Slightly OT--steering wheel squeaking in Geo Metro

There's no Geo or Suzuki auto group that I can find, so I'm hoping someone
here can help.

In our Geo Metro, there's a squeaking sound then turning the steering wheel.
It sounds like it's coming from right behind the steering wheel. I am
thinking about spraying some lube in there.

But could it be an indication of a more serious problem with the steering?

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:49:12 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
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> There's no Geo or Suzuki auto group that I can find, so I'm hoping someone
> here can help.
>
> In our Geo Metro, there's a squeaking sound then turning the steering wheel.
> It sounds like it's coming from right behind the steering wheel. I am
> thinking about spraying some lube in there.
>
> But could it be an indication of a more serious problem with the steering?[/color]

It's not serious, it's very common with Japanese cars in paritcular, and
it will probably go away when the weather turns warmer.

There is a fix, but I can't remember what it is. Perhaps someone else can
help. Or try Google Groups; their retention goes way back, and it was
posted here last year, IIRC.

But rest assured, the wheel is not going to fall off in your hands any
time soon!

--
Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!!

On some cars, people spray the rubber boot surrounding the steering column
where it enter the passenger compartment with silicone spray. On some
Toyota's they have a metal to metal joint under the hood at the end of the
steering column that needs to be greased once in a while. It has no other
source of lubrication. Drives a lot of people nuts. Dealer couldn't figure
it out. I foun it on my 1983 Tercels.


"Ernie Sty" <fake_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JbidnSh7lqbkkCbeRVn-gQ@giganews.com...[color=blue]
> There's no Geo or Suzuki auto group that I can find, so I'm hoping someone
> here can help.
>
> In our Geo Metro, there's a squeaking sound then turning the steering
> wheel. It sounds like it's coming from right behind the steering wheel. I
> am thinking about spraying some lube in there.
>
> But could it be an indication of a more serious problem with the steering?
>[/color]

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.04.00.30.26.23158@ae86.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:49:12 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
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>> There's no Geo or Suzuki auto group that I can find, so I'm hoping
>> someone
>> here can help.
>>
>> In our Geo Metro, there's a squeaking sound then turning the steering
>> wheel.
>> It sounds like it's coming from right behind the steering wheel. I am
>> thinking about spraying some lube in there.
>>
>> But could it be an indication of a more serious problem with the
>> steering?[/color]
>
> It's not serious, it's very common with Japanese cars in paritcular, and
> it will probably go away when the weather turns warmer.
>
> There is a fix, but I can't remember what it is. Perhaps someone else can
> help. Or try Google Groups; their retention goes way back, and it was
> posted here last year, IIRC.
>
> But rest assured, the wheel is not going to fall off in your hands any
> time soon![/color]


Thanks!

In article <pan.2006.01.04.00.30.26.23158@ae86.GTS>,
Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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> > There's no Geo or Suzuki auto group that I can find, so I'm hoping someone
> > here can help.
> >
> > In our Geo Metro, there's a squeaking sound then turning the steering
> > wheel.
> > It sounds like it's coming from right behind the steering wheel. I am
> > thinking about spraying some lube in there.
> >
> > But could it be an indication of a more serious problem with the steering?[/color][/color]
You should have posted this at GM's site.

"Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:x1Fuf.2306$%W1.346@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=blue]
> On some cars, people spray the rubber boot surrounding the steering column
> where it enter the passenger compartment with silicone spray. On some
> Toyota's they have a metal to metal joint under the hood at the end of the
> steering column that needs to be greased once in a while. It has no other
> source of lubrication. Drives a lot of people nuts. Dealer couldn't
> figure it out. I foun it on my 1983 Tercels.[/color]

'74 Corolla (under 60,000)
'78 Corolla (under 50,000)
'80 Corolla (from ~40K-224K)
'87 Corolla
'83 Tercel (~200K)
Seems to have managed to skip my 'hachiroku', however!


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>
>
> "Ernie Sty" <fake_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:JbidnSh7lqbkkCbeRVn-gQ@giganews.com...[color=green]
>> There's no Geo or Suzuki auto group that I can find, so I'm hoping
>> someone here can help.
>>
>> In our Geo Metro, there's a squeaking sound then turning the steering
>> wheel. It sounds like it's coming from right behind the steering wheel.
>> I am thinking about spraying some lube in there.
>>
>> But could it be an indication of a more serious problem with the
>> steering?
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

"Spam Hater" <iHate@spam.net> wrote in message
news:iHate-AACCB8.17245303012006@news.telus.net...[color=blue]
> In article <pan.2006.01.04.00.30.26.23158@ae86.GTS>,
> Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > There's no Geo or Suzuki auto group that I can find, so I'm hoping
>> > someone
>> > here can help.
>> >
>> > In our Geo Metro, there's a squeaking sound then turning the steering
>> > wheel.
>> > It sounds like it's coming from right behind the steering wheel. I am
>> > thinking about spraying some lube in there.
>> >
>> > But could it be an indication of a more serious problem with the
>> > steering?[/color][/color]
> You should have posted this at GM's site.[/color]

Good point, I didn't think of that. I was looking for Geo or Suzuki groups.