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Offline budzooka

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groaning steering collumn
« on: March 31, 2005, 03:18:47 PM »
allright now today is a new day so of course we have a new problem! my steering is making a groaning or rubbing noise it sounds like inside the collumn. can this be lubricated in an easy manner? i dont have a stereo so this will work out to be a major annoyance  ;D

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Re: groaning steering collumn
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2005, 03:27:28 PM »
Is it a samurai?
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.

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Re: groaning steering collumn
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2005, 03:30:22 PM »
why yes it is, i am sorry not to have mentioned that :-[ ,but you all have helped me with so many problems during the last 3 weeks or so ::), that i just assumed you would remember me  ;D. is this a common sammy problem?

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Re: groaning steering collumn
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2005, 04:12:37 PM »
yes , both of mine did the same thing, I drilled about an 1/8 inch hole on the steering column just large enough to get one of those red spay  attachments to  fit into it and hit it with some white grease from a spray can, the hole gets drilled down by your feet,prob. a couple of inches from the bottom where the column goes through the fire wall.
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.

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Re: groaning steering collumn
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2005, 04:33:35 PM »
once again i find myself saying thank you for your assistance. cheque`s in the mail ;D ;D ;D

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Re: groaning steering collumn
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2005, 10:52:38 PM »
My 91 does this, but it seems to be groaning up higher than that. Anybody know where, exactly, all the bearings are in the column? Ive never had it apart....just curious.
'91, RRO Bolt-On SPO, 32" BFG Muds, 2" BS U.S. Wheels, Breeeze CO, Neon Seats, 5.8:1 T-Case, TT Mighty Kong Bucket, 1.5" RUF, 1.5" Rears, DT Shocks, RRO Sliders ,Rear DetroitEZ, OBA,Celica PS

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Re: groaning steering collumn
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2005, 04:38:04 AM »
I think there is a bearing up top and a bushing down at the bottom, the sound travels up the steering column.
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.