Metal to Metal sound when turning?

Civix · #1 03-24-2005, 09:26 PM

Whenever I back up with the wheel turned right or left, I hear a squealing sound. Almost like metal to metal sound. It kinda comes and goes why backing up. I looked over the cv joints but they're just in find condition. What could it be?

civickiller · #2 03-24-2005, 09:32 PM

does yoru car have power steering ?

Ones&zeros · #3 03-24-2005, 09:36 PM

yeah my car too, when i turn its like a metal squeak, dont know tho. i think its coming from the steering wheel shaft.

civickiller · #4 03-24-2005, 10:41 PM

i had something like that on my other car and it turned out there was no powersteering fluid

Ones&zeros · #5 03-24-2005, 10:58 PM

no my car dosnt have ps.

slowCRXinPitt · #6 03-24-2005, 11:02 PM

Check your dust shields. I had the same sound. Turns out my dust shields were rubbing against my rotors.... no idea how it happened but it fixed my problem.

Civix · #7 03-25-2005, 11:05 AM

Yeah, i don't ps either. So what did you do to the dust shields to make it stop?

mrgofast21018 · #8 03-25-2005, 12:08 PM

is it a squeak or a clunk? cuz i know if its a clunk then its some worn joints in the steering asssembly. but if its a squeak then i dunno. maybe something needs to be lubricated or something. if i was in that position i would just take apart the sttereing assembly and try and figure it out. but then again i have two rides soo...

civic_boy91 · #9 03-25-2005, 12:33 PM

hmm my car did it also. no ps, but it did sound like the steering rack or some thing. ill have to get it back on the road to see if it still dose it(when i parked it ,it wasnt doing it)

91civichatch2571 · #10 03-26-2005, 01:17 PM

jack you cars up, and look for any signs of rubbing in the wheel wells, you know maybe one of the tires is rubbing on the splash guards around the engine bay (my car does that with my winter tires on. You'll find something if you look hard enough, whether its tires rubbing, suspension, axles...

Ones&zeros · #11 03-26-2005, 02:32 PM

Its Kinda Like When I Turn It Squeaks Not The Tires But The Steering Rack,,and Only In The Morning.

91civichatch2571 · #12 03-26-2005, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ones&zeros

Its Kinda Like When I Turn It Squeaks Not The Tires But The Steering Rack,,and Only In The Morning.

Ohhhh alright. so it squeeks as your turning the wheel? I thought you meant that it was makin noise with the wheel held around a turn or somethin. Try to listen if its coming from the strut bearings. thats right under the hood basically right at the top of the strut tower. Or if its coming from under the car where the rack is at. hopefully its not the rack because thats no fun to replace

oh yea also, where do you live? if its cold where you are and since it only happens in the morning, maybe a bushing?

Civix · #13 04-15-2005, 10:21 PM

Well I looked at the front drivers side wheel since that's where the noise is coming from. I couldn't fine any sign of the dust shield rubbing or even the rotor being loose. The tire is also not rubbing up against the body. But now since summer is coming and things are warming up, I'm finding the squeaking coming alot more but now it's not just the turning. it'll do it when I'm in a straight line. Also the squeaking only happens when I reverse. WTF is going on here? Seriously?

BullShifter · #14 04-16-2005, 07:47 PM

check the brake pads.

Civix · #15 04-18-2005, 04:29 PM

Why the hell would it be my brake pads? Wouldn't I hear it then if i was going forward?

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