Clockspring Assembly / Spiral Cable: Service and Repair

Cable Reel Replacement

Removal
1. Make sure the front wheels are aligned straight ahead.
2. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait at least 3 minutes.
3. Remove the driver's airbag.




4. Disconnect the connector (A) from the cable reel, then remove the steering wheel bolt (B).
5. Confirm that the front wheels point straight ahead, then remove the steering wheel with a steering wheel puller. Do not tap on the steering wheel or steering column shaft when removing the steering wheel.
6. Carefully guide the driver's airbag connector through the opening in the steering wheel as you remove the steering wheel.




7. Remove the dashboard lower cover (A).




8. Remove the column cover screws (A), then remove the column covers (B, C).




9. Disconnect the dashboard wire harness 4P connector (A) from the cable reel 4P connector (B), then disconnect the dashboard wire harness 13P connector (C) from the cable reel (D).




10. Release the lock tab (A) under the cable reel connector with a 90° hook shaped tool (B). Slide the tool below the cable reel connector just above the lock tab. Release the lower lock tab (C), and slide the cable reel off the column.

Installation
1. Before installing the steering wheel, align the front wheels straight ahead.
2. If not already done, disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait at least 3 minutes.




3. Set the turn signal cancelling sleeve (A) so that the projections (B) are aligned vertically.




4. Carefully install the cable reel (A) on the steering column shaft. Then connect 13P connector (B) to the cable reel, and connect the 4P connector (C) to the dashboard wire harness 4P connector (D).
5. Install the steering column covers.




6. If necessary, center the cable reel (New replacement cable reels come centered.). Do this by first rotating the cable reel clockwise until it stops. Then rotate it counterclockwise (about 3 turns) until the arrow mark (A) on the cable reel label points straight up.




7. Align the projections on the cable reel with the holes on the steering wheel, and install the steering wheel with a new steering wheel bolt (A), then reconnect the connector.
8. Install the driver's airbag.
9. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.
10. Connect the HDS and erase the DTCs.
11. After installing the cable reel, confirm proper system operation:
- Turn the ignition switch ON (II); the SRS indicator should come on for about 6 seconds and then go off.
- After the SRS indicator has turned off, turn the steering wheel fully left and right to confirm the SRS indicator does not come on.
- Make sure the horn works.
- Make sure the cruise control works.
- Make sure the steering wheel audio controls work.
- Make sure the HandsFreeLink system works.
- Make sure there are no DTCs.