When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Hello, i am MArtin from Spain and I am a happy owner of a corvette 1972. I am sorry for my poor english. I have a clicking noise in the control valve when i turn the steering wheel, even with the engine off. I have no idea what the reason, but the noise seems to be within the valve
Someone could tell me what could be the reason and possible solution?
The rod with the centering adjustment nut is "jumping" in and out when you turn the wheel. Why it is doing that I don't know but someone here will. It's not supposed to be doing that and I suspect rebuilding will be the cure.
Same here, my old control valve was clicking too on my 68, when I reinstalled it a few days ago after rebuilding the front end.
I gave it several shots of chassis grease through the zerk grease fitting and it stopped the click when turning the steering wheel, so maybe it is fixed for the moment.
I suspect the ball on the stem arm has a worn spot so maybe it will need to be rebuilt in the future. For now though, I will run it like this. I do not know how miles are on mine.
Yours looks all new though, so surprised to see this. I would grease it and see how it does for a while and then check it later. Also something in the whole steering linkage could be in some kind of bind and I would check that at that time too.
Yours may not have been properly greased when rebuilt? Also, do not forget there is a dust cap that presses in over the control valve adjustment nut. The dust cap looks like a medium sized coin.
Hope this helps and nice looking front end parts, good luck!
Last edited by 20mercury; May 6, 2015 at 11:43 AM.
thanks!, the control valve seems new, but simply cleaned and painted and changed the hoses.I think is properly greased, but i am going to review it again, and the steering column.
The zerk is not to be used. It is there for factory assembly and greasing at that zerk can easily blow the seals, ask me how I know. Many valves just have a plug in them now so you aren't tempted to lube there.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
problems with control valve steering
. I have a clicking noise in the control valve when i turn the steering wheel, even with the engine off. I have no idea what the reason, but the noise seems to be within the valve
Many valves just have a plug in them now so you aren't tempted to lube there.
