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[rrab1]

I'm new at this diesel stuff and I would like to know, is there really a clock spring or is this a (joke )in the diesel world

 

[LSMITH]

It is real, but you need a bucket of blue steam and 10 feet of flight line to clean it. Just kidding, it is a part of the truck, inside the steering coloumn, something to do with the airbag.

 

[Evan A. Beck]

The clockspring is the multi-circuit link between the steering column and the steering wheel. They're pricey to replace... I have done a few of them before in some '92 Rams.

 

[klenger]

I assume that the reason they call it a clock spring is because it looks like one, and goes around the steering column to connect the electronics in the steering wheel to the rest of the truck. It is like a clock spring so that it can stay connected while turning the wheel. Never seen one.



Now, could you get me 10 gallons of prop wash please.

 

[Driftwood Ram]

Originally posted by LSMITH

It is real, but you need a bucket of blue steam and 10 feet of flight line to clean it. Just kidding, it is a part of the truck, inside the steering coloumn, something to do with the airbag.

And here all the time I thought you need to use relative bearing grease

 

[RustyJC]

Yes, Virginia, There Really IS a Clock Spring

You'll need a pipe stretcher and left-handed Stilson to install it! It wouldn't hurt to have a sky hook ready just in case you need to lift the truck. It would be a good idea to go ahead and install a high performance set of muffler bearings at the same time as well as change the air in the tires from summer air to winter air.



Rusty

 

[wcaldwell]

I thought we had to get about a quart of prop wash to properly clean it then use the relative bearing grease to keep it from crunching. Someone told me we had to have a left-handed hammer in order to get it back in place once it's been removed.

 

[redneckdr]

installation

don't forget the blue flame wrench if things really get bad!!

 

[MCummings]

Got a question..

So if you unplug your batteries on the truck,, Do you have to reset the CLOCK spring?



I was thinking (watchout!) What if your clock spring ran a little slow?? Would that mean that if you got in an accident hard enough to set the airbag off,, would the airbag go off in a delayed fashion? Say, If you hit a tree at 35MPH would your airbag go off 15 seconds after the impact? After all,, not all clocks are perfect, some run faster, and some run slower. If it ran faster, does that mean it would go off right BEFORE hitting something?



Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?



MerrickNJr

 

[Shovelhead]

Clockspring?

Do we need to adjust it for daylight savings time?

 

[Mark_Kendrick]

STOP, PEASE. . people here at work are wondering what I'm laughing at. . and they'll never get it!!! LMAO

 

[jwgary]

clockspring removal

It is a lot easier to remove the clockspring if you use a metric adjustable wrench.