VANAGON archives -- November 2022, week 1 (#8)

Date:         Wed, 2 Nov 2022 22:18:39 +0000
Reply-To:     Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Steering Wheel Grinding
In-Reply-To:  <CA+az7_5heLUuGYkmD2W=ocaNqvKReLCTUEG-QMsqACgtz-zqCA@mail.gmail.com>
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 And don't use di-electric grease in this application; it has poor lubricating properties and will only last 6-9 months.  Use white Lithium grease; excellent lubricant and lasts 6-9 years.  Personal experience.

    On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 03:12:28 PM PDT, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 You are right. The replacement contact rings don't fit so well. To make
mine work I had to take the brass ring off the new one and put it on the
old plastic to get it to work. That solved my problem.

On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 3:23 PM Vanagon Man <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> Definitely grinding.
> The same sound it was making before I replaced everything and found copper
> shavings…
>
> One thing I just thought of is the contact ring, which isn’t OEM. IIRC,
> the re-pop versions don’t always fit as well as OEM.
> I’m wondering if that had anything to do with it.
> I like the filling suggestions, too.
> I’ll hit that this weekend.
>
> > On Nov 2, 2022, at 2:13 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is this a rubbing sound or truly a grinding sound? They are
> distinctively
> > different. Steering wheel columns are notorious for rubbing. A little
> fiing
> > on the column cover would help.
> >
> >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 2:56 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Check the spare tire to see if it rubs on the steering rod down there...
> >> Mine does...
> >>
> >>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 12:36 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*
> >>>
> >>
>

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