hi there

i have a 2001 ford focus and the indicator dont cancel, ive been doing abit of reading and its saying its the clock spring, does anyone have a guide on now to replace this unit

cheers all

if i remember correctly you need to disconnect the battery for half an hour unbolt the airbag and pull it off. unhook it and set it aside with the
bag portion facing up. Remove the nut in the center of the steering
wheel. pull the wheel off. remove the spacer. unhook and remove the
clockspring. Making sure the new clockspring is centered, install it
onto the column and then install the spacer and wheel over it. zing the
nut on and then hook up and reinstall the airbag. Then go reattach the battery cable

on the clock spring there is a tag, which breaks off, simple remove air bag
(igntion off, then under the bolts on the back of the steering wheel
(poss torque bits required) then once out of the way you will see the
centre nut for the steering wheel. now undo bolt about 3/4 out, pull on
the steering wheel and hit the middle bolt with hammer to get wheel off.

once removed, remove colum cowl & switch's then you will see the clock spring (with ribbon

cable inside. try not to turn this as it will cause problems after. as
there wont be enough cable to complete the full turn of the wheel.

a new clock spring will be available on ebay like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Focus-Mk1-Air-Bag-Clock-Squib-Spring-98AB-14A664-BF-AG-/321186241392?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Cars+Year%3A2001|Car+Make%3AFord|Model%3AFocus&hash=item4ac8311b70

on out mk1 focus the indicator never self-cancelled. we learned to live with it and switch the indicator off ourself. and it was like that when we bought it right up until the day we sold it

This problem reared its head when i owned my mk1 focus! It was the clock spring as Arthur has suggested!

cheers guys.looking there 2 different size plugs, so ill have a look tomorrow