Date:         Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:51:39 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Steering Wheel Grinding
Comments: To: Matt Drew <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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Have you determined the source of the sound?  General location?

I once had a sound there and it was the steering wheel rubbing the top plastic steering column cover.  I filed it slightly and all quiet again. 


But, your sound seems more serious.

Eric Caron 


> On Nov 2, 2022, at 3:35 PM, Matt Drew <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> This is admittedly a minor annoyance, but I thought it was going to be a
> simple, quick fix...
> 
> I've now replaced the steering wheel (with another OEM Vanagon wheel), the
> contact ring, and the turn signal switch and hit it with a dab of
> dielectric, but the grinding is still there when I turn the wheel.
> 
> Seems pretty straight forward, but the dumbest question is always the one
> you don't ask.
> So... What am I missing?
> 
> *Matt*
> Missoula, MT
> '88 Westy, *Ragnar LoafBrick*