Behind steering wheel

[fannymould]

there is a scraping noise behind my steering wheel when turning ive had the cowling off and there are 2 gold pins coming from the stalks unit and they seem to be scraping onto a black plastic ring thats on the back of the steering wheel

 

anyone have any ideas?

 

them gold pins are sprung loaded by the way

[86smithy]

i bought an escort that did it a while ago it was just the coweling not fitted perfect i know you said youve tried, as for the pins havent a clue sorry maybe try changing the stalks

[PeeWee]

The ring behind the wheel that these pins come in contact with is the horn contact, it shouldnt be plastic where the brass pins touch it should look like a brass ring covered in grease. Maybe the grease has worn away?

[fannymould]

just got round to taking the column plastics off and the 2 pins are in contact with a brass ring and its starting to make an indentation so when i try to slowly turn from centre to left it has some resistance then jumps out the indentaion it has made making turning slowly and smoothly difficult if a picture would help ill try to get 1 up

 

Also anyone know if this plastic ring with a brass face that the pins touch is replacable or is it the whole column?

[fannymould]

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u163/jay_hughes_album/IMAG0023.jpg

 

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u163/jay_hughes_album/IMAG0022.jpg

[PeeWee]

Yes the ring is replaceable. Go to a scrap yard, remove the wheel and stalks & you should be able to remove the ring. Theres connections for the horn behind it that pull off and If I remember correct theres a yellow airbag wire attached that you can follow down to behing the lower steering cowling and unplug it there. I think the yellow wire reaches around the ignition barrel.

This is all from memory so forgive me if its a little sketchy.

[JC]

that needs more grease on it IMO

[PeeWee]

that needs more grease on it IMO

Aye, I agree.

Mine have all been caked in grease when I removed them.

[stoney]

do the pins push in on the stalks ie sprung loaded if not faulty stalks replace both stalks and spiral cassete or squib or what ever u want to call it 20 min job tops

[PeeWee]

do the pins push in on the stalks ie sprung loaded if not faulty stalks replace both stalks and spiral cassete or squib or what ever u want to call it 20 min job tops

 

 

He did mention the pins being spring loaded so im assuming he had found them to push in, good point though & worth checking they are not sticking. The movement should be pretty smooth retracting.

[fannymould]

yeah the pins are sprung loaded but i think its time to go down scrapyard and get a new 'squib' or whatever it is, the pins seem alright just sanded down abit due to no grease

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