Restraints System (Service Information): CLOCKSPRING: Installation: Installation

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, Occupant Classification System (OCS), seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

NOTE:

Before starting this procedure, be certain to turn the steering wheel until the front wheels are in the straight-ahead position and be certain that the entire steering system is locked or inhibited from rotation.

Fig 1: Housing, Latches, Clockspring & Tabs

Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC

Carefully slide the clockspring (4) down over the steering column upper shaft far enough to align and engage the interconnect terminal pins of the clockspring with the interconnect receptacle (5) of the Steering Column Control Module (SCCM) mounting housing (1).
Press the clockspring onto the SCCM mounting housing until each of the four latch features (2) of the clockspring is engaged over the latch tabs (6) on the outer circumference of the SCCM mounting housing.
Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors to the back of the SCCM mounting housing.
Reinstall the upper and lower shrouds onto the steering column. Refer to SHROUD, STEERING COLUMN, LOWER, INSTALLATION and SHROUD, STEERING COLUMN, UPPER, INSTALLATION .
Move the steering column back to the fully raised position and move the tilt release lever back to the locked (up) position.
If a new clockspring is being installed, remove (break off) the red locking tab (3) that secures the clockspring rotor to the clockspring case.
Reinstall the steering wheel onto the upper steering column shaft. Be certain to align and insert the rotational lugs on the steering wheel hub into the slots in the hub of the clockspring. Also, the steering wheel fastener MUST be tightened to the proper torque specification to ensure proper clockspring operation. Refer to WHEEL, STEERING, INSTALLATION .
Reconnect the steering wheel wire harness connectors to the upper clockspring connector receptacles.
Reinstall the Driver AirBag (DAB) onto the steering wheel. Refer to AIR BAG, DRIVER, INSTALLATION .
Do not reconnect the negative cable to the battery at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Verification Test procedure should be performed following service of any SRS component. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .