Do you guys know?

 

Usually, a worn muffler bearing causes it to vibrate until it gets a hairline fracture in it...

 

Your clock spring went bad because your driving the vechicle.