Strange creaking /clicking/ticking from the steering wheel (or just behind the wheel)

[StrayCat]

My new Ram Diesel 2500 (2500km on it) is making a strange creaking /clicking/ticking form the steering wheel, its driving me nuts. happens when driving or when stationary, especially noticeable with smaller slower steering inputs. happens when steering input is left or right. Happens in Drive and Reverse and Park etc, happens with our without turn signals on.

Any ideas what this could be ? dry bushing ? clock spring ? steering input sensor ?

I have seen on another forum(5th Gen Ram forum) that some guys used something to insulate the wiring harness under the steering cover to stop the noise and other guys lubed a coupler further down the steering shafts. Anyone here had this ?

here is a video:

https://youtu.be/savxa1RuYSE

 

[flatfish]

Likely the clock spring. Did you notice if the heated steering wheel is working intermitanly? Mine went at around 6000-8000 miles. The heated steering wheel was flakey and stopped working altogether. I took it to the dealer and the mechanic agreed with my diagnosis. It took him about 20 minutes to replace it.

 

[StrayCat]

No, not checked that, ill check the steering wheel heater tomorrow.

I can now hear it quite clearly under the dash (when I'm upside down with my head near the pedals). when I move the steering wheel it appears to be coming from the steering column just above the U-Joint, (there is large cast casing for the column with a barcode sticker on it), the sound at the steering wheel almost seems like a stethoscoping of the sound from below (like when you use a screw driver to your ear too hear internal engine sounds).

So. IDK, sometimes its hard to tell where sounds are coming form, but if I close my eyes it sure seems like the column. the question is, is the clock spring making the noise and transmitting down the column, or is the column making the noise and transmitting up to the steering wheel ??

Ive read about the clock spring and also the column, so likely one or the other.

Here's a another video

https://youtu.be/jiaNJB2EcZw

Dealership visit I guess

 

[StrayCat]

Booked in for next Friday

the slower I drive the worse it is, its at its worst when im fully stopped. Not sure that the clock spring would behave like that. Is there a torque sensitive component to the steering column ? seems when there is extra load on the tires, like dry steering when stopped its worse, on the highway, It doesn't do it at all