Squeaky Steering E240 (W210 1998)

[Dosco]

There is what I can best describe as a 'dry rubber seal squeak' as I turn the S/wheel either way, even turning the wheel an inch or so either way causes this annoying squeak.

Any ideas

 

[television]

Do check your bottom swivels easily tested by jacking the front of the car

 

[Dosco]

Do check your bottom swivels easily tested by jacking the front of the car

Thanks for that Malcolm

 

[jberks]

I hope its what Malcolm says - mine (yr2000 E240) needed a new rack to shut it up.
Do also try a bit of lube on the rubber supports under the dash.

 

[Dosco]

I hope its what Malcolm says - mine (yr2000 E240) needed a new rack to shut it up.
Do also try a bit of lube on the rubber supports under the dash.

Bit overdue this response but checked the bottom steering links/swivels etc so it seems it is either of the two suggestions made by yourself, In getting at the rubber supports is there anything I need to be aware of and if that fails what sort of cost etc for a replacement rack, given that at present I am unable to do this myself

 

[television]

With the front of the car jacked, you could possibly hear the steering swivels by putting a large bladed screwdriver onto each joint and the handle to your ear, and turning the steering, swivels are a 90% failure as apposed to the steering racks

 

[Dosco]

With the front of the car jacked, you could possibly hear the steering swivels by putting a large bladed screwdriver onto each joint and the handle to your ear, and turning the steering, swivels are a 90% failure as apposed to the steering racks

I can tell which school of engineering you went to Malcolm

 

[television]

I can tell which school of engineering you went to Malcolm

Its a wonderful way of differentiating between tappets,and timing chains and water pumps

 

[power-steering]

Classic stethascope lol. (however it spelt)

 

[television]

Get some of these from a Vet, the ones they stick in horses, you can fill them with oil and inject through the rubber boot

 

[power-steering]

lol.. Malcolm you're quite something!

 

[television]

lol.. Malcolm you're quite something!

Just injecting a new approach

 

[Dosco]

Just injecting a new approach

so who supplied that then, never heard it called that before

 

[Dosco]

Get some of these from a Vet, the ones they stick in horses, you can fill them with oil and inject through the rubber boot

Vet did not believe me when I told him what I wanted to stick them in however all is Okay found some in the park along with one finger rubber gloves now about that stetho thingy......

 

[television]

Good tool shops sell them, they are used for injecting glue etc