Power Stearing Noise

[MrWinkey]

Hi Guys,

sorry for all the posts, i am doing the servicenext weekend and want to get everything out of the way at once.

For a while now the car has made a strange noise when it is turned to the left on full lock. The car does not have to be moving, only turned on full lock. The steering wheel has to be turned to the point it hits its stop. If you release pressure off the wheel a tiny bit the noise stops.

It is a hard noise to describe. It sounds like a metalic grinding / scraping noise. I have checked to see if the wheel is scraping on anything when fully turned, but it isn't.

Anyone know what this is?

Cheers,

Jay

[Roweow]

The Yaris didn't have hydraulic power steering it is electric

[jayj]

power steerin, thts what they do. standrd tings!

[MrWinkey]

Guys,

you managed to lose me with both them replies.

What did either of you mean?

Jay

[jayj]

when u put the steering on full lock the p/steering makes a air release sound thts what ur noise is.

nuthin wrong with it

[Woody27]

And the yaris DOES have hydraulic power steering not electric! Well the MkI P1's deffo do! And yeah that noise is normal it is just the overflow for powersteering or summit!

[Yaris SR Kid]

i back up what woody says mate, everything seems normal unless noise is really weird

Adam

[MrWinkey]

Hi Guys,

I hope your right, but still have a few concerns.

1. Why is it only when the wheels are turned to the Left (no sound when turned to the right)

2. Why hasn't it always done this? (it suddenly started one day)

Jay

[Woody27]

metallic scraping could be brake disc guards behind the discs rubbing on them as this is a common noise! check by turning steering wheel fully when jacked up with wheel off and turn disc to see if it scrapes?

[MrWinkey]

HI Woody,

cheers for the reply, but unfortunately thats not it.

I have checked to see if anything makes contact whith the wheel, and it doesn't but also, the noise is made when the car is static aswell, which rules out rubing.

Cheers,

Jay