"First I have discovered a minor scratching sound in
the column when turning the steering wheel."

My '91 Westy did that. Turned from a rubbing to a light grinding. I took off
the steering wheel so I could get to the underside of it, where it "rubs" on
the metal tabs that make contact for canceling the turn signal, etc. There
was copper/metal flakes in the column under the steering wheel so I greased
the metal underside of the steering wheel and put it back on. Voila! No
rubbing noise and all worked well.

Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy

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