Steering noise?

[marjan]

I"ve got a strange groaning noise on the steering on my Samurai which sounds like the steering shaft is binding somewhere. Has anyone come across this before and is there a way of lubricating the shaft other than removing it completely.

It's MOT time next week and I'm worried that it may cause it to fail.

Cheers,

Mark.

[marjan]

Just in case any of you come across this problem, I discovered what it was today. I removed the steering wheel and lower link shaft and then tried to remove the steering shaft which eventually came out by way of a hammer and a steel rod!.

The shaft was rusted to hell probably due to an ingress of water from off roading. After a quick rub down and the application of plenty of grease the steering is now quiet and a lot smoother.

[Paul.K/LuckyTrucker]

Hi there, thanks for finding the solution. I have the same problem but it does no more than annoy :?  as mine is not registered for the road. Best of luck with the MOT