fj40series
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1995 XJ Sport, no cruise control.
In the process of replacing my steering wheel, (stock for stock from same year) I managed to rip off and destroy the single black wire that connects the horn from the clock spring to the buttons on the wheel. There was just a frayed wire left, but I thought I'd give it a try and reconnected it (crimped) to the new wheel's horn wire. When I reconnected the battery, the horn was blaring on and wouldn't turn off. I thought I must have done some serious damage to the wire that feeds into the clock spring, so I just cut it down completely so it was out of the way and wouldn't short on anything, then reattached the wheel.
Now I have no horn.
How can I get my horn back? (I don't want to externally wire something outside the steering wheel)
Do I need to replace my clock spring? How does this wire connect and can it be redone, or do I need to get a whole new clock spring?
Side question on the airbag of these models – being a mechanical airbag in 95/96, will the airbag be affected or not by a damaged clock spring? I've heard bad stories about these early mechanical airbags and I am considering disarming by loosening screw on top of steering column. Will this affect anything with the PCM or check engine light?
In the process of replacing my steering wheel, (stock for stock from same year) I managed to rip off and destroy the single black wire that connects the horn from the clock spring to the buttons on the wheel. There was just a frayed wire left, but I thought I'd give it a try and reconnected it (crimped) to the new wheel's horn wire. When I reconnected the battery, the horn was blaring on and wouldn't turn off. I thought I must have done some serious damage to the wire that feeds into the clock spring, so I just cut it down completely so it was out of the way and wouldn't short on anything, then reattached the wheel.
Now I have no horn.
How can I get my horn back? (I don't want to externally wire something outside the steering wheel)
Do I need to replace my clock spring? How does this wire connect and can it be redone, or do I need to get a whole new clock spring?
Side question on the airbag of these models – being a mechanical airbag in 95/96, will the airbag be affected or not by a damaged clock spring? I've heard bad stories about these early mechanical airbags and I am considering disarming by loosening screw on top of steering column. Will this affect anything with the PCM or check engine light?
