quattroboy Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Good afternoon all. My '02 A8 with 83,000 on the clock has developed a rather loud creaking noise when turning the steering wheel. There is no play in the steering and it handles fine but the creaking is really annoying. Interestingly it seems more prevelant in warmer weather/when the car had warmed up. it doesn't happen first thing in the morning. I appreciate that it's probably down to some worn bushes in the steering rack but would be interested to hear if anyone has had the same experience. Is it an expensive fix and am I likely to be heading for the next ditch as the steering fails? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gninnam Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Can't help with the solution, but my steering was as quite as a mouse. Then my rack (well the power steering side of it) failed so I had a replacement put it. Now it creaks, and like you say, more so when it is warm. No idea myself what could be causing this though :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHe Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Mine was making a creaky/groany noise. After checking the filter in the power steering reservoir and discovering that it was pretty filthy (read almost clogged). A quick clean sorted it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gninnam Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Mine was making a creaky/groany noise. After checking the filter in the power steering reservoir and discovering that it was pretty filthy (read almost clogged). A quick clean sorted it out. Where is the filter please? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHe Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Not sure if the FL model was different, but in mine, when you took the lid off the power steering reservoir, there was a 'cylinder' in their below it that could be pulled out which had a metal mesh in it to filter the fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quattroboy Posted September 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Many thanks for the advise. I will have a look and see it that rectifies the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gninnam Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Not sure if the FL model was different, but in mine, when you took the lid off the power steering reservoir, there was a 'cylinder' in their below it that could be pulled out which had a metal mesh in it to filter the fluid. Gotcha. Lifted the lid tonight thinking it was actually in the lid. Will have another go tomorrow then. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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