How to Reset the Clock Spring on a 2001 Jeep Wrangler
- 1). Remove the negative battery cable from the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench.
- 2). Remove the airbag retaining screws on the rear of the steering wheel that retain the airbag module to the steering wheel. Use a Phillips screwdriver. Pull the module from the steering wheel and unplug the electrical connection running from the clock spring to the airbag module.
- 3). Remove the steering wheel hub nut with a socket wrench.
- 4). Unplug the electrical connection for the horn from the steering wheel.
- 5). Attach a steering wheel puller to the steering wheel and the steering column shaft. Turn the center bolt on the puller aligned with the shaft clockwise to detach the steering wheel from the shaft. Remove the steering wheel and puller.
- 6). Pull the clock spring toward the front of the shaft. Properly center the clock spring, positioning the arrow on the spring facing straight upward, the flats on the rotor facing horizontally and the electrical connection at the bottom of the spring. Set the spring against the steering column components.
- 7). Set the steering wheel into position over the clock spring, running the horn wire and airbag module connection through the holes on the steering wheel.
- 8). Install the steering wheel hub nut with a torque wrench, tightening it to 40 foot-pounds.
- 9). Connect the electrical connection for the horn wire to the steering wheel.
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Connect the electrical connection to the airbag module. Set the module against the steering wheel and install the retaining screws with a torque wrench and Phillips head bit. Tighten the screws to 90 inch-pounds. - 11
Attach the negative battery cable to the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench.
