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AConvertedChevy
03-09-2011, 10:02 AM
My steering wheel started clicking a few weeks back. It makes a click when it changes turning direction and also when it passes the center point on the wheel.

Its like a chirping click/squeek and it gets awfully annoying when on uneven the highway. I can feel a slight vibration when the click happens and it is coming right from behind the wheel itsself.

Anyone experience this before?
fastblackmerc
03-09-2011, 10:05 AM
Spray some WD40 on the steering shaft u-joints. If the clicking goes away you might need new u-joints.
RoyLPita
03-09-2011, 10:12 AM
If the noise is right in front of the steering wheel, then the clockspring is no good.
4play
03-09-2011, 11:44 AM
Also check under your dash make sure nothing is rubbing the steering linkage.
RacerX
03-09-2011, 11:46 AM
What headers are on that MM? ;)
CNGInterceptor
03-09-2011, 12:30 PM
IIRC he has Kooks LTs
RacerX
03-09-2011, 12:40 PM
Ahhhh, then it shouldn't be the steering linkage hitting the header then.
ImpalaSlayer
03-09-2011, 01:56 PM
Ahhhh, then it shouldn't be the steering linkage hitting the header then.

i wouldnt be surprised if they hit.

mine had a similar bit of "slack" at the 12 o'clock position
RR|Suki
03-09-2011, 03:08 PM
if it's clicking the clock spring is going bye bye, the air bag light may start to flash at some point too. I've had it happen to me twice, not a hard fix, and I think last time I paid $60 or something for the clock spring online.
AConvertedChevy
03-09-2011, 04:08 PM
I got the kooks, its definitely right infront of the wheel. Is not hitting the headers thankfully, I checked that first. Thanks for the info, I now can just take it apart once and be done with it.
J.bo
03-19-2011, 12:47 PM
if it's clicking the clock spring is going bye bye, the air bag light may start to flash at some point too. I've had it happen to me twice, not a hard fix, and I think last time I paid $60 or something for the clock spring online.

Where did you get the clock spring?
justbob
03-19-2011, 02:30 PM
Mine didn"t make any noise execpt maybe a small snap, but you felt it big time. Mine was where the steering wheel itself attaches to the shaft. It became "sloppy", all it took was a 1/16th of a turn of the mounting nut to snug it up. Took forever to finally see what became loose..
fastblackmerc
03-19-2011, 02:44 PM
Where did you get the clock spring?

Google is a wonderful thing!

http://www.fordpartswebsite.com/seccat/monterey-1204/2004/clockspring-30746/125/30746/