[carlson]

I've just had a turn signal switch go bad in my 98 Boxster. The switch worked but it would not self cancel. I have removed the switch and installed a good used one and it seems to work, but I have a concern about the airbag clockspring for the horn switch and airbag harness. The round top portion does not turn very freely, and only turns when the wiring connector contacts the edge of the hole in the steering wheel (in other words it stays stationary for about 10 degrees of steering wheel rotation). I see two plastic tabs on the top of contact assembly that look as though they engage two rectangular holes in the steering wheel, but am not sure if part of them been broken off because it seems like they may no longer engage the wheel. They are at most 9 or 10mm high now. I am concerned that there is a fault with the clockspring that may have caused the breakage of the turn signal switch as it seems that it is the rotating part that engages the self cancel on the switch. There are instructions on the clockspring that state to center it turn clockwise until stop then counter-clockwise two turns till arrows align. Mine seems to keep turning clockwise and not stopping, I turned it five rotations before stopping and not being sure I was doing this correctly. I am not sure if there is any cause and affect with this, but I had previously replaced the steering wheel and airbag with a later model three spoke wheel where there originally was a four spoke wheel. Any experienced advice would be greatly appreciated!