Another gremlin...help!
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My XJ6 of 2003 makes creaking/cracking noises as I turn the wheel both ways, does it sound like this ?
I just put up with it, but I believe some lube stuff squirted in the right place can cure it, and the dealer techs are best placed to know how. Other than that, it could be related to the clock spring device, I suppose. Are there any other things happening which seem related to the noise ?
I just put up with it, but I believe some lube stuff squirted in the right place can cure it, and the dealer techs are best placed to know how. Other than that, it could be related to the clock spring device, I suppose. Are there any other things happening which seem related to the noise ?
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If that is the problem...
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Clock spring contact ring makes a metallic scraping noise if defective. Rubber creaks more likely to be a universal joint or a piece of trim interfering with the steering column.
Any defect in the steering should be diagnosed and corrected ASAP no matter how minor it may seem. Safety critical systems must operate perfectly 100% of the time. You are right to be concerned even though it is probably a trivial fault you need to find out and have it corrected. BTW that clock spring is critical to the operation of the supplemental airbag in the steering wheel hub. A noisy clock spring is almost certainly functional, but only almost.
Any defect in the steering should be diagnosed and corrected ASAP no matter how minor it may seem. Safety critical systems must operate perfectly 100% of the time. You are right to be concerned even though it is probably a trivial fault you need to find out and have it corrected. BTW that clock spring is critical to the operation of the supplemental airbag in the steering wheel hub. A noisy clock spring is almost certainly functional, but only almost.
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Clock spring contact ring makes a metallic scraping noise if defective. Rubber creaks more likely to be a universal joint or a piece of trim interfering with the steering column.
Any defect in the steering should be diagnosed and corrected ASAP no matter how minor it may seem. Safety critical systems must operate perfectly 100% of the time. You are right to be concerned even though it is probably a trivial fault you need to find out and have it corrected. BTW that clock spring is critical to the operation of the supplemental airbag in the steering wheel hub. A noisy clock spring is almost certainly functional, but only almost.
Any defect in the steering should be diagnosed and corrected ASAP no matter how minor it may seem. Safety critical systems must operate perfectly 100% of the time. You are right to be concerned even though it is probably a trivial fault you need to find out and have it corrected. BTW that clock spring is critical to the operation of the supplemental airbag in the steering wheel hub. A noisy clock spring is almost certainly functional, but only almost.