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Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:51 pm

My steering wheel has just developed a horrendous squealing noise,can anyone shed some light on what the cause may be,Thank you.
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Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:59 pm

Most likely dry bearings in the steering column. I think there is a wiki article detailing how to drill a hole close to the bearing to oil it up.

Unless the squeal is commin from the engine bay which would be a loose pas belt.
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Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:30 pm

pas? fluid level? my truck made terrible noise with low fluid level
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Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:42 pm

went to all the trouble of changing the rack to cure that noise to find it was the column bearings
oil em first :snigger:
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Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:07 pm

There's also the carbon brush for the horn push connection. Although carbon theoretically needs no lubricant, in this case it does.
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Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:21 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:There's also the carbon brush for the horn push connection. Although carbon theoretically needs no lubricant, in this case it does.
Cheers Brian,excuse my ignorance how do go about the process of lubricating the brush :?
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Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:46 pm

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Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:50 pm

i m also interested in the horn carbon push noise. I had the squeal fixed with some copper grease but the horn is now working only when going around a corner.. probably made too much grease maybe.

whats the appropriate way to fix this?
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Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:15 am

balilu91 wrote:i m also interested in the horn carbon push noise. I had the squeal fixed with some copper grease but the horn is now working only when going around a corner.. probably made too much grease maybe.

whats the appropriate way to fix this?
This is often lack of lubrication in the lower column bearing, through which the inner column earths to the body. WD40 from the engine bay, followed by grease.
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Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:16 am

torquey wrote:
Brianmoooore wrote:There's also the carbon brush for the horn push connection. Although carbon theoretically needs no lubricant, in this case it does.
Cheers Brian,excuse my ignorance how do go about the process of lubricating the brush :?
Remove steering wheel and apply a spot of grease to the brass ring on the rear of the boss.
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