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Old Dec 2, 2016 | 12:23 AM
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Clockspring?`

So I don't have my manual right now, but i got my 96 f150 from my brother.

horns dont work, cruise control doesnt work, and the airbag light is blinking

He says its the clockspring. Can anyone confirm this?

I was looking one up at work, and they are like 200 bucks and special order...

Plus they dont look fun to replace.


Whats the word guys?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2016 | 12:45 AM
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Sounds like the clockspring. $140 + shipping from RockAuto
 
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Old Dec 2, 2016 | 02:38 AM
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You can get a Dorman clock spring for a little over $60 at most stores.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2016 | 07:19 AM
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I have done several, got them from Rock auto, easy to replace, follow directions from either on line or manual.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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An oldie but goody:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...ockspring.html

Mine was about $ 114 Motorcraft.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001
You can get a Dorman clock spring for a little over $60 at most stores.
The one for my '94 was $35.99 at Advance with the discount code. For either '95 or '96 the price about tripled.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 08:19 PM
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These should be the same for 94-96 since they all have an air bag.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2016 | 12:01 AM
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they arent, and the ones for a 96 have been hard to find.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2018 | 03:02 PM
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clockspring pretty easy to fix if it will help follow this link to my fix--
hope it will help
 
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Old Feb 27, 2018 | 07:15 AM
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Airbag light started blinking 6 months and cruise control and Horn just quit working.

I went to O'Reilly's to look for a relay and the guys said that when they put in Horn and cruise control at the same time it pulled up a connector issue on the screen, does anybody know anything about that?
 
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Old Feb 27, 2018 | 07:32 AM
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The blinking is a code.

X number of blinks, pause, Y number of blinks. Longer pause, repeat of sequence.

If you lost cruise & horn, chances are, it is the clock spring that needs to be replaced.

Start at the top of this thread & re-read & watch video.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2018 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Scndsin
The blinking is a code.

X number of blinks, pause, Y number of blinks. Longer pause, repeat of sequence.

If you lost cruise & horn, chances are, it is the clock spring that needs to be replaced.

Start at the top of this thread & re-read & watch video.

That's not the answer I wanted to hear, LOL.

I tore my whole steering column apart about a year ago and replaced a bunch of broken and worn out parts.

So it looks like I'm going to get to have a little more fun.

Thank you!
 
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Old Feb 27, 2018 | 11:27 AM
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Well if you've rebuilt a column, you're one up on me.

I plan on grabbing a complete one from the JY just to have on hand & practice eventually.

Welcome to FTE.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2018 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Scndsin
Well if you've rebuilt a column, you're one up on me.

I plan on grabbing a complete one from the JY just to have on hand & practice eventually.

Welcome to FTE.

Thank you and I started to get nervous because I did not take pictures or record anything and kept finding broken Pick-n-Pull Parts all the way to the firewall.

Up until 2 years ago I had never even changed oil before .Since then I've saved almost $4,000 in labor working on this truck.

I tell you, YouTube is a godsend for me!

Oh and these forms of course . . .
 
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Old Feb 27, 2018 | 12:32 PM
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Glad you got a bit of it.
 
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