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I just installed cruise control in my 2006 Ford E-350 Econoline and thought I'd share the process. This process is the same for all Econoline vans from 2005-2008 (the fly-by-wire system) so hopefully this will help someone out.
Parts:
$80 - Used steering wheel with cruise control buttons: goo.gl/XkwSCx
$85 - New clockspring with cruise control connector: amzn.com/B00AQ...
Tools:
8mm socket
T50 Torx
2-Jaw puller
Screwdriver (long, thin Phillips is best)
I kept finding links to a full package for adding cruise control to a 2005-2008 Econoline van (like this one: www.thecruiseco...) but every time I ordered one, they came back saying it was discontinued or no longer available. So instead I ended up getting a used steering wheel ($80 on Ebay - goo.gl/XkwSCx) and a new clockspring (part number 4C2Z14A664AA - $85 on Amazon - amzn.com/B00AQ...) which turns out is all you need.
The one issue I ran into was that the steering wheel, despite coming off the same year vehicle, didn't have the correct connector. The clockspring accepts a 5-pin connector and mine had something else entirely. I was able to splice some wires using the 5-pin connector from my old clockspring and make it work, but thought I'd mention that so people know to make sure the steering wheel comes with the correct connector.
Here are the steps I took to replace it:
- Unplug battery at least 30 mins ahead of time to avoid any issues with the airbag deploying as you remove it
- Remove plugs from side of steering wheel
- Remove 2 x 8mm bolts
- Remove airbag and disconnect wires (black and yellow disconnects from airbag, other one from clockspring)
- Unscrew steering wheel bolt (50mm Torx)
- Remove steering wheel (need 2-jaw puller)
- Remove clockspring by removing the bottom cover or the steering column and pushing in the tabs on the back until it comes loose
- Remove ignition lock cylinder
- Disconnect all wires on old clockspring
- Install new clockspring (confirm it is correctly oriented)
- Remove yellow tab from clockspring
- Reinstall ignition lock cylinder
- Connect all lower wires on clockspring
- Reinstall steering column cover
- Reinstall steering wheel and tighten bolt
- Connect wires (black and yellow to back of airbag, other wire to clockspring)
- Reinstall airbag using 2 x 8mm bolts
- Reinstall plugs
- Go to dealer and get cruise control turned on (change "speed control present" from "no" to "yes"). This cost me $125 because even though it only took them 15 minutes to program it, the minimum programming time was 1 hour at $125/hr.
Hope this helps someone out.
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