Date: 15 Mar 2005 16:40:30 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: ominous steering noise (c900)
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:21:15 GMT, John B <rotten_NOSPAM_nospam.org> wrote: > I noticed a rather ominous noise that occurs when turning the steering wheel. > It began today as I was parking, following my usual series of tight turns as I > spiral up the parking garage at work. > > I would descriibe the noise as a "moan." Congrats, you've got "Morning sickness". GM racks are known for this. > I haven't investigated it at all yet, > so I can't rule out belt slippage. But the belts are fairly new, and it's not > especially cold today, and anyway it's not a squeal. Nope, it's in the spindle valve (yes?) on the rack. It'll eventually get stiff and hard to use on cold mornings. When it's bad enough to deal with deal with it. > Also, I've had the steering column squeak when it's very cold out, and this is > decidedly not the same thing. The noise definitely eminates from the engine > compartment. Yes, this isn't that squeak. Spring is coming. I don't know of any catastrophic or dangerous failure mode for this. A rack on a c900 is a pain in the ass to get to, but maybe someone here has some tricks on a DIY solution. I understand that the rebuilt racks have fixed the design flaw that GM built into the original design. (yes, your pre-GM Saab has a GM part in it, and it's a known problem.) Dave Hinz
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