My guess is the scraping noise if made by the horn contact, a springy
bit of copper that rubs against a metal track on the shaft as the wheel
turns. A little electrical grease should solve it ... but when it wears
out, as mine is beginning to do, I'm not sure what we do. Taking the
wheel off is easy and there are numerous posts on the subject.
Basically, you just pop off the plastic horn switch cover and unscrew
the big nut you will have exposed, then pull the wheel off. No need for
special tools. 

Good luck,

Woody
83.5 V'gon
Haverhill, MA
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Channell, Ralph
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 2:28 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Steering Wheel Rasp

Hi.
I have a steering wheel the makes a rasping sound when it turns. It
sounds like it is near the connection between the steering wheel itself
and the steering wheel shaft. Sounds like the bearings need grease or
the seal has ruptured. How does one get the steering wheell off to
check?

Thanks,
Ralph Channell
90 White Westy
Moraga, CA