Steering Column noise
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Trailering
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Steering Column noise
Hey all, i recently bought a 97 F250 7.3 and love it so far. I replaced an ignition switch in november and haven’t had any issues. Within the past week i’ve been hearing a clicking coming from the column when turning, which i assumed was the plastic shroud that covers the column. It clicks when turning and it’s gotten worse and almost sounds like a spring winding. I’ve noticed some play in the wheel, going up and down like the tilt is suddenly worn out. if anyone has ideas i’d love to hear them
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The upper and lower column bearings click sometimes before they fail and get loose (fall apart, stick and bind)
Might be the clockspring or turn signal cancel cam if you did not get that all assembled correctly after the ignition switch replacement
Not sure how far you tore it down to do that repair,
Those column shrouds are far enough away they usually hit nothing if installed properly
Might contact the back of the steering wheel if installed improperly
See if you can pull the steering in and out or side to side to check the bearings
Looks like you need to pull the tilt pins and replace them and the jacket to fix the loose tilt, so you will be back in there anyway
Fairly hard job to replace the bearings as the tilt needs to be disassembled for the lower one
Might be the clockspring or turn signal cancel cam if you did not get that all assembled correctly after the ignition switch replacement
Not sure how far you tore it down to do that repair,
Those column shrouds are far enough away they usually hit nothing if installed properly
Might contact the back of the steering wheel if installed improperly
See if you can pull the steering in and out or side to side to check the bearings
Looks like you need to pull the tilt pins and replace them and the jacket to fix the loose tilt, so you will be back in there anyway
Fairly hard job to replace the bearings as the tilt needs to be disassembled for the lower one
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Trailering
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The upper and lower column bearings click sometimes before they fail and get loose (fall apart, stick and bind)
Might be the clockspring or turn signal cancel cam if you did not get that all assembled correctly after the ignition switch replacement
Not sure how far you tore it down to do that repair,
Those column shrouds are far enough away they usually hit nothing if installed properly
Might contact the back of the steering wheel if installed improperly
See if you can pull the steering in and out or side to side to check the bearings
Looks like you need to pull the tilt pins and replace them and the jacket to fix the loose tilt, so you will be back in there anyway
Fairly hard job to replace the bearings as the tilt needs to be disassembled for the lower one
Might be the clockspring or turn signal cancel cam if you did not get that all assembled correctly after the ignition switch replacement
Not sure how far you tore it down to do that repair,
Those column shrouds are far enough away they usually hit nothing if installed properly
Might contact the back of the steering wheel if installed improperly
See if you can pull the steering in and out or side to side to check the bearings
Looks like you need to pull the tilt pins and replace them and the jacket to fix the loose tilt, so you will be back in there anyway
Fairly hard job to replace the bearings as the tilt needs to be disassembled for the lower one
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