OEM 2005 Ford Crown Victoria Clock Spring

2005 Ford Crown Victoria Clock Spring Parts Q&A

• Q: What Precautions Should Be Taken When Servicing the Clock Spring Assembly on 2005 Ford Crown Victoria?

  A: Safety glasses must be worn during Clock Spring assembly servicing to protect against accidental air bag deployment injuries while carrying a live air bag module with pointed air bag and trim cover away from your body. Depower the system before beginning. Before removing the steering wheel you must place the driver air bag module aside and adjust the road wheels to straight forward position. Two pieces of tape should be applied across the Clock Spring to stop any unwanted rotation when you take it off. The removal of lower and upper steering column shrouds requires putting the tilt steering column in its fully upright position. This removal process demands that you first take out the tilt column lever and three screws and then free the retainers to extract the lower shroud. Detach the Clock Spring electrical connector after which you can slide off the Clock Spring from the steering column by releasing its retaining clips. Vehicles needing new Clock Spring elements must remove the key that stops the rotor wheel at center position then eliminates any turning motion. To recenter the Clock Spring make sure the road wheels face forward before turning the rotor counterclockwise until it stops and continuing by turning it clockwise until arrow markers match before performing a complete two-turn clockwise rotation for center point discovery. Use the same Clock Spring in repairs by carefully removing the tape without rotating it then fit the Clock Spring flats onto the steering column and push the component onto position. Reconnect the Clock Spring electrical connector before you put the upper steering column shroud in place and connect the shift lever boot to the column followed by installing the lower shroud while tightening three screws which you must finish with installing the tilt column lever and steering wheel and the driver air bag module. Complete the system power cycle after inspecting the SRS to verify its complete functionality with zero detected faults before you send the car out.