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Xantia - MOT failure, air bag light
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Annnnd got the secondhand one on! Light went off but it’ll take a few starts and drives before I’m certain it’s good.
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Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.
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To avoid another failure, it would be a good idea to check that your steering is correctly centralised.
Assuming that the steering wheel is stright when driving in a straight line, count the umber of turns and part turns from straight ahead to full lock in either direction. They should match.
Assuming that the steering wheel is stright when driving in a straight line, count the umber of turns and part turns from straight ahead to full lock in either direction. They should match.
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Thanks. Years ago I used to do wheel alignment as part of my job, it feels good to me. When the new tyres come they will also check alignment, I’ll get them to have a look at the track rods ends to see if they’re equal too. I saw some really bad ones. Hope I didn’t mess up anyone’s airbag!!
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Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.
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The important thing is that the steering wheel does not rotate too many degrees from straight ahead in either direction. The designers did not allow for much tolerance on the length of the clock spring, and they fail much faster if they are slightly over-wound in either direction.
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Been for retest, all good! Thanks everyone for the help.
Fred, a silver 1998 1.9TD SX Xantia.
Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.
Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.
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Just for info
How do you check a replacement clock spring is centred ?
How do you check a replacement clock spring is centred ?
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I think that (before fitting) there are a couple of arrow head markers that line up when it is centralised. If you rotate it one turn in a direction I think that one arrowhead moves 90 degrees round in the direction it rotated.
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Re: Xantia - MOT failure, air bag light
I had a similar issue with the red Cherokee, which seems to have fixed itself (in itself a little worrying) but while I was trying to work out what caused it to come on - or possibly not go off - it got me thinking about what it actually means. If it's a check light to confirm the system's working, what does it coming on/not going off randomly tell me?
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'81 2CV Club

'05 C15

'97 Xantia Exclusive estate

others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3

'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS

& the numerous "abandoned projects"

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Mine has 4 x 360% turns, you can feel the spring tension increasing at the extreme end of the turns each way. The secondhand one was at 1 turn, so I set it at 2 turns.
Fred, a silver 1998 1.9TD SX Xantia.
Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.
Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.