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Reznuel, Took me longer than I planned on but I did get mine taken out today and did the continuity test. It worked.

Reznuel, Sorry to hear you are having problems. I have not tried it but I would assume a simple continuity check on the two connectors for the clock spring would suffice. My understanding is that all steering wheel controls run through that cable, but there are several wires in there and it...

No. It's more a "this is old coolant and the system needs to be flushed" pink. I've been using green but I didn't buy it long ago and have been meaning to flush it. It's just one of those things that you keep 'meaning to do' and never get done.

Everything looks good after getting it up to temperature and running through the gears. My coolant is looking a little pink. What does that mean? Thanks for the help guys!

I have spent the last week out of town doing a job from hell. I planned to drain my auto trans and replace the filter and refill. Simply enough. Only problem was that the sway bar brackets had to be cut off and those are apparently impossible to find. Anyway, got that cleared but now I have a...

It's a coil spring located in the steering wheel that allows the wheel to be turned while still maintaining electrical connections to the horn, cruise control, and air bag. Here is an excellent write-up. Let me know if you have any questions.

My local place has several in stock if you are planning to replace the clock spring. The website is Japanese Auto Wrecking.

Does your horn work? I would bet that your clockspring has gone out. I had this same condition when I bought my 4Runner six months ago. Easy part to pick up from a yard and install yourself.