Steering wheel sounds

[04mellowyellow]

Just started today. When I tug back and forth on the steering wheel I get a creek sound. Kind of sounds like an old door closing. It does it whether or not I have the car running. Sound is coming from the engine bay. I can't tell if the sound is right on the fire wall or down lower near the end of the steering shaft.. Any ideas?

 

[kaboom]

Do a search on the word creak in the terminator forum. Enjoy see you in 2 weeks.

 

[Mike_Hawk]

I have it right now. It's annoying and makes the car sound cheap :bored:

It's going to the dealer after it gets dynoed this Saturday.

 

[Abe Abromowitz]

Same thing here... I found some TSB info on the search.

 

[drkchk03svt]

I have it right now. It's annoying and makes the car sound cheap :bored:

It's going to the dealer after it gets dynoed this Saturday.

It is cheap man.... its a Ford! Get used to it.

 

[Huachipato]

I have it on mine too, but it doesn't happen all the time. I have taken it twice to the dealership to complain, but I can't seem to get it to happen when I am there....:shrug:

 

[Mr. Freeze]

i have taken mine in to the dealer twice for the creak and they really didnt give me a explaination of what exactly it was, but it has not come up again.

 

[03 Zinc Rocket]

I have the creek in my steering also. My car is at the dealer now and they said that they have replace a bracket on the steering. There is a TSB out on it.

 

[Kovachian]

I've got the same problem on a 96. Evidently Ford hasn't learned anything after all these years. They can't do anything right.

 

[ViciousJay]

its the intermidiate shaft.... I worked at Chevy and they had the same problems u need to disconnect it and lube the shaft joints, also check ur power steering pump

 

[cgg074]

It is the rack bolt spacers that creak against the K-member.

Just tack weld the spacers to the K-member on both sides (Click for instructions) or take it to the dealer, there is a new TSB for it.

 

[kaboom]

Just order aluminum steering rack bushings from www.maximummotorsports.com I have been creak free for 6 months..

 

[04mellowyellow]

Thanks for all the advice. Not sure what direction I wil go. I do know that I will not be taking the car to a dealer after all the horror stories I hear on these boards.

 

[cobra4ever]

My creak has turned into as much of a grinding rattle as it is a creak. Through research here and polling mustang suspension gurus I am replacing the lower control arms because it seems that the problem is related to the LCA bushings and/or ball joints. Just when you think that you've found the problem......

 

[CobrABoZ]

and i thought i was the only one omg there like 100 of us lol so will the dealer fix it? and is it something they can do rather fast.