Component Tests: CLOCKSPRING
Gain access to clockspring connectors. See CLOCKSPRING under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Check clockspring connectors and protective tube for any sign of wear or damage. Using a DVOM, check for continuity between clockspring connector No. 1, terminal No. 1 and connector No. 4, terminal No. 2. See Fig 1. Check for continuity between clockspring connector No. 1 terminal No. 1 and connector No. 4 terminal No. 3 (Black/White wires). Check for continuity between clockspring connector No. 1 terminal No. 2 and connector No. 4 termianl No. 2 (Blue wires). Continuity should exist in all tests. If continuity does not exist in any test, replace clockspring.