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As OP, nothing to update on my end. It happened again this winter but mostly when it's cold and humid (like 40 deg F and humid/rainy). I sprayed with silicone again and it went away, possibly until next winter.
Groaning and moaning in steering wheel while turning, low speed?? (1 Viewer)
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Cool, everything seems to work fine, just annoying.
They were finally able to reproduce it at the dealership after verifying that everything in the steering was functioning and tight. I forgot if they gave me an explanation when I picked it up, but all the receipt says is "misc lube firewall grommet." Hope that helps. Sorry.
Apparently, this noise, or at least steering column noises, are a "feature" of many generations of LCs.
This thread had some traction on a DIY fix.
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The above thread sort of moved to the following thread starting at the post linked:
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@linuxgod might be able to expound on whether he performed this maintenance and if it worked for him. I have a similar noise so am also interested in a fix.
This thread is from 100 series and the final post is about lubing underneath the same boot the above post is talking about lubing under.
forum.ih8mud.com
This thread had some traction on a DIY fix.
2009 LC- Steering Wheel Whine?
forum.ih8mud.com
The above thread sort of moved to the following thread starting at the post linked:
Steering rack or column play or clunk?
Very interested in a solution. My 2011 LC200 seems to be developing this.
forum.ih8mud.com
@linuxgod might be able to expound on whether he performed this maintenance and if it worked for him. I have a similar noise so am also interested in a fix.
This thread is from 100 series and the final post is about lubing underneath the same boot the above post is talking about lubing under.
steering noise when cold
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I wouldn’t call my noise a feature. It’s an annoying squeak/groan. Spraying some silicone spray under the boot where the steering shaft goes through the firewall seems to help for a month or so but it eventually comes back.Apparently, this noise, or at least steering column noises, are a "feature" of many generations of LCs.
This thread had some traction on a DIY fix.
2009 LC- Steering Wheel Whine?
The above thread sort of moved to the following thread starting at the post linked:
Steering rack or column play or clunk?
Very interested in a solution. My 2011 LC200 seems to be developing this.
@linuxgod might be able to expound on whether he performed this maintenance and if it worked for him. I have a similar noise so am also interested in a fix.
This thread is from 100 series and the final post is about lubing underneath the same boot the above post is talking about lubing under.
steering noise when cold
CharlieS
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I've been chasing a noise for a bit, and I did something that seems to have helped.
I cleaned the joint between the steering wheel and the steering column where the two plastic pieces get close.
I had a lot of dust in mine from offroad trips and there was some rubbing going on at certain points in the steering wheel rotation causing noise.
To clean it, I used a blue shop towel with plain water, and ran it around between the two parts in the narrow crack to clean it. Then I took another blue shop towel with 303 aerospace protectant and did the same thing. It hasn't made noise since.
Not suggesting mine was the same root cause, or even that this truly resolved my noise, but it seems to have fixed it, at least in the near term, so I thought I'd pass it along.
I cleaned the joint between the steering wheel and the steering column where the two plastic pieces get close.
I had a lot of dust in mine from offroad trips and there was some rubbing going on at certain points in the steering wheel rotation causing noise.
To clean it, I used a blue shop towel with plain water, and ran it around between the two parts in the narrow crack to clean it. Then I took another blue shop towel with 303 aerospace protectant and did the same thing. It hasn't made noise since.
Not suggesting mine was the same root cause, or even that this truly resolved my noise, but it seems to have fixed it, at least in the near term, so I thought I'd pass it along.
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Mine is definitely where the steering shaft goes through the firewall. Previously I tried to lift up the boot (which is tough) and spray some silicone spray into it. That did remediate the noise for a month or so, but eventually it comes back.
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Came back again a few weeks ago as weather got colder and wetter. Sprayed again down into the rubber boot with silicone WD-40 and noise went away. See you in 6 months lol
MoJ
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I haven’t checked it out yet. Is there anyway to get some grease in there for a longer lasting fix?
I used flat tipped pliars to pull the boot back by the tab and sprayed this in there liberally. Quieted it down completely for now. Easy enough to do once or twice a year.
MoJ
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Would it make a difference if applying the grease with a syringe/needle type applicator?
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Right, and as a reminder nobody knows what exactly we're lubing in there, why it's working, or what the result would be with anything other than a spray lubricant.
