hpwrestler220

It only does this when i turn the wheel to the right. If i turn it maybe 6 inches to the right, it makes the creaking noise twice... If i turn it to a full lock (as i am turning), it creaks the whole way... It doesnt happen when i turn left though...

The creaking noise only occurs as i am turning the steering wheel... If i make a turn and keep the steering wheel in position, there is no noise until i have to turn the wheel again...

Is this a common thing?? I think this is the thing that cliffyk did to his car to fix right? It was a free mod worth 20min of time or something?? It's embarrassing to drive my car in a parking lot.

cliffyk

Sounds to me like the steering rack mounting tube issue...

945LSTANG

have you taken a look at your tie rod ends?

hpwrestler220

Thanks cliffy! You the man!!!

So let me get this straight.

I pretty much remove everything in there, and a pry the tube bracket out (without damaging it). Then i cut the tube bracket, and reinstall?

This sounds easy enough... Is there any place that this procedure can go bad and i am stuck in a worst case scenario?

Can i just eye the cut? What if i take off too much? What if i don't take off enough?

.100 is a very nominal cut to make... going to be tough to shed off that little with basic tools, no?

hpwrestler220

No i havent. How would i even know if those are bad? Those are just the ends that connect to the spindle, correct?

945LSTANG

yeah.



try turning the tire with your arms and listen for the sound. you could also hold the tire while a buddy turns the steering wheel while you listen for the sound.

to be honest though, if it's only making noise when turning one direction, it might not be the tie rod. i would check them anyway though.

hpwrestler220

Hmmm.. well when i put on my 13" brakes up front, i moved the spindles and i didnt hear a noise... But i didnt move them that far at all... So that's not a very good test lol

I will try again and really listen next time i jack the car up... Or i can just have somebody get under the car when i turn the wheel... The creaking is so loud haha.

I wonder if anyone else is having this problem?

Thanks for the pic... I am a visual learner

m260gt

yes ive had the problem a few times. first one was the rack, it started doing it again a few months ago too but its stopped. yeah i know how embarrasing it is. its a terrible noise.

fearce65

I had the same problem for several months, before the crackling noise was constant. I turned out the be a wheel hub. Lift the front end into the air, grab a tire at the top and bottom and try to move it back and forth. If it moves, more than likely, that's your problem. Very easy to change.

cliffyk

0.100" is just a bit less than 1/8", an easy enough cut with a hacksaw. I took 1/8" (0.125") off mine and it all went well, it's just that if I did it again I would take a bit less.

There's not much that could go wrong, you have to take off 1/4" or more to start getting into trouble...