jasone36

I have noticed that when my steering wheel is retracting it makes a noise. This started recently with the quick change from very cold to very hot weather. A workaround would be to disable the moving mechanism, or somehow lubricate it so it doesn't squeak.

Has anyone else noticed this on the SC430?

WIL44

Hi Jasone

Yep, I had this. It was the flexible cowl around the column rubbing against the dash. I just wiped it with some WD 40 (not sure if you have that in the US) silicone spray, problem solved.

Best regards
Steve

Z3NK1

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I got mine turned off at a local shop that had a c-best controller. Last thing I wanted was for it to completely fail one day and not be able to move it to a comfortable position. I don't really miss this feature at all, just one more thing to go wrong or break.

fubie

Ditto the reply from WIL44. Mine had the same thing, sprayed a little grease on it, and no more noise. Hope this helps...

Harold57

Jason,
Yes, this is a common noise and painful to listen to.

Steve,
Thanks for the diagnosis. I haven't been able to reproduce it in front of a mechanic and never took the time to track it down myself. So this will be useful to me this summer when temperatures are back above 110degF outside again.

WIL44

Your welcome Harold, mine actually started making the horrible noice after I had cleaned the cowl with a damp cloth, so it was easy to work out what was causing it. It has never happened since, but then we don't get 110deg here. lol

jasone36

Thanks for the pointers, I appreciate it.