Glossary / Suspension

steering column

9 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

It’s the part that lets you turn the car by turning the wheel. The speaker noticed water leaking out of it.

Technical Definition

The steering column is the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering mechanism, transmitting driver input to the wheels.

Hear It Discussed

"Back when I was building an old pickup truck, I went there and took the steering column out of it because I needed a steering column. I've never bought anything from a junkyard."
Navigating Tariff Turmoil and the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Review In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 09:07

"“I hear like a rattling in the steering column. And at first it sounded like just metal kind of clashing together.”"
#2633: Hacker Heaven The Best of Car Talk 04:22

"And we do want a little update from you on whether that steering column is as fixed as I told you it was."
Best Boring Car? | The Car Podcast #81 The Car Podcast with Chris Harris & Friends 05:24