tension in the steering column
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I dont know how better to explain this but here goes...
Sometimes when I push the brakes I feel a slight tap in the steering wheel or column. It happens regardless of where the steering wheel is. (tilt up/down in/out or while wheel is turned). It happens when slowing, or when the brake is reapplied after already stopped once.
The tap feels like the steering wheel is moving a tiny bit (millimeters), but there is no actual movement in the cockpit. My uncle told me I might need to put some grease on a U joint, but I dont want to go throwing grease on stuff without asking you guys first.
Will update if I can think of a better way to explain it.
Sometimes when I push the brakes I feel a slight tap in the steering wheel or column. It happens regardless of where the steering wheel is. (tilt up/down in/out or while wheel is turned). It happens when slowing, or when the brake is reapplied after already stopped once.
The tap feels like the steering wheel is moving a tiny bit (millimeters), but there is no actual movement in the cockpit. My uncle told me I might need to put some grease on a U joint, but I dont want to go throwing grease on stuff without asking you guys first.
Will update if I can think of a better way to explain it.
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I have no idea, but, when you say it feels like the steering wheel is moving do you mean it feels like it's moving around, like when you're steering it, or up and down/side to side, like when you're adjusting it?
And if it isn't moving, is it like vibrations transmitted through the steering wheel, as if you struck the steering column with a hammer?
And if it isn't moving, is it like vibrations transmitted through the steering wheel, as if you struck the steering column with a hammer?
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^Its as if you tapped the steering column with a roll of quarters. It really is just a tap. But it only happens when braking or occasionally when crawling through a pothole. It does not physically move (like when adjusting); it is more like something else is moving and releasing tension thru the column.
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It sounds to me like something is loose in the brake system. Maybe a brake booster bolt is loose or something. When you push on the brakes the booster (or whatever is loose) shifts slightly and you feel the vibration through the steering column. The booster is bolted to the firewall directly behind the steering wheel, so that comes to mind first.
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