Plastic sounding clicking from steering wheel

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ABliss
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Plastic sounding clicking from steering wheel

Postby ABliss » Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:12 pm

Hi folks,

Another issue with this car! Whenever I turn the steering wheel (usually at very low speeds, doing manoeuvres for example) there is a plastic clicking noise just behind the steering wheel. Sounds like someone is slowly scrunching up a packet of crisps. Can anyone tell me what this can be?
2004 Megane Mk2 1.5dci

ABliss
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Currently Drives:: 2004 Megane MKII 1.5DCi (80)

Re: Plastic sounding clicking from steering wheel

Postby ABliss » Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:26 pm

Actually, just looked at the haynes manual and I'm guessing it's the airbag rotary connector. Is this true? If so, has anyone replaced one? Haynes gives it a 4 spanners!!! Surely not!?

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Re: Plastic sounding clicking from steering wheel

Postby pw981 » Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:59 am

I believe this was quite a common problem on this era of Megane...

I had the same problem, and yes it was the airbag rotary connector.

The airbag rotary connector is also known as the clock spring.
2004 Megane II 1.9dCi

ABliss
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Currently Drives:: 2004 Megane MKII 1.5DCi (80)

Re: Plastic sounding clicking from steering wheel

Postby ABliss » Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:17 pm

pw981 wrote:I believe this was quite a common problem on this era of Megane...

I had the same problem, and yes it was the airbag rotary connector.

The airbag rotary connector is also known as the clock spring.


Thanks mate, is it one of these I need?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-MEGAN ... SwnNBXXyxJ

I read a really good post on how to do it. Seems simple enough, but a bit fidly. Have you done it before?


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