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Old 16th June 2018, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne View Post
Thats definitely not the hydraulic part of the power steering. Sounds more like the UJ at the bottom of the column tbh, possibly the bearings up at the top. I'd take the lower dash tray off and spray some WD40 or similar at the UJ and see if that helps
Yep, had just the same noise. Took off the lower dash panel last weekend, sprayed liberally with a lubricant around the UJ, and the noise has gone.
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