By Mike on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 - 06:26 pm: Edit

Its annoying. When you slowly turn left or right as if like the steering wheel is rubbing on something.

By Frode Hübertz Haaland (Discofrode) on Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 02:40 am: Edit

Mike!
You've probably met a factory installed gnome. It gnomes like this while turning wheel standing still or running slow: gnooomme-gnoooaaaam-gnome-gnooouuuummmmmmm...
Familiar?
Check these things. If they're OK, probably your vehicle is as well:
* Is the hoses for power steering touching anything (like chassis or anything)?
* ATF-fluid: Enough? Feels smooth between your fingers?
* Drivebelts OK?
Guess that would be all, but check your manual on it, there's a section on it in factory manual.
You're not the first and definetely not the last experiencing this annoying thing, but people hav had the gnome as factory installed accessory for years without turning anyone down, so I guess you could calm down - if the things to check are OK.
Hope this helps, Mike!
Frode

By Mike on Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 10:46 am: Edit

Thanks for the input. Its sounds like 'eeeek---eeeek when turning slowly. The sound is coming from inside where the handle for the signal lights and the on-off switch for the cruise control and also lever that adjusts the height of the steering wheel. Seems like something is rubbing inside that area. I hope you know what I mean.

By Mike on Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 12:16 pm: Edit

Thanks for the input. The eeeek-eeeeek sound when turning slowly comes from just under the steering wheel. The area where the control lever to adjust the height of the steering wheel, signal light handle, etc. that where its coming from. Thanks again.

By GTX on Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 02:39 pm: Edit

i HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,DUCK DOWN INTO THE FOOTWELL AND TURN THE STEERING,MINE HAD A SQUEAK EMITTING FROM THE COLUM NEAR THE BULKHEAD,FROM SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHEEL ITSELF,WD40 WORKS
GOOD LUCK GARY