hello i replaced my steering wheel last night and i have a question! what the heck is the clock spring and what dows it do? also for those who have put in an aftermarket steering wheel how the heck do i get rid of the SRS light now that i removed my airbag? okay that's about it thanks for the help

clock spring? i have no idea what that is...for the warning light, remove the instrument cluster and take out the bulb for that light so it wont light up

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I wish I could help you out. But i dont know what it is either. When i took off my steering wheel, i wondered the same thing. Ill look at my chiltons tonight.



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thanks for the info i will try and see if i can fake the sensor with a resistor or something and i will let you all know what happens

A clock spring if for your airbag. ARe you getting the SRS light? YOu'll also find it called a spiral cable alot of times. IT just connects the steering column to the airbag.

my srs light is on because i removed the airbag and clock spring to put my sparco wheel on, but what exactly does the clock spring do? it is a ring with a gear inside with reference points

The clock spring is a device that has a sensor that makes the final determination on whether or not the airbags fire. Once the clockspring activates the SRS system, both bags blow. That is why both bags blow at the same time.
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soooo....if i took it out the airbag will not fire? on either side? if so is there any way to fake the sensor out with a resistor so the passenger side airbag will still be operational even though i do not have the driver's side airbag in?
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I work in a scrap yard and have pulled hmm mabye 700 or 800 air bag systems out or almost any car you can think of. the clock spring is full of spiral wire that gives slack when the wheel is being turned so it dont bind the wire. it dont give the command to set off the bags thats the job of the air bag computer which is mounted under the console.