Highlander steering machine spider abnormal sound-self-service purchase of original parts
The 18 Highlander Extreme Edition was launched on May 2, 2018 and has been driving it by itself. The current mileage is more than 65,000 kilometers.
It has been bothering me for more than a year since I discovered the directional vibration and rattling noises of my car last year. I didn’t know where the problem went wrong. Anyway, there are abnormal noises everywhere in Highlander, and others have abnormal noises two years ago, such as: 1. The abnormal noises of the skylight. I bought a lubrication kit online and briefly dealt with it myself. It only lasted for half a year, and it will still sound after a long time;2. The four glass windows and the glass laminated strips produced abnormal noises. After spraying rubber cleaning lubricant, they could only last for a month or two, but they would still sound after the event. They could not be cured.
Regarding the abnormal sound of the steering wheel, I responded to this problem when I went to Fourth Son’s Store for maintenance in August. When the car was delivered, the merchandiser said that the master had tightened it for me. At that time, I felt there was no need to repair it at their place, so I forgot to ask him if it was the problem there. A month ago, I went to the tire-changing shop to find a master for testing for a long time, but I didn’t find any abnormal noises. When I came back, I used a lift to lift it up in their shop and checked while pointing the direction. The master judged that it was the chassis position and the connecting rod swing ball. It was caused by loose ball heads, which I felt untrustworthy. Usually, when driving yourself, as long as you turn the direction quickly in the garage (maybe the garage has floor paint that has a lot of friction), or on uneven roads and potholes, you will have abnormal sounds and loose steering wheel movements. Two days later, I found a friend from the auto repair shop to test it. In the auto repair shop, there was floor paint on the ground, which was obtained with one try. First, move forward a little and then reverse the direction, and there was an abnormal sound. It was not satisfactory after hundreds of trials. My friend immediately determined that it was not the abnormal sound of the chassis, but directly the abnormal sound caused by the loosening of the cross shaft. My friend said that this did not affect safety, but only affected the driving quality and there was no need to replace it. In this way, I naturally had an idea.
I went back to the computer and searched for articles on abnormal noises on Aika. Here I would like to thank Aika member XR117 for the post: ‘The direction cross shaft is abnormal, self-purchase of original parts”The content inside is the same as mine, referring to his method Go online and self-purchase of accessories, and then find a familiar repair shop to replace them. When the parts arrive, ask the owner of the repair shop to help inspect them. Naturally, they understand better than me.
The purpose of sending this post is to help people with the same problem without having to go to Fourth Son’s Store and spend more than 3,000 yuan. This is too unjust.