Jiffy05
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I was about to ask the same thing. I had that happen in my car a few times.
Jeep JK Wrangler Airbag Light Going ON & OFF
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I was about to ask the same thing. I had that happen in my car a few times.
Nah. Gonna take her into the dealership tomorrow just to get a scan. If it's something other than the clock spring, I'd like to know before tearing into things. I just wish I could get my hands on a scan tool that can tell me a bit more than what I get now which is ZERO :rolleyes2:
HILLZ
Member
Cool, let us know the outcome, also try get a snap of the look on their faces when they go out and see the beast that is now Moby. :cheesy::cheesy:
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
how much does a new clock spring usually cost? and are you going to do it or just have the dealer do it?
New clock springs is about $300. Having it installed will cost about $200 more. If it weren't for the fact that I have a lot I need to get done before I leave for SEMA, I would just do it myself but, to save on time, I've decided to let them do the work.
HILLZ
Member
Wouldn't that be a warranty job or has yours run out?:thinking:
LOL!! Warranty? What's that? I think we passed 36,000 miles in the first year of owning this JK. :crazyeyes:
That sucks :grayno: but hey I always look at it as "it could have been worse" haha
Have a great time at SEMA :thumb:
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LOL!! Yeah, it's kind of lame only because they seem to go out so quickly. I mean, this one went out in less than 2 years but, as Cindy pointed out, we do have almost 75,000 miles on our Jeep. Of course, Moby has gone through 2 clock springs already too. :crazyeyes:
NFRs2000NYC
Caught the Bug
Sounds to me like it's made in the same building as the teraflex tire carrier.....doesn't seem like a quality part.
OUCH :cheesy:
Yeah, I think I've gone through at least one on all my JK's. The clock spring tape is very thin and from what it looks like, a build up of dust can cause the resin to wear off and that allows the copper leads to short. I suppose if you just did a lot of straight-ish driving, it would last a long time. Unfortunately, mountain driving and wheeling have a way of keeping me turning my steering wheel :crazyeyes:
HILLZ
Member
Try driving over instead of round Eddie.:cheesy:
NFRs2000NYC
Caught the Bug
Since apparently you've seen quite a bit of them, do you think there is something a person can do to prevent this from killing a replacement clockspring? Add silicone to the outside of the resin?
NFRs2000NYC
Caught the Bug
Badum!! He'll be here all week ladies and gentlemen. Try the veal.
:cheesy: :clap2:
Not sure. There's not a whole lot of space inside the clock spring unit and I don't know if I'd be so eager to take apart a brand new one just to test it out. They are still about $300 and you'd still need to take apart the steering wheel.
BTW, decided to have the dealership do the work being that I needed to get my 2nd key reprogrammed anyway and I've been super busy getting ready for SEMA and.... when I went to pick it up, the service advisor tells me that I've got a new P0731 code which is a "Set - 1st gear ratio error". They said that my Jeep would only run in 2nd gear and that they didn't know what was going on - LOL!! For those of you with 2012's and up that don't know, this is caused by a re-gear and your computer not programmed for it. In other words, when they scanned Rubicat's computer, it cleared the system and this is put her into limp mode. Guess these guys don't get to work on too many JK's that have been modified :crazyeyes:
NFRs2000NYC
Caught the Bug
Thats a pain in the ass. I hate when dealers do sh!t without asking. Maybe you should get that daystar OBDII cover that says DO NOT FLASH.
LOL!! It's all good. I went in knowing that they would flash the computer, I just figured they would know why my Jeep went into limp mode. I mean, these guys were really dumbfounded by what they were seeing. It's just kinda silly for a dealership to not to know what happened.