Grinding Noise in Steering Column

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Just came home from a 20km drive across town this afternoon and have noticed a grinding noise coming from just behind the steering wheel. It happens when the steering wheel is turned about half a turn or more and again when the wheel is returned to normal position.
Has anyone got any idea what would be causing this?
Thanks
Bassett

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The noise was coming from a fault in the upper bearing on the steering column. It seems as though it had slipped down a bit. "An extremely rare occurrence", my mechanic was told by his friend who is a Toyota mechanic. All back where it should be now with a little extra adhesive to make sure it doesn't move again.

[t303 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close t303]

Didn't this happen in the 120's as well? I remember reading about it somewhere in the dark past.