Tech: Minute Mod
Fixing the "Steering Wheel Squeal"
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Author: Phil Hansford; Photographer: Joe Micciche. May 22, 2000 |
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| Getting Rid of That Annoying Scrape When
the Wheel Turns |
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| Turning the wheel elicits a squeal from the steering wheel itself |
In both my Raiders, I have been annoyed by a phenomena which is reminiscent of scraping
your nails down a chalkboard: the contact for the horn scrapes as the wheel turns, and the
result is a squeaking, scraping noise.
This is a fix that requires the most common of bathroom tools. That's right, bathroom
tools. You will need a cotton swab, and some petroleum jelly.
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| The application point is between the wheel and the steering column. |
If you look very closely, you can see the contact that provides power to the horn pad.
Simply dip the swab in the jelly, and apply liberally to the area between the steering
wheel and the steering column (see the yellow arrow). Turn the wheel back and forth a few
times, and the noise should be gone. (If this is too complicated, simply put the swab in
your ear: then you won't hear anything!)
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