• Welcome Visitor! Please take a few seconds and Register for our forum. Even if you don't want to post, you can still 'Like' and react to posts.

Clock spring!


mjstef

New Member
Joined
Dec 5, 2012
Messages
6
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Vehicle Year
2001
Make / Model
ford
Transmission
Automatic
I have not had Cruise Control since i bought this ranger last year. Finally got tore into it and everything checks out. Pressure switch ohms correct, Recall done, Fuse good so even though my horn works and the airbag light isn't on i am assuming a bad clock spring. Took out the clock spring and i THING when the former owner had the airbag deploy they might have also replaced the clockspring with the wrong one! There is 1 plug with 2 wires, (airbag right?) and the bigger plug only has 2 wires. Par # is F87B-14A664-BC Can't see how 2 wires would run Cruise Control?

Anyways i took apart a 97 Explorer in my backlot and that clockspring has 2 wires for the airbag and either 5 or 6 on the big plug. It's an Eddie Bauer but same buttons in the steering wheel. 5 or six wires makes more sense for cruise control. Any thoughts??
 


Spott

Spott

Member
TRS Banner 2012-2015
Joined
Nov 28, 2010
Messages
925
Reaction score
21
Points
18
Location
SE Idaho
Vehicle Year
2000
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
4WD
The first gens used 3 wires for horn and cruise. One wire was for 12v to the button assembly, one wire was for ground, and the third wire was "signal"....it carried different voltages depending on which button was pressed, and those signals went to the horn relay and the cruise module.

You could possibly do that with two wires, using the steering column itself as the third ground "wire".

I wouldn't assume a bad clock spring, because you haven't eliminated many other parts in the system. There's the wiring from the clock spring to the cruise module, the cruise module itself, the brake and clutch switches, the wiring from the module to the cruise servo, the servo itself, the linkage from the servo to the throttle, and possibly some vacuum lines and the dump valve at the brake, if it's a vacuum servo.

I recommend you find a service manual that shows all of this, or look it up on autozone (free registration required), and then proceed systematically. Test everything, starting at the buttons, and once you find something that doesn't behave as it should, you can determine WHY it doesn't behave.

Then fix it. It might be as simple as a loose connector or a rotten vacuum line.

Let us know what you find,
Spott
 
TwoTrackMind

TwoTrackMind

New Member
Joined
Nov 23, 2008
Messages
135
Reaction score
2
Points
0
Location
in my truck mostly, but I do hit the house in Mich
Vehicle Year
1998 et al
Make / Model
Ford/AutoZone
Engine Size
3.0L at best
Transmission
Manual
Sorry I'm Tardy

Just ran across your post... Yes your right. It seams you have a spring for a truck "without power equipment" (cruise, remote key entry, etc.). You'll have to replace it with the correct spring to get the cruise working (provided something else isn't wrong).
 

Attachments

You must log in or register to reply here.

Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Members online

Total: 721 (members: 5, guests: 716)

Member & Vendor Upgrades

For a small yearly donation, you can support this forum and receive a 'Supporting Member' banner, or become a 'Supporting Vendor' and promote your products here. Click the banner to find out how.

Latest posts

Truck of The Month


Shran
April Truck of The Month

Recently Featured

Want to see your truck here? Share your photos and details in the forum.

Follow TRS On Instagram

Latest Album Photos

Hunters
20240409_190831.jpg
20240409_190818.jpg
20240409_180824.jpg
20240409_182648.jpg
20240409_181010.jpg
20240408_175026.jpg
99 Ranger
20200706_161414.jpg
20240207_155117.jpg
20240207_155111.jpg
20240207_154537 - Copy.jpg

TRS Events

25th Anniversary Sponsors

Check Out The TRS Store


Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Sponsored Ad


Amazon Deals

Top