Hey guys,

A friend of mine has a 92 EG with a busted clock spring: no horn, no cruise, SRS light is on. I *know* I've seen a detailed writeup on here on how to safely replace this component (without the airbag going off!) but apparently I am retarded after the holiday weekend and I can't find it. Can someone direct me to this? Also, any helpful tips or hints on doing this procedure would be much appreciated. I will be putting in a used clock spring.

Thanks.

 

I had an EG back in the day... It had a digital clock. Wtf clock is in your 92? Or is "clock" an acronym for something else?

 

The spring-like mechanism in your steering column that creates the electrical contact between your airbag, horn, and cruise controls and the rest of the car. Sometimes called a clock reel, I think.

 

Thanks for adding clarity for that, you'll probably get more help now. The best I can do is show you a schematic of the steering column. If I were in your situation I'd start there and then move on to disassemble to find out what's not working

 

My post in this thread

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...t=clock+spring

 

If you're having trouble finding it in the service manual, honda refers to it as a cable reel.

 

The clock spring, or cable reel, is pretty easy to replace, but you have to be really careful with your replacement. They ship with a lock in place to keep them from spinning for a reason.

To replace the clock spring, you need to remove your wheel.

- First, disconnect your battery and let it sit for 5 minutes or so to allow any charge to dissipate in the system.

-Center your steering wheel. Pop the side panel off the wheel and use a hex driver to remove the airbag screw. I forget the size, but it's on the bigger side.

- Sitting in the passenger seat, lift out the airbag and disconnect it.

- Get a 19mm socket and a BFSW (big fking socket wrench) and remove the nut. The wheel should come right off.

- Take the lower dash panel off, then remove the metal knee bolster (held by 2 10mm bolts). You'll see the clock spring ribbon cable running on the underside of the steering column. Unplug it.

- There are 3 phillips screws that hold the clock spring on...remove them. The clock spring should lift off the spline and the cable should pull through easily.

Installation is basically the reverse. A couple things to note:

- as stated before, the new cable reel ships with a lock in place. You will need to remove it. IIRC, there is a special screw that requires a special hollowed out wrench to remove it (allen or hex...can't remember for sure). I just drilled out the center of that screw so I could put a standard allen wrench in it. This won't be an issue with a used part but...

- take great care to ensure you don't allow the reel to spin too far in any one direction, otherwise you may end up with another broken clock spring. This is why it's risky to buy a used one...you have to be sure it was removed and secured properly by the person that removed it from the donor vehicle. I would just buy a new one and be safe.

fm

 

I have a 92 honda accord srs light is on is there a way to reset these models. my horn works fine none of my airbags have been deployed.

 

This thread has helped me a lot in the past for everything that is steering wheel related:
https://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-d...wipers-814006/

EDIT: Argh... Sorry, didn't notice that this was a 4 year old thread bump.