Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Asked on October 1, 2021
My steering wheel on a Mitsubishi Outlander MY2011 is making a clicking noise that seems to come from right tyre (on a RHD).
All tie rods and bushes have just been replaced, as was the CV Boot. The suspension was also checked.
Here’s a video of the noise when driving on an all weather road, while not holding the steering so it’s playing from side to side.
The video was shot at night, so it’s dark. Other than the spring noise, the louder sound is the steering. https://photos.app.goo.gl/uoKZbRdgnubr418M9
Eventually took apart the rack, and the gear was worn. It had free play and also appears the bearing underneath was worn too. Got a salvage sterring gear and rack and the noise is gone.
However, my repair guy was of the opinion that the steering gear was usable for more than 20,000 kilometres and even more. It's worth changing when steering becomes too difficult.
Apparently later model Subarus with electric steering are even worse since they fail faster under rough roads and are at least more than 3 times the cost of hydraulic ones. So the owners just live with the noise.
Correct answer by Dennis Kioko on October 1, 2021
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