Tee Member 29 Member For: 18y 8m 25d Posted 01/03/06 08:05 AM Share Posted 01/03/06 08:05 AM I'm in the process of getting a number of warranty issues resolved, one of which is the classic 'steering creak' common to the BA's.Well after 3 attempts Ford still have not been able to fix it I've got it booked in for an entire day in 2 weeks time, where they said they will go through the whole front end and look for the cause which they guess may be in the struts or suspension rather than the rack.The 'creaking' noise occurs when turning right at speed (ie 'loading up' the steering on a turn). It also sometimes happens when parking. I've taken 2 of the Ford staff through a roundabout at speed and both have heard & felt the noise.They tried the stainless steel shim and chamfering, to no avail...My question is - can this actually be resolved, and if so, what might the techies have missed the first 3 times around?Thanks for any pointers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 01/03/06 08:21 AM Share Posted 01/03/06 08:21 AM Yes it can be fixed.It did take them a couple of attempts but all is good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 01/03/06 08:40 AM Share Posted 01/03/06 08:40 AM Yes... The bolts on the rack and also the locating pins need to be absolutely smothered in Loctite....Only thing that got rid of mine.. Tightening the bolts was temporary, but the locating pins still creaked.... Once is all welded up with locktite it actually make the steering feel more direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBT56 Mal Wood Automotive Member 457 Member For: 22y 9d Gender: Male Posted 02/03/06 09:38 PM Share Posted 02/03/06 09:38 PM Our AU Ute creaks in the front end sometimes. It is the bolts that hold the front crossmember in the car working a tiny bit loose. Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Member 670 Member For: 20y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 02/03/06 09:54 PM Share Posted 02/03/06 09:54 PM Yes... The bolts on the rack and also the locating pins need to be absolutely smothered in Loctite....Only thing that got rid of mine.. Tightening the bolts was temporary, but the locating pins still creaked.... Once is all welded up with locktite it actually make the steering feel more direct.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>More info please, mine started creaking a little while ago and is now that load people look at you in car parks if I remove the rack mount bolts, replace with new ones drowned in 262 and do the pins you speak of, will this fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/03/06 10:26 PM Share Posted 02/03/06 10:26 PM Nope, cant be fixed, trade it in on a Fiesta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee Member 29 Member For: 18y 8m 25d Posted 29/03/06 10:02 PM Author Share Posted 29/03/06 10:02 PM (edited) Sorry to drag an old thread up, but just thought I'd let people know that on the 4th attempt Ford managed to fix the steering creak and it's all gone They applied TSB 78/04 which I believe involved shimming both sides of the rack where the bolts pass through to remove all play. The workshop foreman had the car for the whole day which I think is what did the trick.In any case, my steering is silent and I'm happy! Edited 29/03/06 10:03 PM by Tee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logsie Logsie Member 336 Member For: 19y 8m 5d Location: Queensland (Brisbane) Posted 29/03/06 11:07 PM Share Posted 29/03/06 11:07 PM How about that I am dropping my car of next week for a service one issue is the creakin the other leakin coolant again and I think the drive belt is looseOn a differnt topic I was drivin home from the gold coast the other day and was about to over take so I planted her and wow wheels spin for a sec and off we go doing about 108 .T have put I down to the new 100 fuel and maybe the turbo was spooled a litttle any way it was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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