OEM 2006 Mercury Monterey Clock Spring

2006 Mercury Monterey Clock Spring Parts Q&A

• Q: What Safety Precautions Should Be Taken When Servicing the Clock Spring Assembly on 2006 Mercury Monterey?

  A: It is crucial to use safety glasses during Clock Spring assembly servicing because deployment risks will be minimized and live air bag modules should always be handled with the trim cover facing away from your body. Thorough handwashing is needed to eliminate remaining sodium hydroxide residue after release of air bag. air bag module connectors must never be probed and customers should obtain new air bag modules when trim covers become damaged or discolored instead of conducting repairs. A thorough inspection of SRS operation without faults should be performed to return the vehicle to its customer. The system dampening process must be completed while making sure wheels face forward before removing the wheel. You must remove the three screws on the steering column opening cover and then extract the trim panel while detaching both steering column reinforcement screws and lower cover. After removing the lower shroud screws of three and the tilt column handle, detach the lower steering column shroud. After setting the cylinder to RUN position use the tab to push and extract the lock cylinder. To reach the transceiver you need to uninstall the lower instrument cluster finish panel, upper steering column shroud, PATS transceiver screw, as well as the transceiver unit itself. Two strips of masking tape must be applied to the Clock Spring to stop unintentional rotation when it will be reused. Disconnect the Clock Spring electrical connectors before detaching the wire harness which allows you to slide off the Clock Spring from its position on the steering column. To install the Clock Spring maintain inner housing stability while rotating the rotor counterclockwise until resistance occurs then finish with a clockwise rotation of three turns. The Clock Spring should match the steering column position with its retainers snapping into correct placement after you also put the wire harness into the designated holders. The electrical connectors need to be connected while implementing the key-in-ignition warning switch and uninstalling the retaining pin for new Clock Springs. Reposition the PATS transceiver and its screw along with the upper shroud and lower instrument cluster finish panel before setting the ignition lock cylinder to its full position while maintaining alignment. Fasten the lower shroud after installing three lower screws and the tilt column handle and steering column reinforcement and two reinforcement screws must be tightened to 12 Nm (9 lb-ft). Circular installation ends with the lower opening cover tight with three lower screws at 12 Nm torque value and subsequent wheel attachment followed by system power restoration.