^^^^^^ IDIOT
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While I had the steering shaft out, I grabbed the steering wheel and spun it WEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!


When it bound up and stopped the smile was gone from my face.....


Spun it back a few turns, threw the shaft back in when I was done, and crossed my fingers...

Couple days later....

"BING"

ABS light on and no steering wheel controls..

Broke the clockspring which supplies power to the wheel...

20 something bucks at the dealer was a nice surprise though...

Pulling the wheel/airbag/column shroud was something I won't soon forget..



-Don

 

even the best make mistakes right don....good advice though

hey on a side note whats a bent steering system (want to keep sway bar for now) cost from you now a days for a 97 CTD 4x4

 

Ha, ha. Sometimes it's just too hard to resist...

Weeeeeee ......Whoops!

 

Now thats funny, but we are all guilty of similar instances!

 

Yep, And most cars used to have a warning sticker on them. I just had my shaft out. Lost track of were it was. Hope it's right.

Dan

 

Haha, smooth Don.

 

Hey man, thanks for the heads up. I guess they make these trucks different from how they did in the 70’s, lol.

 

I did the same thing on my 2000 and the clock spring for it was around $65. If the 3rd gen is anything like my 2nd gen changing the clock spring isnt hard at all. The hardest part was getting the wire harness run down the steering column.