The procedure to work on the Clock Spring assembly or spiral cable starts with following all safety instructions which require waiting one minute past
Battery Cable disconnect before removing electronic
Air Bag Control Module or supplemental restraint system electrical connectors to avoid unintentional
Air Bag deployment. When performing work on the air bag system workers must always wear safety glasses and should never use radio keycode savers during the process. Position a live air bag with its bag and trim cover facing away from your body at a surface which has the trim cover mounted upwards. Cleaning with soap and water should follow the deployment phase to eliminate residual sodium hydroxide from skin. The first step involves disconnecting the ground battery wire and
Steering Wheel adjustment before taking out the steering column lower and upper shrouds. Follow this by removing the steering wheel and disconnecting all electrical connectors where you will detach both the sliding contact electrical connector and multifunction switch after depressing the retaining tangs. The three retaining tangs of the air bag sliding contact need a thin-bladed screwdriver to release them before feeding electrical connectors through the column aperture for complete sliding contact removal. Follow this procedure when installing by rotating the inner rotor counterclockwise completely until it stops before clockwise rotation to 2.75 turns for proper alignment between marking points leading to tab insertion. The failure of components can be prevented by following the correct centralization procedures. Put together the sliding contact while making sure the retaining tangs securely fit into place before placing the multifunction switches on their appropriate spots until the tangs lock. Complete the electrical connection to the steering column and attach the steering wheel before reattaching both shrouds of the steering column.