Hi gang.

Lost my clock spring in the truck and got a new unit from FTE parts guy ford dealer as I could not find any aftermarket units for a 96 and local dealer was $55 more. It came with no instructions. All the pictures and write up I see on the site show some sort of yellow spider fixture holding the unit the ford unit don’t have this.
Do I just center the wheel and install it? Do I need to unlock it somehow? Do I need to pre-wind it?
The local dealer is no good I didn’t buy it there they will not help….

Thanks for the help

 

From the Ford Shop Manual

Air Bag Sliding Contact Assembly

Removal
1. Make sure that vehicle's front wheels are in the straight-ahead position and steering column shaft alignment mark is at the 12 o'clock position.

2. Disconnect battery to starter relay cable for at least one minute to let the air bag backup power supply discharge.

3. Remove steering wheel as described in this section.

4. Remove lower right and left mouldings from instrument panel by pulling up and out of retainer.

5. Remove instrument panel lower trim panel and steering column shroud (3530).

6. Disconnect air bag sliding contact wire harness.

7. Apply two strips of tape across air bag sliding contact stator and rotor to prevent accidental rotation.

8. Remove three screws retaining air bag sliding contact, disconnect from wire harness, and pull air bag sliding contact off steering column shaft.


Installation
1. Make sure that vehicle's front wheels are in the straight-ahead position and steering column shaft alignment mark is at the 12 o'clock position.

2. Align air bag sliding contact to column shaft and mounting bosses and slide air bag sliding contact onto the shaft.

3. Install three retaining screws. Tighten screws to 2-3 N-m (18-26 in-lb). Remove tape strips.
NOTE:
If a new air bag sliding contact is being installed, remove the plastic lock mechanism after air bag sliding contact is secured to column.

4. Route air bag sliding contact down steering column shaft and connect to wire harness.

5. Install steering column shroud and instrument cluster mask (10890).

6. Install steering wheel as described in this section.
NOTE:
When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the powertrain control module relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 10 miles or more to relearn the strategy.

7. Connect battery to starter relay cable. Refer to «Section 01-20B» or «Section 01-20C».

8. Verify air bag warning indicator.