How to: Fix creaks & knocks in steering by regreasing shaft (Ford Mondeo Mk3)

[@CraigsDIY]

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[@Bosnaa4Ever]

Craig's DIY Car is silicone grease in spray can also good for this? Thanks

[@Benjy9845]

I followed your guide and my steering is now transformed, it no longer 'sticks' when cold, and feels so much more smooth and weighty. I'm a very amateur mechanic and I managed to do this easily without any problems. Thank you so much!

[@Taxmedia777]

Great video .. would have been 5*+ if you showed the noice the car was making at the beginning

[@leewatts8656]

One of the best filmed and explained videos I've seen, I will do this at the weekend before firing the parts cannon on my steering issue (a notch when turning from sided to side and a creak when breaking and steering at the same time at low speeds)

[@dannymalacara5712]

Great video Had a grinding noise on my 2018 jeep compass coming from the steering wheel when making turns Two different dealerships couldn't find the issues I grease the steering column after watching this video and problem was solved

[@tonibee9935]

Excellent video! Concise, , clean and easy to follow & remember the steps. Thanks.

[@lesleyavery7166]

One of the best explained I have seen well done and thank you for sharing

[@louisdefunes8952]

Wauw, you have every part of this car in your head/brain's . You love this car, that's for shure! Great tips,always. But for the engine; the easiest and most effective maintenance is just drive some hours on a motorway/highway, maybe 120>150 km/h (or faster), i believe. To "wake-up" the engine. All fluids(motoroil,coolant ,brake and steering fluid, fuel) has to be enough of course... Not only driving in a city/village at slow speed and low rpm; this kind of car is more for the motorway

[@tamasbauer7402]

hi, i have a fiesta mk8. The steering wheel turns in pieces / jerky when I turn it slowly. Can this fix it? no noise

[@ilfordino-fordfiestatutori8725]

I'm going to do the same thing on my '02 Fiesta, bacause the knocking sound when turning the steering wheel is almost unbearable (and I've replaced the whole front suspension). Thanks for the video!

[@littlereptilian7580]

And ?

[@hotsauce256]

I have the same issue. And my suspension is all new parts.

[@Leo-the-lion1974]

Criag. Your videos are fantastic. So informative, easy to watch and everything makes sense. Thanks greatly.

[@suebrown6333]

Excellent easy to follow video. Thank you.

[@abklhayy844]

Hello i got a little play in steering wheel before i turn the tires, there is a dead space when i turn left right a little, tires don't turns in this moment, only after few millimeters, i begin to turn with the steering rack, what should i check ?

[@CraigsDIY]

You need to lift front of car and then follow the movement of the wheel until you can't see any follow through, e.g. check the wheel is turning the steering column at its base (firewall), then check inner tie rods are moving, then the outer tie rod ends. A few mm of movement at the wheel is very little at the rack so it will require a careful look. A camera set-up stationary might help. If you have a Mondeo I have videos on all those components which will help. If no play detectable in the steering, check also balljoints.

[@abklhayy844]

@@CraigsDIY I have an mk3 mondeo I think I just found it : under the steering wheel, the length compensator bar of the column is playing inside the steering column. You show it in a video on how to regrease it. But regreasing it will not delete the space between the 2 component

[@abklhayy844]

À defective wishbone can do this ?

[@CraigsDIY]

Yes, particularly the balljoint. But probably not that. Honestly I think a few mm play is not too bad, mine is similar.

[@abklhayy844]

@@CraigsDIY i got approximately 7mm play. I will check all stabilizer system and I let you know

[@LionelMessy1]

Hello, you want to do a video about steering? More specifically about how the power steering oil Schema, how to vent .. and others .. Thanks !!

[@anthonycavalliotis8736]

Nice camera work.

[@benlomax7513]

Ive got a fiesta with a noise that sounded like the plastic cowling around the steering wheel was rubbing on the steering wheel but only at low speeds, when parking etc. Is this the a similar noise you had on the mondeo? Also does anyone know if the 70mm spacing would be the same on the Fiesta?

[@CraigsDIY]

No, I am talking about metallic creaking or knocking. I doubt the 70mm applies to other cars, you will have check the workshop guide for the same procedure specific to the Fiesta. (But common sense will tell you, put it back the same as it is now unless you have reason to think it's wrong).

[@ScrewballMcAdams]

Nicely done, easy to follow. Thanks.

[@tanuthemiau]

Nice work bro ! tnks for tutorial i also have a question where i can find that book ??? can u help me with that ??? please

[@CraigsDIY]

Search online for Ford TSB "43/2001", there is a PDF floating around.

[@tanuthemiau]

Craig's DIY Car tnks bro !

[@cocotower]

Loud creaks like a door are going to come from a gear area like the rack and pinion, not elbows. I was once able to poke a hole in the rubber boots on each end (not "either" end, wise guys), and spray white silicon spray, like the whole can, I unloaded fury on this embarrassing piece of garbage they put in the Ford Sport Trac, and it was so quiet that I could sneak up on people. 6 months later after some weather change, it all came back, Louder. Argggg!!!

[@8skellerns]

Grease your shaft, always important! 😂

[@kevkevo5666]

What type of silcone did you use..is ther a specific type ..or can one use copper grease..or axle grease etc..many thx..great vid.

[@CraigsDIY]

Any silicone grease. Copper 'grease' is not really a grease or lubricant, it's an anti-seize, so no, and other greases that are petroleum based aren't a good idea here because of the rubber bushes in the universal joint that attaches to the steering rack. Silicone grease is about the right consistency for the shaft and also safe for the rubber hence it's specification.

[@kevkevo5666]

@@CraigsDIY yes thx for info much appreciated.....but i noticed the mondeo your working on is an auto. Manual is a lot harder to get to clamp with clutch pedal in the way but perserverence lol etc...anyway i followed your instuction clamp etc..and hey ho..someone before me had used axel grease for lub....but iv removed and cleaned from shaft....and replaced with silicone grease..il let u know the outcome...again many thx..

[@kevkevo5666]

@@CraigsDIY yea..i applyed silcone etc..seems to have worked..many thx..

[@SerenoOunce]

Silicone is good stuff but not the best for this application. It's too thin. Either white lithium or caliper grease would be longer lasting and not affect the plastics/ rubber.

[@Redmist.65]

Bloody good video! will be doing the fix this weekend!

[@Redmist.65]

@Ints It helped initially but then seems to have come back with avengence! I may have left it too long before doing it so caused damage to the length compensator. I am a novice and managed to do it so is worth giving it a go if you have this issue. I am going to try and live with it for now as the car isn't worth spending much more money on it.

[@RajithaSeneviratne]

This is mighty useful.

[@NickZT]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@Phil-D83]

Threadlock on the bolts...

[@petersarlai2091]

Nice! Thx!

[@leonelcano394]

que tal como puedo reiniciar el clima del mondeo 2005 no le manda señal del control de clima al compresor lo puenteo y si funciona me puedes ayudar o tendras el manual del mondeo 2005 saludos desde monterrey, mexico

[@gregorio2932]

Normally you need to replace it

[@th0ut]

Good video like always! Last week I took out, cleaned and greased interior fan, coz sometimes it was making noise, mostly with low temperatures outside. If you never did this you will be surprised how much dust there is. Mostly its dust from the carbon brushes. On the blades and inside the chamber where fan sits. By the chamber i mean air tube in the car. The motor self must be taken apart in 2 parts to clean good. Its easy to take motor out but takes more time to clean all. Some do it with water if its really dirty =) kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3LGn5ijj9RrmtUm37s

[@TheMattchooo]

jesus christ you have a mesmirising voice. great video and as others have said, no B****** yapping on about stuff that ought to be left out!

[@micdoses1]

Did you touch your a hole to his voice 😳

[@virgiliosoriano8617]

its ford trap. if you dont know this they will quote you $500 to replace that steering column intermediate shaft.😂

[@CraigsDIY]

To be fair Ford will quote you $500 as a base price for pretty much anything won't they?

[@gregor2710]

Thanks for the video