Horn Buttons and Cruise Control Buttons Stopped Working - Help Advice Needed

[EAD15]

Part is on order coming from the US in about 10 days. In the meantime will study removing the airbag and steering wheel. EAD15 when you have replaced clock springs is there no soldiering to do?
Still a little confused how the clockspring connects downstream of the steering wheel to the however many wires it needs to be connected to... or could that be damaged and not the clock spring??
The steering feels restricted un-evenly when doing 3 point turns and I can hear clicking and dragging sounds that seem to be coming from the clock spring area.. so thats all I have to go with for now.
Anyone free to chime in this work won't be done for a couple of weeks now.

The 2 times I've done it in other cars, it was a simple connector, no soldering required. Be sure to make matching marks (with a sharpie, for example) on the steering wheel and the hub it connects to so you can re-install it properly aligned afterward.

Finally, the steering wheel will probably feel "stuck" on the hub at first. You can get a steering wheel puller or just use my favorite method, yank hard. Just make sure all connectors are disconnected so you don't rip any wires.

Edit: Here's a video describing the general steps. This is not specific to the Aveo but gives good guidance on what to expect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKcU...ture=emb_title

Also, no horn or cruise control after you turned the wheel an unknown amount of times points to the clockspring. The noise/clicking you are hearing is likely the clockspring's internal ribbon having been ripped and just catching. The video above shows what's inside.

Trust me, you'll come back after you finish this job and go "That was it? It was easy. Hardest part was figuring out how to tear down to it"