--steering wheel squeak--
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--steering wheel squeak--
i am hearing this wired scrachy squeak on my steering wheel and i dont know what it is?..... its not one of those loud ones that i hear sometiems on cars... this one you can only hear by holding the steering wheel and moving it left or right...
what could it be>?
ohh and i looked at the steering fluid and its about 1inch empty...? does it have to be full or not? there is no lines or indications to how much is needed
what could it be>?
ohh and i looked at the steering fluid and its about 1inch empty...? does it have to be full or not? there is no lines or indications to how much is needed
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This probably has nothing to do with your problem but I had a '90 Mazda pickup that did the same. The cause was the carbon brush of the moving steering wheel making a scratchy sound as it slid along the dirty copper circular ring mounted on the steering column. It was visable by looking in the gap between the wheel and column. The purpose of the assembly was to complete the circuit between the horn button and the horns.
I could clean the ring and carbon brush with a piece of cardstock treated with paint thinner as I turned the wheel back and forth. WD-40 or contact cleaner may have worked as well. Just a thought........
I could clean the ring and carbon brush with a piece of cardstock treated with paint thinner as I turned the wheel back and forth. WD-40 or contact cleaner may have worked as well. Just a thought........
Last edited by Retiree; Apr 23, 2008 at 03:44 PM.
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i am hearing this wired scrachy squeak on my steering wheel and i dont know what it is?..... its not one of those loud ones that i hear sometiems on cars... this one you can only hear by holding the steering wheel and moving it left or right...
what could it be>?
ohh and i looked at the steering fluid and its about 1inch empty...? does it have to be full or not? there is no lines or indications to how much is needed
what could it be>?
ohh and i looked at the steering fluid and its about 1inch empty...? does it have to be full or not? there is no lines or indications to how much is needed
