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Alright I finally have decided to once and for all get rid of this noise. I got a hold of some silicone grease spray. I read through this thread and the other and I'm still kind of confused on where to spray. Am I supposed to open the rectangular piece covering the side of the steering wheel itself and spray somewhere in there? (Wouldn't this harm the airbag system or what not? I have no idea.) Or am I supposed to spray some area behind the accelerator/brake pedals? Can someone possibly draw a arrow on some of the pics posted as to where I should be spraying the grease/lube?
So when I am spraying into the open side of the steering wheel there isn't anything extremely sensitive that I can't touch with the silicone lubricant?
I don't really know. I just sprayed all over inside the steering wheel and by the footwell. I think it was something inside the steering wheel cover that was making noise. The noise has not came back yet so it's still all good. I used WD-40 no silocone.
Thanks. Hey Shake1, I couldn't help but notice....is that a C-Class in your signature? I have a '03 C230 Kompressor. I'm also a member over at mbworld.org . Are you over there too?
I just came across this thread while looking for noise issue with my steering wheel.
I am getting this noise from last 2.5 years and i had got it checked at Lexus dealer as part of some other repair (Oil Sludge issue, fixed by Lexus without any charge).
Lexus dealership had mentioned about "Noise coming from Spiral Cable" and the cost to fix it was 400-500$. It was not any safety hazard and so i did not bother to get it fixed at the dealership.
The noise is very low and sounds like something wrapped around my steering wheel.
I am just wondering if the noise would be due to the similar issue with the bushings as mentioned in this post?
Has anyone heard about "Spiral Cable" in the steering wheel.
Should i let an independent mechanic open the steering shaft to look into this and grease/oil the shaft along with the bushing.
What would be reasonable for an independent mechanic charge for this?
This forum is great!
Just picked up an '01 RX300 for a winter / bad weather car and I'm fixing all the little things that helped me get it cheap (:
I just wanted to post up since people were hitting everything and not sure what the actual source of the noise was.
For me it was where the splined shaft enters the rubber boot on the floor.
I first sprayed inside the wheel from the little access door towards where the back of the steering wheel. Sprayed all around in there, did nothing for the noise even after turning the wheel back and forth multiple (15-20 or so times).
I then removed the panel on the bottom of the dash (2 X 8mm screws, rest are just clips that pop out) and I was able to clearly access that area where the shaft passes through the rubber boot.
Sprayed all round the rubber boot, did nothing. Sprayed the shaft all around (got in down the splines) and the noise went away.
Oh, and I used motorcycle chain lube (since I had a couple cans laying around and figured it would be a good lube that wouldn't wear off quickly).
Welcome to the club! You're doing the right thing by searching and finding the answers yourself. Mine was squeaking down where it passes through the firewall, and I used silicone spray which took care of it.
Loads of great info on this site, which I'm sure you're finding out....
The problem in our 2002 240,000-miler was at the floorboard level. My old ears swore it was in the steering wheel cover-to steering column connection, but this msg board led me to the fix.
I believe the noise emanates due to the rubber-to-rubber connex at the firewall/column spline connex. Just for good measure, I sprayed the universal joints at the steering column also.
The problem in our 2002 240,000-miler was at the floorboard level. My old ears swore it was in the steering wheel cover-to steering column connection, but this msg board led me to the fix.
I believe the noise emanates due to the rubber-to-rubber connex at the firewall/column spline connex. Just for good measure, I sprayed the universal joints at the steering column also.
I have a 2001 rx 300 with the same noise , I think mine is definitely the clockspring, i'm just too lazy to take off the steering wheel and check. Clocksprings are a non serviceable item so i will just replace it eventually.
CL strikes again! My steering wheel has been squeaking for about a year now and I finally found the time today to try and fix it. (It never really bothered me, but I did get sick of explaining what the sound was to new passengers. ) Looked up the issue on CL and found this thread, which was exactly what I needed.
I sprayed white lithium grease at the point where the olive green plastic piece meets the round rubber part. I have no idea what the actual names of these pieces are, sorry..Maybe this pic I doctored up from Shake1's original post will help.
CL strikes again! My steering wheel has been squeaking for about a year now and I finally found the time today to try and fix it. (It never really bothered me, but I did get sick of explaining what the sound was to new passengers. ) Looked up the issue on CL and found this thread, which was exactly what I needed.
ha, same thing on my 2002: ignored it for 2-3 years, but it became more and more unbearable, especially since we moved to Chicago, so when it's cold, it squeaks a lot.
Sprayed white lithium grease as well, at the bottom where the rod enters the firewall, silent as whisper now
05-18-08, 03:58 PM
