A mechanic has told me I must replace the entire steering column and motor. Can I not just replace the power steering motor instead of the entire column?
Electric motors don't make "squeaking/rubbing" noises, they make "whining" noises. as for possible replacement, it depends on how the system is designed.
SOURCE: Squeak and slight vibration heard and felt in steering column at low speeds (Parking lots, etc)
Get a friend to turn wheel back and forth in the garage, get on the ground and use your hands to feel where the noise is coming from. Metal gives off a significant amount of vibrations with noise. Should be easy to tell where it's coming from. Could be your rack and pinion, however I would be much more willing to consider ball joints. Hard to tell without getting "down and dirty" on the floor under the vehicle feeling for the noise.
Could be your steering gearbox, tierod end, rack and pinion piston, low power steering fluid, bad serp belt, ball joints, front struts/mounting hardware.
Also test steering with the entire vehicle on the floor and with the front end off the ground lifted by a few floor jacks lifting on the frame of the vehicle.
Ball joints especially on Ford vehicles tend to squeak after a while (mostly since they are the sealed type) even if they pass a safety inspection.
SOURCE: Saturn l200 Steering Wheel Squeaks
On the intermediate shaft. Steering shaft there is a rubber boot where it goes thru the firewall. This rubs, sometimes can be lubed with a silicone spray, sometimes needs the shaft replaced.
SOURCE: power steering went out and making a loud noise when turning.
yes power steering is most likely very low , repair leak , as the fluid is flameable
SOURCE: steering wheel squeaking
they do that sometimes...Usually if you take some silicone spray and squirt it all around the area where you can hear the squeak,it will go away.
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