Another weird noise thread! lol

[Angel12]

Straight to the point telescopic steering wheel. When driver key inserted all my pre set settings kick in as usual but as of recently when the steering wheel is auto adjusting to it's pre-set setting i hear a grinding noise. Will post a vid later nothing serious i hope. thanks all -_-

 

[joegr]

Oh, so I'm not alone.
On my 06, it worked with no noise (like my 04) until this one hot summer day. I could see where the grease melted and dripped down on the floor. After that it would make an awful noise every time the wheel retracted. I tried to put some grease on it, but it didn't help at all. It was (at the time) under warranty, so I took it to the dealer. They greased it, and all was well for a week. After that, the noise was back. I took it back again with the same results. I tried all sorts of stuff on it that didn't work, or didn't work for long. I finally tried some sort of gel lube that comes in a spray can. So far (about two months) it has stayed quiet.
I'm not good at describing this, but I'll try. look under the dash, between the door and the steering wheel. There is a motor assembly that has a square shaped rod that rotates, and moves in or out as it is rotating. That is where the lube needs to go.

 

[Angel12]

Do you know what brand/type of lube/grease you used??

 

[joegr]

Primis
I don't remember where I bought it at.

 

[djknowledge]

why do our lincolns make so many wierd old people noises?

 

[vicls]

cuz lincolns are for old people supposely lol

 

[Lincoln Jealous]

cuz lincolns are for old people supposely lol

i would love to be behind an old person in a fast car for once.

 

[Angel12]

back to the topic at hand..what am i really looking 4? grease wise and what shall i lube up lol hehe

 

[joegr]

http://deneau.info/ls/s6x~us~en~file=s6xb4006.htm~gen~ref.htm

Look at item six. See the round part near the top? The square shaft rotates and slides in at out there. That is what needs to be lubricated.

 

[Angel12]

what would be the best way to execute this take off the steering wheel ?? or...

 

[joegr]

what would be the best way to execute this take off the steering wheel ?? or...

No, nothing to remove. Just stick your head under the dash and look up.

 

[Angel12]

i figured but i just wanted to be clear and regular car grease shall do the trick...? or anything specific

 

[joegr]

i figured but i just wanted to be clear and regular car grease shall do the trick...? or anything specific

Why am I typing here? Re-read the posts. Almost nothing worked, I indicated what did.