The Clockspring

[teosma]

Hi everybody, i'm looking for some help (like always...)

 

So, i wanted to known, if it's hard to replace the clockspring?

Can i do it by myself, or do i make it by "Ford"?

 

I'm waiting yours answers.....

 

have a good day, best regards, Greg...

[viking]

It's quite easy to replace but you must be careful not to trigger the airbag. I can only advise on the mark 1 1995 to 2000.

Disconnect the battery for at least half an hour before starting work (most important). Centralise the steering wheel and pull the steering column adjusting lever up. Move the column down and outwards as far as it will go. Remove the 2 torx screws on the underside of the wheel. Carefully lift the airbag assemby from the wheel and disconnect the wiring connector. Put the airbag somewhere safe ! Remove the upper and lower steering shrouds, 3 screws underneath and 2 on top. The upper and lower shrouds will then unclip. Disconnect the airbag wiring connector. Now release the steering lock if it has engaged. Remove the bolt in the middle of the wheel and remove the steering Wheel carefully threading the cable out. When refitting torque up bolt to 40Nm or 30 lbf/ft. They say use a new bolt but Fords don't bother. Disconnect the 2 horn wiring connectors from the clockspring. Remove the 3 retaining screws and take off the clockspring. The new clockspring should already be centralised . If it is not then centralise the spring like this : depress the locking tab/plunger and rotate the outer rotor anti-clockwise until it becomes tight. Now rotate the outer rotor clockwise 2.75 turns then release the locking tab/plunger and make sure the rotor is locked . Now reassemble as above in reverse. Put a bit of molybdenum disulphide grease (same grease as used on cv joints) on the horn slip rings. After reassembly the fault code may need resetting.

[gregers]

perhaps this need to be added to the faqs?nik?