afterlife 10 Posted July 24, 2014 In recent weeks I've noticed a grinding noise when I operate the steering wheel. Anyone else had this? Is it just age and I have to put up with it or is there a fix? A bush, a circlip, something that needs to be lubricated? Any ideas welcome, my initial plan is to whip the wheel off asap and make sure its all clean, could just be dirt I guess? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dox 23 Posted July 24, 2014 Often its the horn ring on the rear of the steering wheel, remove the wheel, deburr and smear with a little grease or vaselene Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BILLCOR 1 Posted July 24, 2014 Yep, always keep your horn ring well vaselened :nurse: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
afterlife 10 Posted July 24, 2014 Yep, always keep your horn ring well vaselened :nurse: You beat me to it! (juvenile minds think alike!) In all seriousness though vaseline is awesome, I use it to coat coilovers! Did u know its cosmetic benefits were explored initially because all the people working at petroleum jelly factories had mega soft hands? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray1965 10 Posted July 25, 2014 I had this the other week, one little spray of WD40 with top plastic cowl removed and it had gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dox 23 Posted July 25, 2014 I think I'll stick to Vaseline around my ring. My MK2 did this, the ring and its wiper are both brass, brass on brass without lubrication creates swarf, sparks from the contact area caused a small piece of brass swarf to weld itself to the wiper on the column causing the scratching noise, a light rub of the brass wiper with wet or dry paper and a smear of my chosen lubricant and all was good again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
