Is anyone out there refurbishing these? My second one has just failed. All controls dead. They all wear out eventually and we're going to run out if someone doesn't figure out a repair.
Are you centralising them correctly? I've never known one fail. It's a thin ribbon cable so if it isn't centralised it will pull out at one end or the other on full lock.
Oh! Interesting. Steering wheel was centered but I didn't check the new cassette before fitting it. How does one tell when the ribbon is centred? Are there index marks?
A new one comes with a piece of tape on it holding it centred. If you take one out you are supposed to do it with the wheel centred then put a bit of tape on it so it can't be rotated while the wheel is off. Problem with ones from a breaker is that they often don't bother so you've no idea if it is centred or not.