| Threebrand |
04-22-2007 09:23 PM |
Steering Column Rattle
My new to me SPF #258 seems to have a rattle in the steering column that I can feel cruising down a slightly bumpy highway. My Yukon XL developed the same feel and the GM techs made an adjustment and it disappeared. If you guys can figure out what I am talking about and have experienced the same thing and have a fix, do you mind passing it along? TIA
Chuck
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| Tom of VA |
04-27-2007 07:22 PM |
I had a loose feeling in my column which was very obvious when passing over bumps. I coud also move my wheel up and down a little which felt out of spec. I pulled the wheel and found that the bearing at the top of column was installed wrong. The ball bearings can be installed so that they are not all following the bearing race. I was able to reassemble the bearings using new grease to keep the balls in place so the race could be snapped in place with out the balls moving into a bunch. After I put the shaft and wheel back together the steering felt tight without any thumping transmitting up through the column. There is also an adjustment on the steering rack. I had to replace my original rack because water had found its way inside the boots and collected at the pinion gear and ruined the gear face. I found a used one and cleaned then readjusted it. It wasn't hard to do. If the looseness is in the rack you may want to check it out.
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