creaky steering diagnosis?
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Hi All,
Well after a fun, and blistering hot day at Laguna Seca today with Trackmasters and PCA SVR my steering seems to have developed a "creak" that sounds a little like I would imagine the timbers of an old sailing ship might sounds like as it rises and falls with the waves ... seriously!
seems worse when turning left, its difficult to locate the sounds origin but I think/hope its actually the steering column in the cabin and not somewhere down towards the steering rack etc ...
anyone got any thoughts on what could possibly be causing this?
TIA
- Larry
Well after a fun, and blistering hot day at Laguna Seca today with Trackmasters and PCA SVR my steering seems to have developed a "creak" that sounds a little like I would imagine the timbers of an old sailing ship might sounds like as it rises and falls with the waves ... seriously!
seems worse when turning left, its difficult to locate the sounds origin but I think/hope its actually the steering column in the cabin and not somewhere down towards the steering rack etc ...
anyone got any thoughts on what could possibly be causing this?
TIA
- Larry
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Hey Larry,
Sometimes steering creaks occur at the strut towers. These ones are easy to find too, check the torque of the 3 mounting bolts and the strut/shock nut on each side (these sometime loosen on their own, use some locktite if so). Maybe you will get lucky with a simple fix.
Cheers and good luck!
Doug N.
Sometimes steering creaks occur at the strut towers. These ones are easy to find too, check the torque of the 3 mounting bolts and the strut/shock nut on each side (these sometime loosen on their own, use some locktite if so). Maybe you will get lucky with a simple fix.
Cheers and good luck!
Doug N.
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Larry I sometimes get that when I get gravel in the front springs from to much loop driving, if there's such thing as too much of any kind of driving! Jack it up and spray it with a hose.
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Hi All,
Well after a fun, and blistering hot day at Laguna Seca today with Trackmasters and PCA SVR my steering seems to have developed a "creak" that sounds a little like I would imagine the timbers of an old sailing ship might sounds like as it rises and falls with the waves ... seriously!
seems worse when turning left, its difficult to locate the sounds origin but I think/hope its actually the steering column in the cabin and not somewhere down towards the steering rack etc ...
anyone got any thoughts on what could possibly be causing this?
TIA
- Larry
Well after a fun, and blistering hot day at Laguna Seca today with Trackmasters and PCA SVR my steering seems to have developed a "creak" that sounds a little like I would imagine the timbers of an old sailing ship might sounds like as it rises and falls with the waves ... seriously!
seems worse when turning left, its difficult to locate the sounds origin but I think/hope its actually the steering column in the cabin and not somewhere down towards the steering rack etc ...
anyone got any thoughts on what could possibly be causing this?
TIA
- Larry
Hey sailor, are you sure it's coming from the car and not from the driver? We are not getting any younger..
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Let me have a look at the 997 TSBs when I get back. I think I saw one about steering wheel / dash creaks,while searching for something else.
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so the plot thickens, I moved the car this morning in the garage and while there is still "some" noise it has decreased very significantly ... which makes me wonder if it is temperature dependent???
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I will let you guys know what the eventual outcome is ...
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thanks for checking the TSBs ... once I clean the car up, so it doesnt look like its been on track I will take it over to the dealer ...
I'll make sure I post the results...
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this is the opposite, my steering only (now) creaks after it gets hot ... it never did this before ... still waiting to hear from my mech ...
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