Technical steering noise

[bean]

hi,

i have read the FAQS and done search but still no joy, my driver side wheel is sqeaking when turning from lock to lock at a low speed for parking etc,

i know the bushes are good as a new arm went on a couple of months ago,

any ideas?

thanks

nath

 

[fingers99]

Put the front of the car on axle stands and see if you can reproduce the squeak. I'd suspect the track rod end or wheel bearing.

Is it a squeak from the steering, or a squeak from the wheel turning?

 

[sikersh]

cv joints?

 

[bean]

Put the front of the car on axle stands and see if you can reproduce the squeak. I'd suspect the track rod end or wheel bearing.

Is it a squeak from the steering, or a squeak from the wheel turning?

its from the wheel turning, sometimes when going over rough ground in a straight line at low speed (10mph) it squeaks too!

thanks

 

[fingers99]

I'd think wheel bearing. Were it a pot joint I'd expect clicking, but it could be almost any part of the suspension.

 

[rallycinq]

The top mount hasn't recently been changed has it?

Cheers

D

 

[bean]

The top mount hasn't recently been changed has it?

Cheers

D

no, i have never had them changed,

nath

 

[bean]

i'm guessing with this that i will have to put it on axle stands and find the squeak? anything tell tale sighns i should look for?

thanks

nath

 

[fingers99]

With the wheel off, grab hold of the steering arm and waggle the hub to see if there's any play in the track rod end. Pull up on the bottom of the strut and look for any movement up and down on the top mount bearing. Get someone else to tun the steering wheel, listen for and identify any squeak.