Steering wheel Noises?

[spartanrun2015]

Every time I make a turn, I'm hearing this squeaking noise, and it feels like I have no power steering. I spray WD-40 in the housing, and it only helps for a short time. Has anyone else ever had this problem, what did you have to do to fix it, and about how much dose it cost to fix?

 

[jfry008]

Spray the steering linkage u-joint with white lithium grease. Can be seen from driver side wheel well.
The u-joint and linkage as seen in this pic.

 

[spartanrun2015]

thank you, I will give that a try.

 

[V8PoWer]

^^ If you live in the rust belt area(which is why it failed in the first place) , changing the joint is stupidly a pain in the arse. Everything is seized up.
Tip. When installing the new one in. There is a dot on the steering spline shaft where the joint slides over. The white or yellow line on the new u-joint shaft needs to align with the dot. The rust and corrosion will hide the dot but it is there.

I still today don't understand why the 4runner is like a rust magnet.:nono:

 

[Bossman]

As [MENTION=137652]jfry008[/MENTION] suggests it could be your steering intermediate shaft.

Here are two threads that provide more information - including diagnosis and replacement.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/96639-steering-column-u-joint.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/153652-2005-4runner-stiff-steering.html