A clock spring, sometimes called a spiral cable or clockspring cassette, sits inside the steering column and keeps a continuous electrical path between the rotating steering wheel and the fixed wiring loom behind it. It handles the circuits for the horn, airbag, cruise control, and any steering-wheel-mounted controls depending on the vehicle. When it fails, those functions drop out selectively, which is why a dead horn or a lit airbag warning often points straight to this component rather than to the wheel or the loom itself.
Selection comes down to make, model, year, and steering-column configuration. Fitment is not universal across model families: a cassette from a closely related variant may share a body but not the connector count or the clock-spring travel range. The machine-specific product code is the safest reference when searching, and where the code is uncertain, use Ask Simon on the relevant product page for an instant fitment check before ordering. The listing here runs on Metrol built clock spring.
Clock springs wear through rotation cycles and can also fail from age-related cracking of the ribbon conductor inside. Trade buyers replacing airbag systems or refurbishing a steering column typically fit a new cassette as a matter of course, pairing it with the horn contact and any column-shroud fixings listed in the same Spring, Strut and Hardware section. Leaving an ageing cassette in place against a new airbag module is the kind of shortcut that brings the car back.
PartsForMachines lists clock springs as an Authorised Distributor and Seller, with the full vehicle-specific range searchable by application. For trade quantities or fitment queries, contact the team at [email protected] or WhatsApp 07754288583.
| A | 7 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 2,5 mm |
| C | 2,7 mm |
| D | 3,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 7 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 2,5 mm |
| C | 2,7 mm |
| D | 3,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 10 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3,5 mm |
| C | 3,7 mm |
| D | 5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 8 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3 mm |
| C | 3,2 mm |
| D | 4,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 7 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 2,5 mm |
| C | 2,7 mm |
| D | 3,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 8 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3 mm |
| C | 3,2 mm |
| D | 4,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 7 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 2,5 mm |
| C | 2,7 mm |
| D | 3,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 10 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3,5 mm |
| C | 3,7 mm |
| D | 5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 12 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 4,5 mm |
| C | 4,2 mm |
| D | 6 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 10 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3,5 mm |
| C | 3,7 mm |
| D | 5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 8 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3 mm |
| C | 3,2 mm |
| D | 4,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 12 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 4,5 mm |
| C | 4,2 mm |
| D | 6 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 10 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3,5 mm |
| C | 3,7 mm |
| D | 5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 8 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 3 mm |
| C | 3,2 mm |
| D | 4,5 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 12 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 4,5 mm |
| C | 4,2 mm |
| D | 6 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 12 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 4,5 mm |
| C | 4,2 mm |
| D | 6 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 14 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 5 mm |
| C | 5,2 mm |
| D | 7 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 14 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 5 mm |
| C | 5,2 mm |
| D | 7 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 16 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 6 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 14 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 5 mm |
| C | 5,2 mm |
| D | 7 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 14 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 5 mm |
| C | 5,2 mm |
| D | 7 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 16 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 6 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 20 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 7 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 20 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 7 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 16 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 6 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 16 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 6 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 20 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 7 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 20 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 7 mm |
| C | 6,3 mm |
| D | 9 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 24 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 8 mm |
| C | 8,4 mm |
| D | 12 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
| A | 24 mm |
|---|---|
| B | 8 mm |
| C | 8,4 mm |
| D | 12 mm |
| Material | EN 10270-3-1.4310 |
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