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Offline spankyVR6

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squeaking steering
« on: 05 September 2006, 13:16 »
My vr6 has just started squeaking when you turn the wheel either direction, and you can feel a very slight vibration at the same time through the wheel. It does it when it is warmer rather than colder. It's so slight you can't feel it on the move, but only when still or tight, slow manoeuvres. I'm sure it's not the steering belt. I thought it was coming from inside the car (took the wheel off and greased the horn connection and to straighten the wheel), but I now think the sound/vibration seems to be coming from under the bonnet, either inside or around the rubber boot where the steering comes through the bulkhead, but it's hard to tell! could it just be a bearing/seal that needs greasing or could it be something more, like the rack?

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #1 on: 05 September 2006, 13:33 »
Why are you so sure its not the belt?
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Offline spankyVR6

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #2 on: 05 September 2006, 13:54 »
Thanks for the reply. Do you mean the large serpentine belt that runs round the water pump, A/C etc, etc? If so it isn't that, I had that replaced not long back and am 99.9% sure it's not making a noise. It's more of a tiny little squeak rather than a belt squeal! Just wondering if the lower steering column bearings are prone to going?

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Offline adyh

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #3 on: 05 September 2006, 17:11 »
The Power Steering belt is the leftmost one i think . The serpentine belt is different .
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #4 on: 05 September 2006, 19:08 »
VR6 isn't like the 16v, it just has a serpentine belt.
Get someone to turn the steering side to side, listen by the front suspension top mounts, that will probably be your problem.
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #5 on: 05 September 2006, 20:20 »
i've got exactly the same problem so let us know if you find out what it is.  :wink:
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #6 on: 05 September 2006, 20:23 »
Try my tip  :smiley:
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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #7 on: 05 September 2006, 20:45 »
Sorry this is 'Spankyvr6', I put this in on a mates pc who was already signed in. Oooops :laugh:

I tried that tonight audi100Quattro, and it sounds like it's rubber squeaking. It's going in on friday to be looked at! Cheers for the help! Monkeyalan I'll let you know what it is!
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #8 on: 05 September 2006, 20:53 »
Was the noise coming from here?

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Offline spankyVR6

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Re: squeaking steering
« Reply #9 on: 06 September 2006, 09:10 »
No mate, the sound is coming from somwhere down the steering column, or maybe on the rack.
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