Fixing Steering Wheel Controls in a Gen 2 Prius | Clockspring Replacement

[@ChadRauls]

Right side buttons and the Cruise Control didn’t work on my 2008 Prius Touring. This video and a $50 clockspring-Fixed everything. This was one of the better video tutorials for this repair-Thanks!

[@digammasolutions]

Hey Chad, glad it helped!

[@Safenick]

Very clear instructions! I would attempt this if I were 25 years younger. Your video was so helpful!

[@digammasolutions]

Thank you!!

[@ronrupke6386]

Great directions. Replaced my clockspring and it fixed all my malfunctioning steering wheel controls (defrost-front and rear).

[@digammasolutions]

Thats awesome! Great job!

[@garybennett3127]

Great directions! Very clear, concise and easy to follow! Your video was very helpful to change out the clock spring on the Prius I just purchased. Thank you!

[@digammasolutions]

You're welcome!

[@jameslynch3357]

Just a note...when replacing the airbag the assembler clearly forgot to attach the ground wire

[@MrBobbyw121]

Exactly. The airbag no longer works.

[@lioncraz07]

Technically right and good note.

[@digammasolutions]

You got me! we did another shot connecting it but it wasn't included in the final edit. Good catch tho.

[@digammasolutions]

@@MrBobbyw121 haha Hey, that ground wire is for the horn only! not for the airbag pal. 👍

[@MrBobbyw121]

@@digammasolutions haha I'm just messing with ya. You do great work.

[@johnbowman476]

$26 dollar EBay clock spring and my 07 Prius steering wheel controls work great and no airbag code. Yay! Great directions except my Prius had an extra plug socket that had to be moved from the old clock spring to the new one. Thought I was gonna have to buy one from O-Reilly's at $270 plus tax ouch! Generally if the part has electronics or motors I use the genuine Toy dealer part..

[@gennaro4941]

Great video.. but it's this really worth it.. to play with radio.. I'll just reach over and do it the old school way.. But great video... thank you

[@digammasolutions]

Hi! I guess it depends, in my case I like to keep the factory features working and I kinda hate when something doesn’t work so in my case it does. Thank you for the feedback!

[@SeanBaker]

I'll be performing this repair very soon as my right side steering wheel buttons don't work.

[@Prodeluk]

Udało się wymienic zwijaka, dzięki!

[@digammasolutions]

Awesome!!! 👌

[@lethal00111]

Good job...

[@digammasolutions]

Thank you!!

[@pfoxhound]

If a new doesn't have angle sensor - remove it from old one and put in a new one.

[@ladha99]

how much was the part? Did u use an aftermarket part? How long did it last?

[@pfoxhound]

Dealer 360$, eBay 16$.

[@pietrotomei9441]

Puoi per cortesia dirmi da quale venditore lo hai comprato? Grazie

[@playfullysound4187]

My steering column section of my manual says 37 Ft. *lbf for the steering wheel nut. You omit the size of the nut though.

[@playfullysound4187]

The Steering Wheel Nut turned out to be a 19mm and the two side screws were a T30 bit. The oem clock spring had part of the orange plastic lock ring snapped off at the perforation line then left inside so I did the same thing with the new one. Probably to prevent dust getting in it was so dirty in there.

[@mtenkawa]

@@playfullysound4187 Thank you! This was exactly the info I needed.

[@yongwu3299]

Thank you

[@MarcoAlmeidausa]

I have a 2013 Prius, nothing works on the steering wheel. Do you believe it could be Clockspring?

[@digammasolutions]

most likely pal. does the horn work?

[@DavidBeatypersonal]

What symptoms did you have that made you need to do this?

[@digammasolutions]

You will most likely loose some or sometimes all your steering wheel control buttons, radio volume, etc

[@JosephHowes2003]

Is it possible for the horn to also stop working with a bad clock spring? Most of my wheel controls died as well as the horn.

[@MrBobbyw121]

Did you check your Horn fuse?

[@JosephHowes2003]

@@MrBobbyw121 it was the clock spring. I replaced it. It was easy to do.

[@frankens43]

you forgot to mark the wheel alignment to the spindle. 3:38 into the video.. or you could reassemble with the wheel not straight. sharpie is your friend.

[@sebclot9478]

You mentioned using a torque wrench twice, but you never mentioned was the setting should be.

[@MrBobbyw121]

Cause they don't know. They did the good and tight method

[@sebclot9478]

@@MrBobbyw121 Well I do know the correct settings. The steering wheel settings are 37 pound-foot, or 50 Newton Meters, or my personal favorite, 510 kilogram-force centimeter.

[@tempebill]

Nothing said about why replacement necessary?

[@digammasolutions]

Hi, some of the buttons did not work.

[@tempebill]

@@digammasolutions gotcha thx!

[@thomaspaulsgrove8527]

@@digammasolutions okay. I was going to ask. Some of my buttons work. Some don’t. And it’s a touring. More buttons

[@MrBobbyw121]

The title of the video did hint it

[@ronrupke6386]

From various forums, it appears that the buttons on the right side of the steering wheel are the ones most often affected by a defective clockspring. That’s what mine was too.

[@Jake-lx2xs]

What’s the torque size

[@ryanvas6]

T30

[@johnhiggs5938]

For God’s sake mute t the loud music!

[@digammasolutions]

ahah thank you for your feedback