Steering Wheel Click Noise
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Steering Wheel Click Noise
Hey all, tried the GSF forum with no luck so figured I’d check with the RCF folks.
I have a 2017 GSF and noticed my wheel makes a faint click noise when turning from center (to the left and the right). Just a single click and sometimes another when I am unwinding the steering back to center. I searched the forum and it sounds like this is common on other Lexus models but I didn’t see anything in the GSF/RCF section - does anyone else have this or have any idea what it is?
I have a 2017 GSF and noticed my wheel makes a faint click noise when turning from center (to the left and the right). Just a single click and sometimes another when I am unwinding the steering back to center. I searched the forum and it sounds like this is common on other Lexus models but I didn’t see anything in the GSF/RCF section - does anyone else have this or have any idea what it is?
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Not the best quality but here’s a video clip with the sound (the noise occurs just about when the wheel hits 3 or 9 o’clock). Definitely more prevalent when turning right.
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well I think I heard it, but I'm going to say that sitting and turning your wheel like that is bad for the car to begin with, you have a lot of resistance on the tires against the ground and it's hard on all the rotating parts, might be better if you can get it driving and turning as it very well may simply be the stress you are putting on the rotating parts doing it standing still.
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well I think I heard it, but I'm going to say that sitting and turning your wheel like that is bad for the car to begin with, you have a lot of resistance on the tires against the ground and it's hard on all the rotating parts, might be better if you can get it driving and turning as it very well may simply be the stress you are putting on the rotating parts doing it standing still.
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I think it's related either the wires within the steering wheel. The other being a dial that sits behind the wheel that rotates because the harness would probably be twisted so much so this dial keeps the harness from rotating. I believe this might be what you're hearing. I hear it on mind. But I thought maybe more apparent because I swapped my wheel out and probably didn't put it back as nice and clean from factory's.
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it's called a clockspring, and yeah it might be the wires binding or the clockspring binding.. not much else in there that could cause it, typically though with the clockspring it is a grinding sound not a click.
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Thanks all.
Assume any resolution is going to involve the dealer disassembling... Wish I had more faith but service quality is iffy and I have been avoiding them taking it apart since it only has 5000 miles...
Assume any resolution is going to involve the dealer disassembling... Wish I had more faith but service quality is iffy and I have been avoiding them taking it apart since it only has 5000 miles...
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i had something similar. Look from where the paddle shifters are located. Put something thin from the gap and move cable . Its most likely rubbing. Lmk if fixed the issue
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TBH i don't remember the color but i could see it from the gap from behind the steering wheel. It looked like it was poking out more than it should so I pushed against it, it tucked in bit more and when i turned wheel, it was gone. Wortth a try before having dealer open up the whole thing lol
84306 CABLE SUB-ASSY, SPIRAL
84308-53010
84308-53020 - STEERING WHEEL WITH(STEERING HEATER)1
It is extremely unlikely this is the root cause. All the wires in the picture above do not actually move when the wheel is turned, they connect to the spiral cable subassembly, and it handles maintaining connections while the wheel turns. This part is not unique to the RC platform, and these assemblies can be found across a very wide range of models across all three Toyota brands.
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Lexus calls it something else:
84306 CABLE SUB-ASSY, SPIRAL
84308-53010
84308-53020 - STEERING WHEEL WITH(STEERING HEATER)1
It is extremely unlikely this is the root cause. All the wires in the picture above do not actually move when the wheel is turned, they connect to the spiral cable subassembly, and it handles maintaining connections while the wheel turns. This part is not unique to the RC platform, and these assemblies can be found across a very wide range of models across all three Toyota brands.
84306 CABLE SUB-ASSY, SPIRAL
84308-53010
84308-53020 - STEERING WHEEL WITH(STEERING HEATER)1
It is extremely unlikely this is the root cause. All the wires in the picture above do not actually move when the wheel is turned, they connect to the spiral cable subassembly, and it handles maintaining connections while the wheel turns. This part is not unique to the RC platform, and these assemblies can be found across a very wide range of models across all three Toyota brands.
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Seems like most of time you would not hear it .I'm not sure if it's worth getting investigated .may end up worse. If not affectng the function of the car and you only hear rarely...like you I don't trust other people with my car especially the dealership.