Felix Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Help, when hitting bumps in road awlful squeak up unser left dash above steering columnFound missing bolts up there and replaced, still there. Have not replaced rubber undr column yet.have replaced rubber thru column floor thought about silicone spray ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Falabella Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Suggestion. Have someone push up and down on left fender while you are in car. Difficult to pinpoint a squeak. Not familiar with 51 but 55 dash top is screwed in. Loose screws?Was able to locate rear shock squeak on my 55 using this high tech method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 there are two bolts that hold the steering column to the dashboard. If those are loose, the whole column will move a bit and make noise when it rubs against other metal.Pete Phillips1950 Roadmaster (and others) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Often a noise or squeak in one area results from a problem in a completely different area. In this case, the first thing I would check is the body mounts at the cowl and the left front suspension components.I have seen paper matchbooks folded and stuffed into cracks of a dashboard to stop an annoying noise. Then on driving the car found a bad universal joint. Fix the u-joint and the dash doesn't rattle any more. I would expect something remote from the left dash area, where you already checked and tightened, to be the actual source of the problem. Old cars do stuff like that to play with your head.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Be sure to REMOVE the matches, IF you use paper match books as shims, hehehe. Justa having some fun, FUN IS GOOD! Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Why do so many people work so hard to defeat Darwin's basic concepts???Now you gotta figure out if I was having fun.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 YOU wanted to see just how long it would take to set his dash/column on FIRE, Now be TRUTHFUL, hehehe. Yep, YOU were having fun,Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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