On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:34:57 -0400, 2kdaksport@comcast.net ("Craig
Rash") wrote:
>I've had the same type of thing happen to me. Usually at slow speed and when
>turning the wheel. It was a creak that really had me worried. It sounded
>like it was coming from under the dash right behind the steering whell. It
>turned out that if I put lateral pressure on the wheel, acutally pushed on
>one side or the other, it would creak So for instance, if I was steering
>with one hand, I would actually cause that lateral pressure on the wheel and
>it would creak. It is still there and is very intermittent, although it
>seems to be getting better.
You should check out the intermediate steering shaft as per the last
message I sent.
On another note, if you have a non-tilt steering column, there is a
TSB that applies to most Gen-III Daks for a steering creak. I don't
have the exact TSB # handy, but I do have it stashed away in my
maintenance records at home, since they at one point thought that TSB
might apply to my truck anyway. If that's the problem you're having,
the fix is pretty easy (replacement of a screw) and can be done in
about 1/2 hour. I might even have the printout of the TSB still, but
I don't remember for sure.
The screw problem seems to be described as intermittent, whereas the
intermediate shaft seems to be more of a constant (and progressively
worse) noise.
-Bil
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