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9th September 2015, 08:47 AM
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Squeaky steering wheel help
Hi All,
So 6 months in and I'm loving the S8 but it has a squeaky steering wheel. Like the sort of creak you get when opening a door slowly. Has it for most of any journey, worst when cold. I've tried WD40 and silicon spray in the gap between where the wheel rotates on the column itself with no such luck. Has anybody else experienced this? Is there another product I should look to use? Is there another component to spray/lube? Was thinking of taking the front cover off the wheel (although don't know how to do) and unleashing a can of silicon spray in there. Obviously don't want to trigger the airbag though! Comments appreciated! 
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9th September 2015, 09:01 AM
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Have you tried moving the wheel on the electrics just to see if it helps, stops or just makes it worse?
Mine creaks when it's being adjusted but not in normal use so never bothered me. I notice A8 parts have one on offer at the moment for 42 beans. Don't think you see a lot by pulling the wheel, i think you'll have to remove the plastics. EDIT: column surround not wheel
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9th September 2015, 09:25 AM
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This might help: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6386
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). Last edited by The_Laird; 9th September 2015 at 09:30 AM.
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11th July 2016, 10:40 AM
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An old thread, but I have fixed the squeak after a bit of Googling.
This is the guide I used >Audiworld Link<, hopefully the noise won't come back! It appears to be the universal joint squeeking, or something further down where it goes through the bulkhead. Originally I thought it was coming from the column surround, how sound travels in cars!
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11th July 2016, 04:32 PM
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I had what I was sure was a sunroof rattle for a while. It was driving me insane (squeaks and rattles really, really irritate me!). When I could stand it no more, I asked Lyn to sit in the back while I looked for some pot-holed roads to drive over (not too difficult to find these days). Luckily she quickly found the source (and earned her place back in the front seat) ... parcel shelf, rattling just below the rear window. You'd have sworn it the noise was coming from the roof lining.
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