Re: Steering column rattling

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

Climb underneath the dashboard. Look up at the steering column. You 
will see what appears to be a "birdcage" type of outer support for the 
column. Carefully examine it for any breaks. You may need someone to 
move the steering wheel up and down while you look underneath. This 
area of the column is meant to collapse in the event of a head-on 
collision but I have seen where it breaks under normal use. It can be 
repaired by removing it, disassembling the column, welding the broken 
parts of the "birdcage" and reassembling. Make sure the adjusting 
hardware for the up-down is correctly installed and tight too. There 
is supposed to be a knob on the lower right side of the steering 
column to lock the column in place. If the hardware to lock the column 
is not installed correctly it will cause a rattling and make the 
column hard to lock in place.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, RJRavalli@xxxx wrote:
> I think I've slightly narrowed down where the rattling from my 
steering column is coming from. My steering wheel moves very slightly 
up and down, almost like some wheel adjustor part is loose. So when I 
hit a hard bump, my column is hitting on the top or bottom of 
something else and is making noise. My wheel shouldn't move like 
that, right? Is there something I can check to make sure it stays 
locked in place, or to see if something is broken? If it is, is there 
any kind of basic replacement?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated...I need to solve this very annoying 
problem. It causes me to have to place a slight pressure down on the 
steering wheel all the time while driving in order to avoid the 
bumping. Anyone know what's going on?
> 
> Thank you much,
> 
> Richard