Steering box screeching

tonofclay2 · Aug 21, 2009

After a weeklong trip on the Dusy I noticed a horrific sound coming from my stock steering box. It kindof went away after it warmed up but is still there quite obviously. It is a very loud screeching, like a super dry hinge or of the like. I am thinking the box is dry but can't figure out why or how to lube it or anything. I have a service manual but its not helping.

Please help

dgrigorenko · Aug 21, 2009

the box is lubed by power steering fluid from your power steering pump... if it was dry you would have more issues.

kastein · Aug 21, 2009

Are you absolutely sure it's the steering box, not the PS pump? PS pumps near death tend to do that. PS pumps that are low on fluid also do that, but it's more of a death rattle than a whine or screech.

FallibleXJ · Aug 21, 2009

I had this issue after a weekend of wheeling. Was just low on power steering fluid, might want to check

tonofclay2 · Aug 21, 2009

Thnx for the advice but my fluid level never changed thru the trip or now. That was def the first thing I checked. And I am 100% sure it's the box. I had my dad turn the wheel to activate the sound which happens even without it running, and I had my ear rite nxt to the box, its def the box.

tonofclay2 · Aug 21, 2009

I was thinking it cld be a plugged line or something keeping fluid from lubing the box.

tonofclay2 · Aug 26, 2009

might be the mounting bolts too

tonofclay2 · Aug 27, 2009

Def was the mounting bolts. The loosened box was almost imperceptibly screeching across the frame rail making that ferocious sound. So two HUGE thumb bashes they are tite. Noise gone me happy

Steering box screeching

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