Saygoodbye41

My airbag light has been on awhile so in the meantime, I finally got all I needed to retrofit cruise control in my 2000 DJ sport.

Servo, clockspring for cruise, etc.
my horn has always worked but figured after I did this, it would fix it all.
Not only is the airbag light still on but the cruise control doesn't work either. The cruise button illuminates the green cruise light on the dash but that's about it.
I dont think it's a vaccum problem as the vents all work as they should but I'm at a loss over everything.

On a side note, my wiper pumps dont work before/after I installed new ones. I bring this up incase this is a symptom as well

Ralph77

Does the horn work?
Did you make sure the clockspring was centered before you installed it?

Saygoodbye41

yes, the horn works and I was careful at putting the clock spring back in.

Ralph77

So you did make sure it was centered?
When I say that I mean the ribbon in the clockspring.

Saygoodbye41

Yes. I put it back just like the old one was, looked centered to me anyway

Ralph77

I think I edited my post after you responded go read it again.
To expand on what I said.
There is a ribbon in the clockspring that needs to be centered.
When you pull the clockspring out of the donor Jeep you want the front tires straight.
And then you secure the clockspring after you remove it so it can't rotate on itself until you are ready to install it.
And you want to make sure the front tires are straight on the Jeep you install it in.
Now sometimes you can't get the front tires straight on a boneyard Jeep.
Not a problem but then you have to manual recenter the ribbon in the clockspring.
IIRC turn all the way to one side till you get slight resistance. Turn it too much and you will rip it off the connections.
Then back the other way 2 1/2 turns.
Would have to go look that up to be certain but I think that is what it was.

Saygoodbye41

Gonna take it apart to take a look. Hoping the steering wheel will be easier to uninstall now that I had returned the puller, lol

Ralph77

See now I am going to guess that it was not centered. The ribbon in the clockspring was off to one side or the other.
And then you drove the Jeep. Turning the steering wheel and not having enough ribbon for in one direction or the other.
Most likely ripped the ribbon off the connections.
I am just guessing here so keep that in mind.
Please. LOL.

Saygoodbye41

It looks loose in there when I turn the wheel.

Ralph77

Not sure what you mean.
Just out of curiosity the switches you used.
What year XJ are they from?

Saygoodbye41

Taking the air bag off again to see, looks like the clockspring isnt clicked in. Switches are from a 99-01 and I have a 2000 sport. Clockspring from a 2000. And otherwise everything should work. I'm the common denominator with why it isnt lol

Ralph77

So you are good on the switches. Cause something about '97 and '98 don't work in '99 to '01.
Ohms I think.
So you did not put the 2 tabs that secure the clockspring in the column?

Saygoodbye41

Honestly dont remember. I'm getting another puller in a few and we'll find out if they were broke or not I suppose...

I'd imagine they might be broken because I'd like to think I would have clipped them in. I'll chime in again when I find out and snap a pic

Ralph77

These are the tabs I was talking about. I circled them.
Secure might have been to strong a word. More like to keep the clockspring in place. LOL.

Saygoodbye41

Yea, my clockspring tabs are busted. So are the original that was in it and another donor I had gotten from the junk yard.