Mercedes C Class W204 Squeaky Steering Wheel FIX

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2 жыл бұрын

A common but really minor design flaw from the pre-facelift W204 C Classes was the steering wheel creak/grinding noise. Some people replaced their whole steering rack for thousands of dollars, without realising it was actually just a misalignment of the driver's dash underside panel. Here you can see how to fix it.

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@passenger5829 Ай бұрын

This was very useful in pointing me to the right location but I didn’t have to remove anything. The lower section of the plastic trim has a tab that pokes into the carpet. I pulled this free by hand, which was easy, and I tucked a 2” section of foam behind the trim, where it pressed against the rubber boot of the steering column, problem solved without the use of any tools! Just a torch and a small section of foam. Many thanks for the video 10/10.

@leelawson8136 Жыл бұрын

This was spot on. Such an easy fix 👍🏼

@enockkaima5671 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, i was able to fix my w204 face lift with the same issue really easy

@spycat888 2 жыл бұрын

I had the exact same issue on the facelift (UK) model, thanks for the video.

@NeOAnderson 2 ай бұрын

Hi. So just wanted to give my experience on this. I just went under and removed the plastic panel. I did not remove the panel/trim on the right (I'm not certain why that was needed in the first place so I left it on) I was able to remove the plastic trim under the steering wheel colum above the foot brake without any major issues. It was a bit of an awkward location but I got all 3 screws out and the 4th one holding the bonet lever in place. lowering the trim, I found on the far left of the this plastic trim panel there is a small cable connecting to the trim, becareful not to damage this when lowering the panel/trim as there was not a lot of wiggle room at least for my car anyway. Unplugged this and I moved to the right , I decided to not remove any other cables/plugs because it didn't seem like it was really needed. The main reason was, when I lowered the trim, my trim was covered in dust and there was no sign of any rubbing onto the panel itself so I did not feel there was any point in removing the panel any further. Instead, I did decide to spray a small amount of WD40 onto a rubber boot that is just above the foot brake as I cannot see anything else that could be rubbing... so far, this has stopped the noise but I need to do mroe testing.

@reltonisaacs7169 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very helpful 👍

@Flivver1001 Жыл бұрын

Hi, how many km you have please? Because i bougth w204 with 181 000km (i am not sure) and steering wheel doesnt look in good condition... thx

@claytonsetuki6143 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, friend. Thanks for the neat video. I have an issue with a knocking sound coming from my w204 (same model as yours) every time I turn the steering wheel. It's really irritating. What could this be? Thanks in advance for any help

@lucavangorkom9453 2 жыл бұрын

If it's not the same issue as mine, I'd suggest it's something mechanical in the suspension. Check for wear in any components or play in the wheels.

@claytonsetuki6143 2 жыл бұрын

@@lucavangorkom9453 Thanks a ton. Will do

@erenodabas6478 2 жыл бұрын

Anything new found about issue?

@Motiontalktv Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the cv axle boot

@boigoe 11 ай бұрын

I have a knocking noise coming from steering if I rock the steering left and right...changed the steering rack but still same problem...now it cud be the steering column

@faresmamdouh8777 Жыл бұрын

I have the same exact noise in my w211 e320

@nicknick6960 2 жыл бұрын

Does this apply in the facelift too?

@lucavangorkom9453 2 жыл бұрын

I'm actually not sure to be honest - I'd have thought that if it was a common issue, it'll have been updated and fixed for facelift models.

@enockkaima5671 6 ай бұрын

I have the facelift and it had the very same issue and this video helped sort it out really easy

@Marksm50 2 жыл бұрын

I have this issue on my face lift model. Its really annoying

@jontur422 2 жыл бұрын

Exat same here

@adonaidunga2264 Жыл бұрын

me too i have the same issue on my facelift,

@ansbekk Жыл бұрын

same here! Annoying

@akif1947 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried the steps in video

@Marksm50 Жыл бұрын

@@akif1947 Garage sorted it when I took it in for something else.

@DavidDior 2 жыл бұрын

what type of liquid you put on the plastic ?

@thataudidriver8185 2 жыл бұрын

I actually just put some oil on there to see if it'd make a difference, which it did, but it returned a few thousand Kms later. The second time around i actually sanded back the contact patch.

@nssonsmotors2470 Жыл бұрын

@@thataudidriver8185 has the noise back?....if not did you just sand the the trim inside?

@lucavangorkom9453 Жыл бұрын

@@nssonsmotors2470 That's exactly what I did :)