My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it sounds as if there is a small wire brush inside the area just below the actual steering wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the cover and tried to pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not seem to be at all localised. I thought that maybe a piece of cellophane sweet wrapper had got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have tried an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a crack somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly and change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to the horn and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car is worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a straight line, however neither of these solutions are really satisfactory. I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this before or has any idea what it might be. Is it likely to a. get better, b. stay the same, or c. set off the airbag or the horn at the most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.

On 27/11/16 15:58, George wrote:
My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be
described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it
sounds as if there is a small wire brush inside the area just below
the actual steering wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the
cover and tried to pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not
seem to be at all localised. I thought that maybe a piece of
cellophane sweet wrapper had got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have
tried an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a
crack somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly
and change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to
the horn and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car
is worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a
straight line, however neither of these solutions are really
satisfactory. I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this
before or has any idea what it might be. Is it likely to a. get
better, b. stay the same, or c. set off the airbag or the horn at the
most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.

Power steering on the blink? Check fluid levels.

X reg is pretty old... all sorts of stuff start happening to Old Cars..;-)


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"George" wrote in message
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My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be described
a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it sounds as if
there is a small wire brush inside the area just below the actual steering
wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the cover and tried to
pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not seem to be at all
localised. I thought that maybe a piece of cellophane sweet wrapper had
got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have tried
an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a crack
somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly and
change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to the horn
and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car is worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a
straight line, however neither of these solutions are really satisfactory.
I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this before or has any idea
what it might be. Is it likely to a. get better, b. stay the same, or c.
set off the airbag or the horn at the most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.

This maybe?
http://hubpages.com/autos/Ford-Ka-No...Steering-Wheel

On 27/11/16 16:14, Richard wrote:
"George" wrote in message
...

My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be
described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it
sounds as if there is a small wire brush inside the area just below
the actual steering wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the
cover and tried to pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not
seem to be at all localised. I thought that maybe a piece of
cellophane sweet wrapper had got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have
tried an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a
crack somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly
and change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to
the horn and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car is
worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a
straight line, however neither of these solutions are really
satisfactory. I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this
before or has any idea what it might be. Is it likely to a. get
better, b. stay the same, or c. set off the airbag or the horn at the
most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.

This maybe?
http://hubpages.com/autos/Ford-Ka-No...Steering-Wheel

Except on no account expect WD40 to lubricate anything..


silicone spray is better

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George wrote:
My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be
described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it
sounds as if there is a small wire brush inside the area just below the
actual steering wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the cover
and tried to pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not seem to be
at all localised. I thought that maybe a piece of cellophane sweet
wrapper had got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have
tried an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a crack
somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly and
change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to the horn
and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car is worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a
straight line, however neither of these solutions are really
satisfactory. I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this before
or has any idea what it might be. Is it likely to a. get better, b. stay
the same, or c. set off the airbag or the horn at the most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.


Any help?

http://www.talkford.com/community/to...g-wheel-noise/

Tim

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On 27/11/2016 15:58, George wrote:
My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be described a strange,
...
Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.


In my experience, they rarely get to that age before the sills and
other important bits rust away.

On Sunday, 27 November 2016 15:58:04 UTC, George wrote:
My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it sounds as if there is a small wire brush inside the area just below the actual steering wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the cover and tried to pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not seem to be at all localised. I thought that maybe a piece of cellophane sweet wrapper had got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have tried an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a crack somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly and change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to the horn and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car is worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a straight line, however neither of these solutions are really satisfactory. I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this before or has any idea what it might be. Is it likely to a. get better, b. stay the same, or c. set off the airbag or the horn at the most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.

On Sunday, 27 November 2016 15:58:04 UTC, George wrote:
My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it sounds as if there is a small wire brush inside the area just below the actual steering wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the cover and tried to pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not seem to be at all localised. I thought that maybe a piece of cellophane sweet wrapper had got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have tried an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a crack somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly and change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to the horn and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car is worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a straight line, however neither of these solutions are really satisfactory. I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this before or has any idea what it might be. Is it likely to a. get better, b. stay the same, or c. set off the airbag or the horn at the most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.

The noise is so different to the normal knocking or grating or screaming that I was sure someone else would have experienced it and have the answer

I took the whole plastic cover of, Two halves and now I am having difficulty in getting it back on, however I shall try the spray solution tomorrow and also tap the holes for the screws that hold the bottom cover on so I can use longer screws to attach it, someone has used several incorrect self tapping screws and damaged the fixings, I was thinking of attaching some foam to the inside of the cover to deaden the noise, but I think that a silicone squirt will work. Luckily a friend of mine is a really good MIG welder, - far better than I but he has not got as good welder as I have and he did an extensive job on all the rusty bits and it passed the MOT 2 days before some twerp backed into it in our dentist;s car park and did £700 worth of damage just before I re- registered it. His insurance would not pay the cost of the repairs, only their estimate of it's value of £500, so I had to cough up 200 quid, to get the car back. This does not seem fair as it was not my wife's fault and I feel it should have paid up as they would have had third party cover at the very least. Thanks for all the helpful replies. Regards George.

If the car is powered down, and the steering is thus now manual, does the
sound still occur, if it does then it aint the power steering.
Many many years ago, and I mean many, my late father had a sound like this.
Of course this in this case is very much dependent on what you describe
here, and 6 weeks later the fuses were blown for some of the devices
controlled from the stalk on the column. It was so old that the car was
scrapped as loom issues can be very dangerous.

Brian

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On 27/11/16 15:58, George wrote:
My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be
described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it
sounds as if there is a small wire brush inside the area just below
the actual steering wheel containing the Air Bag. I have removed the
cover and tried to pin-point from whence it comes, but it does not
seem to be at all localised. I thought that maybe a piece of
cellophane sweet wrapper had got into the works somehow.

I does not seem to change anywhere the wheel is turned to and I have
tried an air pressure line to try and dislodge anything stuck in a
crack somewhere, to no avail.

The local garage has offered to dismantle the steering head assembly
and change the spiral connection that they say feeds connections to
the horn and the air bag, but the charge would be more than the car
is worth.

My reaction to this is to turn up the radio or always to travel in a
straight line, however neither of these solutions are really
satisfactory. I would really like to hear if anyone has heard this
before or has any idea what it might be. Is it likely to a. get
better, b. stay the same, or c. set off the airbag or the horn at the
most inconvenient time.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks George.

Power steering on the blink? Check fluid levels.

X reg is pretty old... all sorts of stuff start happening to Old Cars..;-)


--
"Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social
conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the
windows of my apartment. (I live on the twenty-first floor.) "

Alan Sokal

£700 worth of damage just before I re- registered it. His insurance
would not pay the cost of the repairs, only their estimate of it's
value of £500, so I had to cough up 200 quid, to get the car back.
This does not seem fair as it was not my wife's fault and I feel it
should have paid up

If the crash damage had cost say £7000, instead of £700, I'm sure you'd
have agreed it would be daft to repair the car. You do have to mitigate
your loss. So, you can't expect more than the replacement cost of the
car. But that can be the price off a swanky dealer's forecourt.

I doubt that anyone can say within a couple of hundred squid what the
car was worth. If it's not too long ago, you can still complain to the
Financial Ombudsman Service that the car was really worth over £700.