steering wheel squeak

[dick_wilderness]

I have a 98 tj. Whenever its cold and I make turns the steeering makes an ugly noise. This happen to anyone else?

 

[west747]

sounds like the belt is slipping. try tighjtening the belt up. on the 258 it can be tightened by moving the alternator out. other modles/year jeeps use tensioning srews i think.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

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Sounds like a TJ thing, and the same thing my car does. Try removing the plastic cladding from the column and running without it, see if it still squeeks.

 

[sillsmack]

re

I had a '98 Cherokee.
After I removed the gauge cluster to fix the @#$%^&*(*&^%%$$#
BUZZER I put it all back together but the rubber trim surrounding the steering column got doubled up and I didn't see it until I had the last screw back in.

I never did fix that rubber and whenever it was cold it got stiff and during a turn the steering column would drag against the hard rubber and make a horid sound.


Is that what you're hearing ???

 

[KAYBONE]

Simple fix first! I had that too. Just spray some silicone lubricant in and around the rubber grommet thing that wraps around the steering column
as it goes through the firewall. SPray a liberal amoubnt on. I did this early
last fall and have not had any noise since.

 

[jpaj88]

I have a 97 Sport and I get the same squeak when its cold. Goes away after the car warms up. I just figured it was the plastic that surrounds the steering column. I also test drove a 98 Sahara before I bought the 97. It had the squeak most of time I drove it.

-Joe

 

[TwistedTJ]

Its a TJ Thing !!!!!

Mine does it too

 

[XJNick]

Belly Up

Mine does the EXACT same thing, LOL.

It's definately a "TJ Thing", so much so that Jeep issued a Technical Service Bulletin about it :mrgreen:

-Nick :!: