NEED HELP: Question about removing driverside air bag!!!!!
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From: Magee MS
NEED HELP: Question about removing driverside air bag!!!!! I am changing my steering wheel out and I have the air back unscrewed and I am wondering how to remove the air bag wires! I am scared that if I play with them that I might possibly damage them and my air bag might pop out.
Any tips or instructions that you guys can help me out with????
Josh S.
Any tips or instructions that you guys can help me out with????
Josh S.
Re: NEED HELP: Question about removing driverside air bag!!!!! im assuming you disconnected the battery right?
let it sit for 30 minutes or so after disconnecting then cut the wire. i believe i had to cut the wire anyway.
let it sit for 30 minutes or so after disconnecting then cut the wire. i believe i had to cut the wire anyway.
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Re: NEED HELP: Question about removing driverside air bag!!!!! ok..... looks like that is the only way to take it off.. I'll just have to slice it back together.
Thanks dude!!!!
Josh S.
Thanks dude!!!!
Josh S.
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Re: NEED HELP: Question about removing driverside air bag!!!!! if you cut that wire you are risking blowing that air bag up and good luck trying to splice any air bag circuit back together. it's not a good idea. the back of the driver's side air bag has a yellow wire running into it. there's an outlet type clip pushed into the top of it, pull this out and gently pull the connector out of the airbag, and by the way you should disconnect the battery, pull the airbag fuse to let the capacitor die, and then attempt this, and if you're trying to pull the passenger side air bag you must drop the dash to do so. all air bag wires are yellow so as long as you don't send any kind of current through them you're okay, and one last thing, it's always smart to ground yourself out before handling an airbag, even a small amount of static electricity from your finger can blow an airbag, if you don't believe me rub your feet on the carpet and pick up your disconnected airbag. hope this helps, treat the damn thing like it's a ticking bomb cause that's what it is.
mike
mike
