Scraping noise

[DeeBe]

As title, the girlfriends Ka has a scraping noise from the steering wheel from lock to lock. Any ideas?

Thnks in advance, David.

[DeeBe]

Anyone at all? Please, it's more than a little worrying...

David.

[DeeBe]

Is there any particular reason I'm being ignored in this room? Have I missed something?

[gremlynn]

I had the same on my ka a few months back,it only lasted for a day then it just stopped.It was as if there was a bit of grit or something stuck inside scraping away everytime i turned the wheel,havent had the problem since though!.

[hendrix]

Hi there if this problem starts to make the steering behave strangley when turning corners it could be the Universal Joint needs replacing in the steering rack. Costs around £225 to do. My wifes old ka did the same its quite common on them after a few years apparantley.Hope this helps sorry for the late reply.

[DeeBe]

Thanks for the replies. I removed the cowling round the column where the hazard switch is and greased the Air Bag slip ring. Problem solved! I hope it doesn't end up being the joint then hendrix!