when turning the wheel!

When i turn the steering column makes a sound like somthing is grinding inside! it sounds like a bearing but i know nothing about them so any ideas guys? its a 1996 disco dont know if that matters! 300 tdi

Any help would be most welcome

thanks

flybynight

I have this when the motor is stationary, dosent happen when moving. kinda sounds like rubbing/grinding as you say.

you got any slack in your steering?

TheMunster said:

I have this when the motor is stationary, dosent happen when moving. kinda sounds like rubbing/grinding as you say.

you got any slack in your steering?

Click to expand...

If i do its very little! ie read further on it might bee somthing to do with the horn or somthing! i need a haynes manual!

Mine does this too. Not as bad as my last one did though.
As you say, only happens at parking speed usually when turning lock to lock. Also I'm sure it does it more in reverse?!?!
There's no play in the steering system and my local specialist gave it a clean bill of health at last service so I'm not going to worry too much........

not your tyres rubbing on the radius arms? you guys have non standard wheels/tyres?

G

Griffdowg said:

not your tyres rubbing on the radius arms? you guys have non standard wheels/tyres?

G

Click to expand...

No, standard 205's. It's more of a groaning noise than anything and it still does it if at a stand still. It's nowhere near as bad on my current Disco, but that does have over 30k fewer miles on it than the last one.

Mine does that from time to time... check yer power steering fluid is topped up.

i had this problem once and what had happened the person before me had made some modifications and needed to take the steering wheel off .When i took the steering wheel off i found the screws had not been put back properly and was catching the rubber grommet inside bit of silicon spray never made a noise again. only a idea but may help.

My '93 200 tdi sometimes does this groaning sound at parking speed too. Had a look and all seems in order so I ain't worried about it. Seems fairly common too.

There's a TSB dealing with such a problem (seems that the description fits the noises described in thread so far): Steering boot noise

Guy who does my service knew about this when I took mine to him with this problem. He changed the power steering fluid. Said it absorbed stuff (water? dirt?) as it got old and it caused bubbles in the steering under load at low speed or something. Anyway, he changed it and I haven't had a problem since.