Author Topic: weird buzzing noise from steering column  (Read 1580 times)

Offline Ciaran

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weird buzzing noise from steering column
« on: 16 March 2004, 11:07 »
like a bee makes the noise when slowing downn or in neutral never on acceleration it's starting to realy annoy me!

any ideas welcome!

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Re:weird buzzing noise from steering column
« Reply #1 on: 16 March 2004, 11:12 »
wheel bearing?

Offline Ciaran

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Re:weird buzzing noise from steering column
« Reply #2 on: 16 March 2004, 11:46 »
no its from the steering column area probably something stupid. its nothing like a wheel bearing or nowt as it does it when im sitting still just idiling. could it be the cable for the rev counter?

Offline Colin

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Re:weird buzzing noise from steering column
« Reply #3 on: 17 March 2004, 13:08 »
i used to have a beetle that started clicking which turned into a buzz as you got faster, and that was a frayed speedo cable.

Offline 16v Matt

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Re:weird buzzing noise from steering column
« Reply #4 on: 17 March 2004, 13:54 »
Yeah, my mates G40 did somthing simlar. Speedo cable. 8)