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Noise in steering column when starting car in cold weather-turning the steering wheel & noise continues. Noise disappears when car warms up, don't hear this noise other than in cold weather. What might be making this noise?
Re: Noise in steering column when starting car in cold...
This is simply a fluid issue try draining steering fluid and replacing it make sure to start car after top up and turn steering full lock a few times in each direction and top up to max as required done
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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 .
check your power steering fluid level. when level gets low low the pump will start to make noise, also in colder weather the fluid becomes thicker and if the pump is starting to fail it will create noise also,
What kind of noice are we talking about. If it is a wining noice it could be the power stearing pump but if it is a grinding noice it would be best to change the whole column it will save you alot of headache.
I had this same problem and the dealer could not reproduce the noise when I would take it in to get looked at. (during the day when the temperature was warm) So I decided to leave it over night and they test drove it in the morning when the temperature was cold and they heard the noise. It ended up bing the steering rack.
THIS IS CAUSED BYTHE PLASTIC COVERS RUBBING ON THE SHAFT, IF U SPRAY SOM LUBERCANT ,LIKE WD40 OR SPRAY WAX IN THE AREA THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY , YES ITS THE COLD CAUSING IT , TRY DIFFERENT POSITIONS FOR THE STERING WHEEL
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If you are getting a growling sound, when it is cooler out side, and it happens when you are moving the steering wheel, then definitely consider your power steering pump as a suspect. Check to make sure that it is full of fluid. If the noise occurs when the wheel is moved, it isn't a safety factor, but won't get any better.
I have frequently run into this problem. The "clock spring" in the steering column has a plastic case (shrinks when cold/expands when temperature warms up). It's a design flaw, not a defect. Replacing the clock spring usually eliminates the noise for awhile, but eventually it returns. It's one of those things that drives some people up the wall, but others just ignore it.
this is either a loose belt, or low power steering fluid. Remember that Honda uses a diffrent power steering fluid from everyone else. Make sure it is a Honda compatable fluid, or you will get leaks.
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