Steering wheel clock spring

Hello all.

Long time lurker, first time poster 
I have a 2001 Jimny and the horn has stopped working so I've been trying to get to the root cause.
I narrowed it down to the slip ring behind the steering wheel, so whipped it out and stripped it down.
The ribbon cable is broken at both ends!
The part number on the housing isn't returning anything when I search for it.
The part number is *am81a1rg16040*
Any suggestions?
I'm going to have a crack at just repairing this myself, but I'd like a back up plan if it doesn't work
 

I think the clock spring is one piece? you can find plenty on eBay 2nd hand though, I wouldn't attempt to repair it as the resistance in the wires mightn't be correct.

My clock spring failed on my previous Jimny. It was a pain to find a replacement on eBay but eventually bb_autos listed one for £45. I swapped it in and it worked perfectly, airbag warning light gone and horn worked again. Just disconnect your battery for a while, pop the screws out the airbag assembly, remove airbag, remove steering wheel (after marking exact spline position with a pen) and then swap in your new unit. Probably took me an hour or two as a noob DIYer.

This was after a Suzuki garage quoted me over £1,000 to replace the airbag... The wrong component and a disgraceful price. Martin told me you could only get the whole switch assembly together (i.e. indicator stalks, clock spring and all) and that was something like £600.

Personally I'd just buy an eBay replacement unit than try to fix your existing one. Not saying you can't, but clocksprings are horrible to open up and do anything with if you aren't experienced. Seriously a pain to roll back in once you've fixed it, everything is greasy too. Plus, if it decayed in one spot it's not unlikely it'll happen again.

But hey, if it's already broken you can't break it trying!

Hi
I’d like to join this topic.
Yesterday i was correcting wheels geometry and then I wanted to adjust the steering wheel by literally two teeth on the spline. Unfortunately, when removing the steering wheel, the clockspring opened and the tape shot out. When, after an hour of tedious, delicate work, I managed to put it back in place, I put everything back together and it turned out that there was no power in the steering wheel. I'm afraid of damage to the tape, or optimistically one of the plugs is incorrectly inserted. Before I find time to take it apart again, I thought I'd look for a clockspring replacement.
Does anyone of you know what clockspring fits there? I found an available part number 37480-79R20 on an Australian website, but the price was quite high and there was a problem with shipping to my location.

jimny IVGen
jb74 2018

It's hard to repack a clockspring, and even harder to do it in situ and know that you have it right. New ones come with a blocking tab that is only released when the part has been installed, ensuring the right amount of "wrap" inside and no strain on the ribbon cable.

Manufacturers will often use different clocksprings in the same model car, with the clockspring's internal configuration differing to match that car's steering wheel button options. It might be the case that every Gen4 Jimny uses the same clockspring... but because steering wheel button options differ globally, then again it might not.

Best to call your local dealer with your VIN. They can look up your car up in the regional parts book and give you the right part. Since it is a rarely replaced item on a new car, there are probably not any cheap aftermarket alternatives. It will probably cost you circa 100€ give or take, just a guess.