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Chris1969
 


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How to replace a clockspring

Hiya,

I had to replace my clockspring a couple of weeks ago. Now I know for most on the forum this is a quick and simple job, but for a numpty like me it was a frightening task!

Because I did a loads of reading around on the forum before I did it, in the end it wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. Anyway, I have done a little write up with some pictures and shoved it in my gallery in case anyone else may find it useful. I have included what my symptons were and what fault code was showing up cos I thought that may be helpful for some...

Please feel free to pick it apart and tell me if there are things in there I have missed or put down wrongly so I can improve it.

This link should work for those who want to have a look:

http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/albums/use...cement.pdf


Thanks all Thumbs Up

Chris.
  
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Good write up bud will help out a lot I am sure.

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Great write up Thumbs Up

But I suspect it took you longer to do the write up than actually change the clock spring Laughing
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Nice one Chris Thumbs Up

Only thing I would add, is that if you keep the steering wheel bolt on a couple of turns, IF the steering wheel is stiff to remove from the splines, when it does let go, it saves you having a face full of steering wheel. Thumbs Up
Once it's loose on the splines, then no problem to remove the bolt. Thumbs Up
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Great document, but lousy timing, I could have used this last weekend !.

Just a couple of things I would add to make it perfect .... the wiki entry for a hard-reset reccommends connecting the battery leads together for 1 or 2 minutes to help discharge the capictors. For people who are not going to leave it overnight then I think it is suggested to leave it for 20 minutes.

Also you said the lower cover put up a fight, both the top and bottom on mine did not want to come out without a lot of force, but as there was enough movement in there I was still able to get access.

I bought a used clockspring and the previous owner had use a cable tie to stop it being rotated out of position, do new ones come with anything to restrain it that needs to be cut off before fitting it. I am just thinking that although the grey spindle needs to be at the bottom, in theory someone could rotate it a complete 360 degrees.

Don't mean to be "picky", just trying to make a great document even better Thumbs Up
  
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.. thanks gents Thumbs Up

Rolling with laughter .... Wiggs, your spot on! I can type quite quickly but it did still take longer than actually doing the change Razz . I had a burning desire to try and make a small contribution to the forum rather than just bleeding it dry for information. As someone once said, that's one small step for man, one giant leap for Chris Wink

Ian - good point! I shall add your tip in. I guess its not someting you think about unless you have indeed had a face full of steering wheel Mr. Green

Cheers....
  
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Nice one Chris Thumbs Up ..saved for when I need Very Happy
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... thanks Davro Very Happy

I will add tha about the hard reset. I said 30 mintues in the document because when I was looking around, different people say to leave it different lengths of time so I'm being cautious saying 30 mintues Mr. Green

With it rotating out of position, I didn't even think about that.. but a very good point! I guess if your not sure, an option would be to wind it one way as far as it will go... but carefully so you dont strain the cables... then back the other way as far as it will go, counting how many full rotations, then wind back the other way half the number of full rotations. Should then mean its centralised in terms of the internal cables...

I will add a few more comments to it Thumbs Up
  
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Great write up Thumbs Up
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Great write up Thumbs Up
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Excellent write up Thumbs Up
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Thats a great write up Chris..

I made a video on how I did this.. but its over 300MB big.. and cant upload vids here..

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Superb write-up, well done!
  
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Thank you Chris, really helpful information 👌
  
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Just out of interest I changed my clockspring unit today and noticed the wiring from the brown connector had previously been crushed somehow so this may have been the cause of my fault. But I had a new unit with new wiring attached so swapped whole thing anyway and fault cured.
  
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