I replaced my steering rack because it was rattling and you know how German cars are... After I replaced my rack, I started hearing noise (noise similar to stretching a cable) and then I disconnected the steering wheel from the rack (from underneath the pedals) and realized that I previously connected the steering wheel while the rack was turned one full turn I guess I just didnt pay attention. So I simply turned the rack back to the right angle and connected the steering wheel accordingly and it stopped making the stretching noise when I steer left.

My problem now is that I hear new squeaking combined with little stretching noise everytime I turn and that usually happens when the car is cold, after 15-30 minutes the noise kinda fades till its gone. I thought it was maybe steering fluid (silly me) and flushed the whole system and put new steering fluid but that didnt fix the issue. the mechanics in my country are all either stupid or money hungry hustlers and told me it might be the clock spring and it would cost me around 200$ to fix (I checked online I could easily get the part for like 20$ and fix it myself within an hour if thats really the issue). But on the other hand I don't have symptoms of broken spring like airbag light is on or horn not working... everything works fine yet the mechanics insist that it could be that the spring is wearing out...

I wish I could attach a video for yall to see but if anyone has an idea or had a similar issue I would love some help.

My car is Skoda Fabia 1.4l 16v 2012 manual with exactly 100 miles on it