OEM Jeep Compass Clock Spring

Jeep Compass Clock Spring Parts and Q&A

• Clockspring
  5156106AG
  Q: How to Install a Clock Spring Assembly on Jeep Compass?

  A:

  To avoid the air bag being deployed by accident, disable the supplemental restraint system, then isolate the battery negative cable and wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before proceeding. A replacement Clock Spring should have a molded plastic locking pin and this should be in place until the Steering Wheel is in; you have to center it again if you remove it early. Position the steering wheel exactly straight and apply the lock before you continue. Should you replace the Clock Spring, put the multifunction switch jumper harness from the old switch onto the new one or secure a new jumper harness instead. Slide the Clock Spring onto the steering column upper shaft and attach the three instrument panel wire harness connectors to the back of the Clock Spring case. Fix the Clock Spring to the lock housing of the steering column with the three screws, beginning with the lower right screw, the upper left and finishing with the upper right screw. Tighten the screws to 3 Nm (27 in. lbs.) or they will produce noise when the steering wheel turns. Replace the left and right multifunction switches on the Clock Spring and then fix the upper and lower shrouds onto the steering column. Move the steering column all the way up and lock it, then attach the steering wheel as you did in reverse. Disconnect the plastic locking pin from the Clock Spring rotor and put back the battery negative cable.
• Clockspring
  5156138AC
  Q: How to Remove the Clock Spring Assembly on Jeep Compass?

  A:

  To take out the Clock Spring Assembly, begin by turning off the supplemental restraint system, unattach and isolate the vehicle's negative Battery Cable and wait around two minutes to let the air bag system discharge. Until the Steering Wheel is in place, the plastic locking pin in the service replacement Clock Spring should not be removed; if you do so, the Clock Spring needs to be re-centered. Put the steering wheel in the middle position and secure the steering system before you begin. First, cut off the battery negative cable, then lift the steering wheel from its shaft. If you use the old Clock Spring, make sure the rotor is secured to the case to hold the steering wheel in place until it's reinstalled. Drop the height of the steering column all the way down and remove both the upper and lower shrouds. Unplug the right multifunction switch from the Clock Spring and do the same for the left switch. First, remove the screws connecting the Clock Spring to the steering column lock curcuit housing. After that, pull the Clock Spring away from the steering column and disconnect all three of its wire harnesses from the back of the Clock Spring case.