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Originally Posted by pdizzleccc
The first time that I had heard someone use that term I thought they were crazy. Never put much thought into how exactly all those wires were in the steering column
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I took one apart once (after i broke one at work) just to see what happened. Looks like ribbon cable that you would find inside a computer, rolled up like bubble gum tape. Reminds me of a clock-spring that you wind taught, with the wheel turned in one direction and unwind turning the other. The wheel and reel must be timed together. Over the years, the wires are getting smaller and the reel's are getting thicker. Just think of all the steering wheel controls in the cars of today. To explain the brakage, the reel was out of time by 180 = full lock breakage.