Ok guys,, I have a strange question. When I turn my steering wheel it makes an almost rubber against rubber "noise". It dosent seem to be any problem with the steering itself, but it is just a pain to hear. It seems like it happens in most cases turning right. Nothing seems loose or anything,, Any opinions?
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1996 F250 XLT 4X4,5 Speed transmission, Power Stroke Diesel with 410gears, Extended cab with short bed. 80,000 original miles. No major upgrades except for K&N air filter system. It has all the power I need so I save my money!!
Mine does it too; I have no idea what causes it. Drives me buggy at idle, but I forget all about it if I bend my right ankle a bit. Use the loud pedal - it makes all kinds of noises go away. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Josh R
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'96 F350 XLT CC 4x4 PSD auto LWB 4.10 open, white, open intake, Tymar HX, 3"DPP downpipe, 315 General A/T on factory Alcoas, big front bumper w/4 really bright lights; F add-a-leaf, new alt x3, fuel pump x3, water pump x2, vac pump x 3, PS pump x3, SD starter, rebuilt seats, total poly bushing kit, serious noise reduction, new tan interior and vinyl floor, Bilsteins, Bean's Stage 1s, Tony Wildman 4-pos chip (wow), etc ad infinitum, black Lab in backseat, locally rebuilt tranny & new TC @ 211k, complete body 'makeover' and repaint @ 213k, 265k miles on 25 Dec '10 and counting...
Sounds like first signs of a upper steering column bearing failure. Does the wheel feel strange - grinding or catching during movement? When mine went south the first symptom was the squeek noise, followed by a dry grinding noise that could also be felt in the wheel. I could also feel the wheel begin to move over bumps. I took it apart and there was nothing left of the upper bearing so I replaced it. Six months the noise came back accompanied by intermittent locking up (very unnerving). I ended up in there again to do the lower bearing (my bad, should have done them both at the same time).
What are the part numbers for those bearings and where did you get them? I need to replace them in mine. Thanks,
Will [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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2004 F-350, 6.0L PSD, Crew Cab, Lariat, 4x4, automatic, long bed, dark grey, 70,000 miles, Fumuto valve, T3 Truck Equipment front and rear replacement bumpers, Marinco block heater plug, ELC in the truck, synthetic oil. Man I Love This Truck!!!!!!
Sorry to sound like a wise guy. I'd love to fix that funny rubbing sound; anyone have some column bearing replacement tips to share?
Josh R
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'96 F350 XLT CC 4x4 PSD auto LWB 4.10 open, white, open intake, Tymar HX, 3"DPP downpipe, 315 General A/T on factory Alcoas, big front bumper w/4 really bright lights; F add-a-leaf, new alt x3, fuel pump x3, water pump x2, vac pump x 3, PS pump x3, SD starter, rebuilt seats, total poly bushing kit, serious noise reduction, new tan interior and vinyl floor, Bilsteins, Bean's Stage 1s, Tony Wildman 4-pos chip (wow), etc ad infinitum, black Lab in backseat, locally rebuilt tranny & new TC @ 211k, complete body 'makeover' and repaint @ 213k, 265k miles on 25 Dec '10 and counting...
The dealer has a kit that has most of what you are likely to need including a little tube of lube and a new steering wheel nut. I was surprised they had them in stock at the local dealer but I think it is common parts among several make/model/years. The dealer was kind enough to print the exploded view from his parts catalogue, that helped a lot since mine was so bad some of the parts had literally disappeared into dust.
The upper bearing isn't hard, pull the steering wheel and it is right there. The lower bearing is a tougher and I don't recall all the gory details (it was 4 years ago, I've slept since then). I do remember you need to pull the lock assembly. There are a couple of snap rings that hold things together and it comes apart from the top. I did it in the driveway with hand tools.. The steering wheel can be hard to remove but judicious use of the hammer frees things up. It's a little like pulling the flywheel on the lawn mower..
I had the same thing - and it acted like it was plastic on plastic, not bearing issues. It would squeek with just a slight movement. I got some silicon lube and squirted it in there and haven't had a noise in six months. M2C
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1997 F350 (11/97 build), PS, 4X4, CC, SRW, LWB, BFGs 285/75/16 w/custon alloy wheels, TS Performance 6-pos Chip (Stock TDE1, high-idle, TS Std(50), Tow (Twildman), TS Hot (100) and extreme (Twildman Custom), Baby Swamps #261, Richter69 E4OD & TC Upgrade, Amsoil in tranny, Tranny bypass filter, DPI Aluminum Diff cover, 203 thermostat, Tru-Cool 4590 tranny cooler, Banks Stinger Plus (turbo shell, K&N air filter, downpipe & exhaust system) with gauges (post turbp EGT, Trans Temp, & Boost), Tru-Mag 4X4 Pan, Firestone Air Bags, Red Paint, Full Length Luverne Steps, trailer brake module.
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