Rick, Is the scraping sound coming from the column or the steering rack itself? You mentioned that you had the fluid replaced. That's what is confusing me. Most power steering systems will have a hiss at the end of each turn when you turn the wheel at it's limits (lock-to-lock). If you are talking about the scraping in the steering wheel itself, it's probably the horn contacts. Two out of four of my Vanagons do that. I bent the brass horn contact and got rid of the noise. BenT San Francisco |
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