surfmon
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pensacola, FL
I'll attempt to explain this ongoing problem.
It started over 2 years ago as an occasional annoying rattle coming from somewhere behind the dash. You could feel it in the pedals. It sounds like something is incredibly loose, metal on metal, or metal on plastic.
Over the past few years it has steadily gotten worse and more consistent, to the point where it does it 75% of the time. I've pulled the dash apart and found NOTHING loose. I've inspected in the engine bay(even with the engine out) thinking it might be in there, but there is nothing. The only thing that makes it stop is doing a left hand turn, which i just recently figured out.
Could this be something internal in the steering column? It is driving me insane enough to contemplate getting rid of my XJ, which would suck. I can't even enjoy driving it anymore. The rattle is deafening.
Anyone have any idea?
Travis
It started over 2 years ago as an occasional annoying rattle coming from somewhere behind the dash. You could feel it in the pedals. It sounds like something is incredibly loose, metal on metal, or metal on plastic.
Over the past few years it has steadily gotten worse and more consistent, to the point where it does it 75% of the time. I've pulled the dash apart and found NOTHING loose. I've inspected in the engine bay(even with the engine out) thinking it might be in there, but there is nothing. The only thing that makes it stop is doing a left hand turn, which i just recently figured out.
Could this be something internal in the steering column? It is driving me insane enough to contemplate getting rid of my XJ, which would suck. I can't even enjoy driving it anymore. The rattle is deafening.
Anyone have any idea?
Travis
