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www.ehow.com > Cars The typical cause of grinding noises when turning the steering wheel is low power... Worn bearings inside the steering column may create a grinding noise, but .
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This could be caused by the deterioration of this small flexible coupler located in the steering column. The good news is you don't need to have the entire steering column or intermediate shaft replaced as most people think. This tiny, $2.00 flexible coupler and two hours of labor could be the answer to your problem.
Nov 25, 2015
Think about this, you rig this up to get out of the neighborhood and then while driving, the steering locks and the truck veers into a river, a crowd, or a gravel truck. With this defect you have been lucky it has not done it before. Have this flat-bedded to a repair area.
At most you could put in a used steering column, most likely some of the smaller cheaper parts are loose or worn. There are some bolts with security patterns that may need a kit available at Harbor Freight for under $15. It is a kit I use myself. The wiring loom inside the steering column has a few connections so you just unplug the loom and switch out the column.
Worn steering column shaft coupler would be the common reason, only a trained front end specialists can diagnose this noise, most tire shops have them and in many cases they will do a preliminary diagnostic of the problem for free!
This sounds like it should be a warranty issue due to the year of the vehicle and the mileage.. It sounds like a bearing or the universal joint in the steering column is worn prematurely. I am assuming the noise is coming from the steering column and not from one or both of the half shafts on your front axle. There is a chance the noise could be from the canceling mechanism for the turn signal, but I think it would be worth having it looked at by your dealer. Hope that helps.
Park the car on level paved ground, not gravel or dirt, with the wheels centered and the steering wheel unlocked. With engine off, grab the steering wheel at 12 o'clock while rapidly and repeatedly jerking the steering wheel back and forth between 10 and 2 o'clock. You will hear noise that will direct you to the loose parts.
Then you will need to show a helper the same thing as you look under the car at the steering linkage components to find the ones that are making the noise indicating that they are loose. It's a very simple method. You cannot do it wrongly.
mine did the same thing. Where the steering column goes through the firewall (floor) there is a rubber seal. That seal has gotten dry. Apply a small amount of lube where the shaft goes through and turn the steering wheel. This helped eliminate my squeal.
steering column bearing sounds like a worn out steering column... jack the front wheels off the ground both sides relieve load on steering wheel to see if it lessens the amount of feel and noise, if it does it shoud be the column bearing, replace bearings or complete column,,, also try with the wheels off the ground and safely supported to manualy steer the wheels by hand and see if you feel in roughness or hear any noises,should some minor resistance but be smooth in it movement if everything suspension and steering component wise is in good working condition... please rate my help.. thanks...
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