GreyhoundGuy
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Just wanted to post a PSA about replacing the clock spring. Don't let it intimidate you!
A while ago, my horn stopped working. Like others, at first, I could have the horn sound briefly if turning, but then it went out completely. However, I knew it wasn't the horn because the panic button would activate the horn. I was fairly confident it was the clock spring. But... me being lazy, I just let it go.
Recently, my airbag light came on intermittently over a few days. I checked with my local service guy (no dealer nearby) and he confirmed that it was most likely the clock spring. I decided to stop being lazy and fix it.
I got this part off of ebay, then found this video on YouTube showing the process of replacing the clock spring on a 2015 4R. With a bit of patience, everything went perfectly.
The only variation from the video was that around the 4:23 mark, they show their new part. It contains a blue attachment (steering sensor?) that they bought with it. The part I bought did not include this part, so I just took it off the old clock spring and attached it to the new one.
All told, it took a couple hours (mainly because I put the steering wheel on slightly cockeyed and had to redo the process of disconnecting the battery, waiting for discharge, removing the airbag, etc., in order to fix it), and the price was right.... right around $60.
I had the horn back immediately. The airbag light didn't go off for 10-12 startups. It eventually went away and hasn't come back.
Just wanted to share in case anyone is having issues with their horn, airbag light, and/or steering wheel buttons.
-GreyhoundGuy
A while ago, my horn stopped working. Like others, at first, I could have the horn sound briefly if turning, but then it went out completely. However, I knew it wasn't the horn because the panic button would activate the horn. I was fairly confident it was the clock spring. But... me being lazy, I just let it go.
Recently, my airbag light came on intermittently over a few days. I checked with my local service guy (no dealer nearby) and he confirmed that it was most likely the clock spring. I decided to stop being lazy and fix it.
I got this part off of ebay, then found this video on YouTube showing the process of replacing the clock spring on a 2015 4R. With a bit of patience, everything went perfectly.
The only variation from the video was that around the 4:23 mark, they show their new part. It contains a blue attachment (steering sensor?) that they bought with it. The part I bought did not include this part, so I just took it off the old clock spring and attached it to the new one.
All told, it took a couple hours (mainly because I put the steering wheel on slightly cockeyed and had to redo the process of disconnecting the battery, waiting for discharge, removing the airbag, etc., in order to fix it), and the price was right.... right around $60.
I had the horn back immediately. The airbag light didn't go off for 10-12 startups. It eventually went away and hasn't come back.
Just wanted to share in case anyone is having issues with their horn, airbag light, and/or steering wheel buttons.
-GreyhoundGuy
