Metal clicking sound when turning

On this weeks episode of “What’s that Noise?”... when I turn my steering wheel, it sounds like metal washers falling on each other. I changed the steering rack bushing over the weekend, double checked everything and it’s all tight.

The sound seems like it’s coming from inside the steering wheel.

Any ideas of what it could be? I don’t have any issues turning, just this metal clicking sound that started yesterday.

Appreciate you all!

 

Clicking while turning usually means CV axle.

 

Here's what's behind your air bag:





I don't think anything back there would be making noise. How does the steering feel? Any work done recently?

 

I should clarify, it’s just 1 click. Turn left, sounds like a washer hitting another. Straighten the wheel and get 1 more click.

Steering is tight. Did replace the steering rack bushing over weekend.

 

Does it seem like this noise is inside the cab, or outside?

 

Sounds like you have a screw loose. Not you personally....

 

Inside and coming from the behind the steering wheel/dash area. I thought it might be the key in the ignition for a moment but couldn’t replicate the sound by moving the key.

 

Something hanging down and contacting the steering shaft when it's turning?

 

I’ll open up the portion behind the steering wheel this weekend to see if I pin point where the click comes from.

 

I'm wondering if maybe that steering boot thing that was a hot topic a few months back isn't torn and letting a new noise in since your bushing replacement. Like the bushings took the slop out and now your rack is making noise and coming inside.

 

Steering rack boots? Those are in good shape.

Seems like you are referring to something else tho?...

 

He is referring to the steering shaft seal that can “tick” and can be confused with an exhaust manifold leak.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/diy-steering-shaft-seal.48664/unread

 

Thanks!

 

Thats it. Thank you sir.

 

This can’t be normal...

 

Found the source. This piece is loose. Not sure about where it goes but guessing it shouldn’t just be dangling on the steering shaft...


Anyone know what the part is or how I can go about learning how to fix it?

 

dude
you need a whole new steering column.. someone threw a different column in and cut the key shit off and band clamped the old one on.. WTF

 

That sounds like a fun and inexpensive project...

They also tried to weld?... or possibly soldered it?...

 

yea.. time to go to a junkyard for a whole column THAT HAS ITS KEY. swap the key cylinders and be back in business with a not jury rigged setup

 

Thanks bud

 

Wow.

 

Voss, are you in the South? Round here we'd say someone Bubba'd that.

No offense @BubbaW

 

Lol. No bud out west where we stick to Mickey Mouse job

 

That's way worse than a Bubba'd

 

Called a couple junkyards and one of them told me he has the ignition portion with the Key which I can use with the existing steering shaft. As in take off the “bubba’d”(no offense my dude lol) ignition portion from the steering shaft and put on the one they have.

Does that sound right?

 

You can but you have to drill out the old one time use bolts either way, the column is being removed. I would replace the whole thing honestly out of fear there’s an different issue that caused this fuckery in the first place

 

I’ll see if I can find one. Thanks

 

And he makes the backhanded assist....

 

OK, now I'm just wondering how this is just now coming up.

 

How long have you owned tis truck? To the right of those "welds" it looks like stress cracks on that crossmember not sure what that piece is called.