Noise in steering column
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Noise in steering column
Have you taken the big plastic dash panel off below the steering column? Four half turns of the plastic screws and you can get to everything under there. Also, the panel itself has a little foam under it to keep it tight... might check it.
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Noise in steering column
Give me a little credit guys. Definately not the keys. It sounds like a small metal plate that could be loose.
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Noise in steering column
Thanks for the suggestion. The noise is closer to the steering wheel but I did look in that area.
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Noise in steering column
>Thanks for the suggestion. The noise is closer to the
>steering wheel but I did look in that area.
As I was exploring under the dash of my perfectly good truck last weekend, I noticed that by removing one bolt (upper right), and releasing the catch on the lower right, the entire fuse panel will pivot out of the way! That got me right in where I needed to be to splice in a remote starter. Anyway, if anyone has had it apart and not re-installed the bolt, I can see where it might rattle. Just a thought.
Oh, and I would wrap bubble-wrap around your key chain just in case.
Matt
2002, F250 SD, SC, 8' Bed, V10, 3.73 LS, Arizona Beige, ICI Stainless Step Bars, Truxedo Tonneau, Prodigy Brake Control, Flowmaster 40
>steering wheel but I did look in that area.
As I was exploring under the dash of my perfectly good truck last weekend, I noticed that by removing one bolt (upper right), and releasing the catch on the lower right, the entire fuse panel will pivot out of the way! That got me right in where I needed to be to splice in a remote starter. Anyway, if anyone has had it apart and not re-installed the bolt, I can see where it might rattle. Just a thought.
Oh, and I would wrap bubble-wrap around your key chain just in case.
Matt
2002, F250 SD, SC, 8' Bed, V10, 3.73 LS, Arizona Beige, ICI Stainless Step Bars, Truxedo Tonneau, Prodigy Brake Control, Flowmaster 40
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Noise in steering column
I have a 2000 F-350 with the same problem. The noise is in the round tube mounted on top the steering column that the shifter lever mounts into. Something inside this tube is loose. Does any one know if this tube has an adjustment? Just touching the shifter lever and the noise will stop. It's very agrivating. It's defenatly nothing to do with the keys.
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Noise in steering column
I have the exact same problem in my F250 V10. If I pull back on the shift lever ever so slightly it stops. If I let the lever back to hard it comes right back. I was hoping somebody had a permanent solution to the problem. 
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Originally posted by bubbalou
I have the exact same problem in my F250 V10. If I pull back on the shift lever ever so slightly it stops. If I let the lever back to hard it comes right back. I was hoping somebody had a permanent solution to the problem.
I have the exact same problem in my F250 V10. If I pull back on the shift lever ever so slightly it stops. If I let the lever back to hard it comes right back. I was hoping somebody had a permanent solution to the problem.