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torquey
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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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Rtaylor2208
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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.
Unless the squeal is commin from the engine bay which would be a loose pas belt.
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811
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pas? fluid level? my truck made terrible noise with low fluid level
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parkin10
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went to all the trouble of changing the rack to cure that noise to find it was the column bearings
oil em first
oil em first
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Brianmoooore
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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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torquey
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Cheers Brian,excuse my ignorance how do go about the process of lubricating the brushBrianmoooore wrote: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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JF008
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suscribed
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balilu91
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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?
whats the appropriate way to fix this?
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Brianmoooore
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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.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?
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Brianmoooore
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Remove steering wheel and apply a spot of grease to the brass ring on the rear of the boss.torquey wrote:Cheers Brian,excuse my ignorance how do go about the process of lubricating the brushBrianmoooore wrote:There's also the carbon brush for the horn push connection. Although carbon theoretically needs no lubricant, in this case it does.
