Clicking when turning the steering wheel

[MontanaManche]

So my Comanche if finally roadworthy and running well but i did notice a clicking whenever i turn the wheel. I'm 99% sure its not a wheel bearing or suspension or steering because it sounds like its in the steering column. Thats all i can remember right now but when i get home from work tomorrow ill drive it around a bit and see if i can try and troubleshoot more. Anyone know of some sort of clock spring or switch that could make that noise? I should also mention i did have to hardwire about 10ish wires that came from the column that controlled my turn signals so I'm not sure if maybe i could have wired it wrong and done something weird. I will also try to get a video if i can remember.

[MiNi Beast]

Jack front end up check under carriage as someone jiggles the wheel. Verify tightness and pinpoint sound location. . 

 

Perhaps a wire popping, how's connection? You use crimps or soldering? Clock spring yes on newer column. Tilt steering? 

[jdog]

1st thing that pops into my head is the lock plate is making contact with the lock pin

[MiNi Beast]

clicking like hazard lights? 

[MiNi Beast]

Possibly but.........

 

[MiNi Beast]

Click either way you turn or just one way? 

[eaglescout526]

Here's a good explosion of the upper portion of the column:

[MiNi Beast]

Did you swap a column or stock 86? 

[MontanaManche]

44 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

Did you swap a column or stock 86? 

its not original i believe its from like a 92ish, i got it from a junkyard on ebay. It looks identical other than a different steering wheel itself.

50 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

Jack front end up check under carriage as someone jiggles the wheel. Verify tightness and pinpoint sound location. . 

 

Perhaps a wire popping, how's connection? You use crimps or soldering? Clock spring yes on newer column. Tilt steering? 

Me and my dad used crimps, yes it has tilt steering.

47 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

Click either way you turn or just one way? 

both ways

 

49 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

Possibly but.........

 

i'll add pictures and maybe a video tomorrow after i drive it around some more.

 

50 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

clicking like hazard lights? 

not quite its a very strange noise ive never heard before, its not consistent like a flasher relay. 

 

53 minutes ago, jdog said:

1st thing that pops into my head is the lock plate is making contact with the lock pin

I'm kind of thinking something like that but I'm not confident tearing into the column because the reason i replaced mine was because i destroyed the splines where the wheel connects.

 

53 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

Here's a good explosion of the upper portion of the column:

Thanks! I'm hoping i don't have to tear into the column but this will be helpful if i have to.

[MiNi Beast]

does it have buttons or airbag on wheel? 

[MiNi Beast]

Do you grab the steering wheel to climb in it? 

[MiNi Beast]

does the horn work? 

 

 

 

I'm leaning towards clockspring. 

[jdog]

92 didn't have a clock spring, your gonna have to remove the steering wheel to find out, go to harbor freight and get a steering wheel puller that way you don't screw up the threads

[MontanaManche]

ok so i drove it around after work today and its definitely the flasher relay but whenever the horn just barely moves it triggers the relay and the horn doesnt work. I'm assuming i wired something funny so I'm going to dig into my wiring and figure out exactly whats wrong. i also might get a new turn signal switch and redo the wiring being more careful. ill update the thread whenever i get around to fixing it, hopefully this weekend. thanks everyone for the help I'm pretty new to working on jeeps and my troubleshooting isnt very great, i was spoiled with my last truck being OBD2 and i could figure out the problem with my phone.

[MiNi Beast]

 No problems with this. 😌 

Glad we got things going in the right direction to fix it. That's 👍 more you do the more you know eh?!?  

Keep us updated and remember just ask if get stuck these guys like helping solve issues with these trucks as at some point we have all been there. 

[MontanaManche]

Ok so the issue was way more anti climactic as i thought, it wasnt some weird wiring or anything like that it was just a hypersensitive horn button and a broken horn. The clicking sound was just the horn relay going on and off super fast and the horn wasnt going off because its disconnected. So i "fixed" the problem by just removing the relay and ill figure out how to get the horn to work properly after i fix other more important issues. I honestly didnt even know horns had relays even though it makes sense that they would. If/Whenever i fix the horn button ill try to remember to put it on the thread incase anyone else has this issue.

[MiNi Beast]

great problem solved.  thanks for updating.