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Subject:Re: Steering Wheel Grinding
From:Dan N
Date:Wed, 2 Nov 2022 12:56:34 -0700

Check the spare tire to see if it rubs on the steering rod down there...
Mine does...

On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 12:36 PM Matt Drew <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> This is admittedly a minor annoyance, but I thought it was going to be a
> simple, quick fix...
>
> I've now replaced the steering wheel (with another OEM Vanagon wheel), the
> contact ring, and the turn signal switch and hit it with a dab of
> dielectric, but the grinding is still there when I turn the wheel.
>
> Seems pretty straight forward, but the dumbest question is always the one
> you don't ask.
> So... What am I missing?
>
> *Matt*
> Missoula, MT
> '88 Westy, *Ragnar LoafBrick*
>