Usually, there is no repairing a clock spring. Normally, if there is an issue a person replaces it. It is replaced by remove the air bad and steering wheel, then removing the old clock spring and putting a new one.
'how do I set the clock on a 2001 mercury mountaineer'
This answer will sound dumb to you. The clock spring is bad. The clock spring is located under the steering column air bag. DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS REPAIR. Take it to a repair shop.
You cant. Go get a new one. It shouldn't be TOO expensive.
I'm not for sure but i think you have to take off the steering wheel.
The engine computer may be programed to do this to force you to repair this necessary safety item.
It might be a problem with the "clock spring".
a clock spring is a tempered metal coil that produces energy regulated thru a series of gears to make the clock run so you can tell time.Most clock shops will charge about 75 to 100.00 to repair this. In automotive terms it is an electrical connection between the steering wheel and the steering column. It carries power to the accessories mounted on the steering wheel such as the horn and air bag. It resembles a clock spring.
If you remove the battery or break the connection to it, you have reset it. That is why the presets on the AM/FM radio disappear. The question is how. You do not have to reset anything except the radio presets and the clock.
A spring driven clock is wound and that creates energy for the clock to work.
It depends on the model radio you have, you can Google 1999 owners manuals for your truck and download a free pdf. But 97-2000 had numerous probs w/ radio. For most models you hold down the clock button or RDS button for a couple seconds then use the seek button till you get to hours the push the button again till you get to minutes. Alot easier to go here 1999 mercury mountaineer owners manual pdf
05 clock spring
A spring powered clock is a type of mechanical clock that uses a mainspring as its energy source. The mainspring is wound up manually, usually with a key, and as it unwinds it powers the clock's movement, causing the hands to move and the clock to keep time.