Hello, I am not a new member I just have not posted anything for a LONG time.

I have been told by my local dealership that the clock spring is out on my truck.

To give you some back story, one day my horn went off in my truck while I was in the house and would not go off. So to fix it, I pulled the 15 amp fuse from the fuse box to shut it off. Then headed off to the dealer to get it looked at.

Apparently this is not going to be an easy fix and they wanted 500 dollars to fix it. I have looked on youtube and have seen some fixes done but nothing specific to the superduty.

I am going to be handling an air bag and taking the steering wheel off and I am a little apprehensive to say the least about doing this myself.

So, have any of you ford junkies actually done a clock spring replacement, and if you have can you make me feel better about actually doing this myself.

I can turn a wrench and follow instructions pretty well and have plenty of tools to get the job done. The airbag killing me while I am taking it apart however has me considering dropping it off at the dealer and bringing a fresh jar of Vaseline.

Thanks for the reply's.

Shane

Edit: I am an idiot, I guess it would help to know what I drive, 2004 f250 Superduty Lariat. 5.4 auto

 

subscribed. My fuse is currently pulled for the same reason. 2006 f250.

 

Had the clock spring on my 2003 E150 out a couple times. The first was 3 or 4 years ago when the ignition lock cylinder jammed up and I had to drill it out, the second time was just last year and due to the actual failure of the clock spring. The columns look almost identical but I have not had the one in my F250 apart, can't imagine it would be much different.

It was not that complex of a job at all. Its called a clock spring but it is just a ribbon cable connecting a stationary hub to a moveable hub. The hardest part of the job is pulling the wheel. I disconnected the battery and was cautious to avoid static discharge when disconnecting and reconnecting the airbag and had no problem either time. The airbag connectors have metal parts that ground the pins out as they are disconnected. I had to remove the plastic trim around the column and the knee panel from the dash to remove and replace the wires to the clock spring.

The new clock spring comes out of the box locked in the centered position, so start the job with the wheels pointing straight ahead. After you install the clock spring you pull the pin to release the two halves before you finish with reassembly.

After you take it apart you will see how it works, the new part having the lock key holds the clock spring assembly together and takes the guesswork out of getting the two halves back in the correct position. Really it's a simple job, the parts were about $90 if I remember correctly.

 

disconnect battery(s) for a minimum of 10 minutes before doing anything with air bags.

 

Thanks for the replys, I guess I will try to get it changed this weekend. It is supposed to be nice this weekend and I should have some time on Sunday to get it done.

If you don't here from me, someone make sure to contact the 1000 ways to die tv show and make sure you add f250 clock spring to the ways of dying.