Parts
Dielectric grease
Tools
Screw Driver (Steering wheel)
Skinny Allen Wrench (Air bag release springs)
Breaker Bar (Wheel Nut)
19mm socket (Wheel Nut)
10mm socket (Battery)
Small Skinny Flat Head (To put dielectric grease onto connectors)
Estimated Time
10-25 Mins
Symptoms
Intermittently Working
This was driving my crazy on the longer rides in the car. I was at the point of slapping the cruise control module with my fingers to make it work. Knowing that this usually fixed it, I guessed it wasn't the module and simply loose connections.
It now works EVERY SINGLE TIME!
1.
DISCONNECT THE BATTERY!!!! WAIT A MIN OF 2 MINS
Using a 10mm wrench
2.
Release the drivers side air bag.
Simply find a smaller allen wrench and gently push in that side of the air bag will pop release from the wheel.
Do this to all three.
2 located on the sides
1 located on the bottom
Released ready to come off
3.
Next step is to disconnect the connections on the back.
Be VERY gentle with all these cables, they can be delicate and you don't want to have to end of fixing one later.
Two connections & a ground on the back of the air bag.
Ground First then connections. Not such a big deal what order.
My Picture below has the ground already disconnected.
4.
Set the air bag aside and dive into the wheel.
Unplug the main wiring harness that connects the wheel to the car.
(I put dielectric grease on this connection to, it cannot hurt anything)
5.
Now with it disconnected grab a 19mm socket and your breaker bar and gently unscrew the nut and lock washer from the steering shaft.
6.
Remove the nut and lock washer and gently wiggle/pull on the wheel to pop it off. GENTLY!!!! you don't want to mess up the wiring that guides through the top.
Steering wheel removed below.
7.
Flip the wheel over and remove the two screws holding the back housing onto the wheel.
Screws Below
8.
Gently push on the button of the housing to pop it off.
Then the top. DO NOT REMOVE YET you need to remove the wiring harness next.
9.
Gently push with your fingers to lift the wiring harness over a and out to the side on the back.
10.
Next gently route the wiring harness out of the plastic guides on the top of the wheel, once done the back should fall right off.
Picture below is of the back housing removed.
Steering wheel back housing removed
11.
Gently un-clip the wiring harness going into the cruise control module.
Then unscrew the screw holding it to the wheel.
12.
Grab you grease and use a flat head screw driver and gently put some on the connection on the back of the module, also onto the wiring harness.
13.
Done! Reassemble!
Make sure to snug down the nut holding the wheel to the steering shaft!
Dielectric grease
Tools
Screw Driver (Steering wheel)
Skinny Allen Wrench (Air bag release springs)
Breaker Bar (Wheel Nut)
19mm socket (Wheel Nut)
10mm socket (Battery)
Small Skinny Flat Head (To put dielectric grease onto connectors)
Estimated Time
10-25 Mins
Symptoms
Intermittently Working
This was driving my crazy on the longer rides in the car. I was at the point of slapping the cruise control module with my fingers to make it work. Knowing that this usually fixed it, I guessed it wasn't the module and simply loose connections.
It now works EVERY SINGLE TIME!
1.
DISCONNECT THE BATTERY!!!! WAIT A MIN OF 2 MINS
Using a 10mm wrench
2.
Release the drivers side air bag.
Simply find a smaller allen wrench and gently push in that side of the air bag will pop release from the wheel.
Do this to all three.
2 located on the sides
1 located on the bottom
Released ready to come off
3.
Next step is to disconnect the connections on the back.
Be VERY gentle with all these cables, they can be delicate and you don't want to have to end of fixing one later.
Two connections & a ground on the back of the air bag.
Ground First then connections. Not such a big deal what order.
My Picture below has the ground already disconnected.
4.
Set the air bag aside and dive into the wheel.
Unplug the main wiring harness that connects the wheel to the car.
(I put dielectric grease on this connection to, it cannot hurt anything)
5.
Now with it disconnected grab a 19mm socket and your breaker bar and gently unscrew the nut and lock washer from the steering shaft.
6.
Remove the nut and lock washer and gently wiggle/pull on the wheel to pop it off. GENTLY!!!! you don't want to mess up the wiring that guides through the top.
Steering wheel removed below.
7.
Flip the wheel over and remove the two screws holding the back housing onto the wheel.
Screws Below
8.
Gently push on the button of the housing to pop it off.
Then the top. DO NOT REMOVE YET you need to remove the wiring harness next.
9.
Gently push with your fingers to lift the wiring harness over a and out to the side on the back.
10.
Next gently route the wiring harness out of the plastic guides on the top of the wheel, once done the back should fall right off.
Picture below is of the back housing removed.
Steering wheel back housing removed
11.
Gently un-clip the wiring harness going into the cruise control module.
Then unscrew the screw holding it to the wheel.
12.
Grab you grease and use a flat head screw driver and gently put some on the connection on the back of the module, also onto the wiring harness.
13.
Done! Reassemble!
Make sure to snug down the nut holding the wheel to the steering shaft!