On my '98, I am starting to get some shudder and grinding when my wheel telescopes back in. I know there is a procedure to greasing the puppy. Anyone care to share?

On my '98, I am starting to get some shudder and grinding when my wheel telescopes back in. I know there is a procedure to greasing the puppy. Anyone care to share?
read my article in the tech section.
Eric

Great. Now don't I feel like a frikking moron.http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com//images/icons/icon10.gif

Eric, do you think there is any way to 'glop' some stuff in there or does it all have to come apart? I'd prefer the 5 minute vs the 5 hour repair scenario.

Great. Now don't I feel like a frikking moron.http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com//images/icons/icon10.gif

Eric, do you think there is any way to 'glop' some stuff in there or does it all have to come apart? I'd prefer the 5 minute vs the 5 hour repair scenario.
maybe a very large syringe with some teflon grease. beyond that i really dont think so as the balls are quite buried.
oh and btw it took me just under 3 hours with stopiing to snap pics and there are alot more pics than joey posted to the site. if you want me to i can e-mail the whole process.
Eric

Great. Now don't I feel like a frikking moron.http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com//images/icons/icon10.gif

Eric, do you think there is any way to 'glop' some stuff in there or does it all have to come apart? I'd prefer the 5 minute vs the 5 hour repair scenario.
I cannot believe if you can get in there with the little red tube that comes on the Teflon spray cans that you couldn't spray it in there and fix the problem?
:feedback

If you want me to i can e-mail the whole process.
Eric
Please do. Just in case I have to do it. I rather fix it now than wait for it to break. And maybe the pics of it apart will give me some insight into where to point the grease. Thanks.

i need your e-mail address

maybe a very large syringe with some teflon grease. beyond that i really dont think so as the balls are quite buried.
oh and btw it took me just under 3 hours with stopiing to snap pics and there are alot more pics than joey posted to the site. if you want me to i can e-mail the whole process.
Eric

can you send it to me to please. nice to have for the records.. DavidDC114@gmail.com
thanks

Do you realize that you just dug up a 6-year old thread? That guy is no longer a registered user...

Don't wait too long for the reply ... LOL ...

oh, oops.. does anyone else have it lol...

I think this has got to be the longest/oldest thread revival I've ever seen!! :p

At leas he searches

But he did forget to read!!

i had to rebuild mine when this happened (see vid) just pull the column like any other steering column (if you cant do this just stop now) take your time and open the "box" by removing all the torx bolts on the top just make sure you remember how it came apart so you can reassemble it, grease the tracks and the rollers, you will see them (mine had a roller work free and fall out in the vid) its not too bad as long as you take your time
YouTube- loose steering column (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWYrqjn7GQY)