Audi A4 B7 internal steering wheel squeak - slight

antiskeptic · 02-04-2019 03:04PM #1

Had a slight misfire on my A4 B7 and brought it in. No.2 coil fault which was replaced while I waited.

I didn't hear it whilst driving home but whilst reversing in I could hear a slight but definite squeak from the steering as I turned it back and forth - like the sound you get when rubbing a wet finger hard against a glass, if not anywhere near as loud as that.

The squeak wasn't there when I arrived at the garage (and I've had the car a couple of years and no noise).

The guys in the garage couldn't see how replacing a coil pack could do anything, although they did adjust the steering for the test drive. Sprayed a bit of lube between the steering wheel and column which hasn't fixed it. Adjusting the steering position (depth/height) doesn't alter it either.

Any ideas? The noise sound like it's just beyond the steering wheel in the column.

antiskeptic · 02-04-2019 05:36PM

Seemingly resolved. The squeak is gone - presumably whatever was squirted in between the steering wheel and column worked it's way into whatever it needed to work its way into.

Thanks for reading

Audi A4 B7 internal steering wheel squeak - slight

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