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Car make screeming noising when turning steering wheel

1999 forester 2l limited make screeming sound when turning steering wheel.Maybe joints or powersteering.I can feel on steering wheel sometimes.What do you think it can be,please?

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  • willemse_rud Jan 31, 2009

    I did,power steering fluid is ok.For the record,we have car 2 months and was fully serviced.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    check the level of the power steering fluid

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    when turn steering wheel makes noise

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Turn the wheel all the way to the right till you hit the end of it's travel... move it back and forth toward the end... shut off the motor and check the power steering level fill if needed... now do it toward the left side. check the fluid level when you are done... is the noise still there ?

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