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groaning..rubbing sound in steering wheel/column?? - barnbiketom - 12-29-2013
i'm gettin a sound/feel kinda like a dry rubber groan when turning the wheel ESPECIALLY left, and it's not under the car but rather inside it and I've sprayed lube onto and into the colum at the bottom outside in the engine compartment where the shaft exits and no good. still noise.
any thoughts before i attack this??
25 MPG with the hubs locked in aint too bad huh!!!???!!!
RE: groaning..rubbing sound in steering wheel/column?? - fixkick - 01-02-2014
(12-29-2013, 11:47 AM)barnbiketom Wrote: i'm gettin a sound/feel kinda like a dry rubber groan when turning the wheel ESPECIALLY left, and it's not under the car but rather inside it and I've sprayed lube onto and into the colum at the bottom outside in the engine compartment where the shaft exits and no good. still noise.
any thoughts before i attack this??
25 MPG with the hubs locked in aint too bad huh!!!???!!!
great mpg locked, if in usa mpg.
watch out for air bags., 1996 and newer.
id uses a cheap $5 stethoscope to pin point source, harbor fright has one.
RE: groaning..rubbing sound in steering wheel/column?? - barnbiketom - 01-03-2014
no bags, 91 and yes pennsylvania snow roads.
great idea i do have and use a stethoscope regularly but forget how to work on my own things haha..
i'll let you all know what i find ater this big storm blows itsel out.
can't wait for 6-10 inches of snow to play
RE: groaning..rubbing sound in steering wheel/column?? - fixkick - 01-03-2014
(01-03-2014, 12:24 AM)barnbiketom Wrote: no bags, 91 and yes pennsylvania snow roads.
great idea i do have and use a stethoscope regularly but forget how to work on my own things haha..
i'll let you all know what i find ater this big storm blows itsel out.
can't wait for 6-10 inches of snow to play
91 is easy car,and runs great in snow,if stuck, lightly drag the foot brake and get free LSD...... works like magic.
if any tire spins do that. lots of fun.
not much can go wrong in 91 steering. (loved my 91 2door)
1: horn slider loose. combo switch loose, neither are a danger.
2: steering lock latch needs lube? sticking. ( dangerous.)
3: my plastic surround shell was assemble wrong (me) and was dragging, remove it , drag gone?
RE: groaning..rubbing sound in steering wheel/column?? - stickerbuoy - 01-05-2014
My steering wheel made noise, so I took the cover off and put a very small amount of grease on the sliding copper traces (I think it was the traces. It's been a while). Now it's nice and quiet. You just need to be careful that you don't disrupt the conductivity of the sliders.
RE: groaning..rubbing sound in steering wheel/column?? - fixkick - 01-05-2014
yes, mine too did that, the horn contact rings,, made noise. i used, silicon grease same as o-ring grease sold over counter
RE: groaning..rubbing sound in steering wheel/column?? - barnbiketom - 01-05-2014
thanks guys.. i'll look at it when the weather breaks!! too cold for old guy like me now