BMW Electric Power Steering rack thrust bushing repair
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- Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024
- BMW has made some pioneering technological advances for the industry. iDrive, traction control, M cars and more, they are no stranger to pushing the limit. With leading technology, comes expensive repairs when they age, and my car is no different.
If you or a loved one has an electronically powered steering rack like many F chassis bmw's, you may have this issue, or it may be in your near future. Turning the wheel and hearing a clunk is never good. To fix this, BMW offers a thrust bushing repair kit with an upgraded, metal construction bushing that is more robust, affordable, and fairly easy of an install.
The kit from FCP euro has all the parts you need, but some extra tools will be required.
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EPS 3 pin thrust piece disassembly tool
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24mm socket
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Be sure to also add any sort of application paste or bearing grease to ensure proper contact and lubrication is applied
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This is a great simple repair if your steering is having this clicking issue. My clicking went away and my steering became a little more firm and sporty like it was originally.
Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear it worked out for you
I find after doing this the steering feel improved to be better than original. Also I have VAC monoball control arms. There’s actual steering feedback on my F30.
Glad to hear that! F chassis electro steering is often a let down, I personally really enjoy it, having driven almost every modern BMW in existence (not lived with though!) there’s certainly worse out there :)
Hi @ramen9996, I own a BMW F25 X3 and it has horrible steering when driving; it pulls left or right while normal driving on the highway, and it has noise when moving steering when standing in one place. If I replace the steering rack thrust bushing, will it improve steering?
As a rough guide I use, 80nm then half turn. (I've done 10-15 of these)
Really? 80nm sounds a lot
you mean you closed it with 80Nm thenn u released it by half and it was most of the time a great result? im asking cuz i also need to do this on my own car and im not really sure how exactly. i dont want to lift the car 10 times
70 NM is in TIS. But the nonsense is them checking to play with a special tool. That right there is a show stopper for anyone trying to do it properly as per the BMW engineering team.
The original part to begin with wasn't properly built and the dealership should be forced to sell this repair part at cost instead of charging $250 CAD.
It aint bloody easy on my e60 550i v8, but thanks for the video and great info about this issue.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching, more to come soon ;)
thanks for the info and keep up the good work
Thanks crazed ❤️❤️
Thanks my friend
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
I found myself in a tricky situation: the steering wheel feels too tight and re-centers too slowly after corners, but if I loosen the steering rack, the knocking sound returns 😅. Any advice? Thanks!
I couldn’t use the new spring. Could not compress it enough to start the threads on the cap. So old spring back in.
Is a job ever that easy? lol think that should be fine!
did you check the Double UJoint Steering Shaft? I am looking to replace mine as there is a tiny of play when i grab at the joint itself. Maybe this play is multiplied at the steering wheel?
I've got some creaking when turning the steering 180 while stationary, sometimes there's a clunk, but mostly creaking. BMW diagnosis was this thrust piece and also steering spindle bottom w joint.
My clunk ended up being my sway bar end links, I could only replicate over bumps. Your clunking, is that only doing full lock to lock?
@@EuroFeverGarage it's a bit both, but more so when doing lock to lock. I hope the diagnosis is correct for the same noise when accelerating from stationary.
@@anonymoustravelvidz Obviously these techs would know more than I, so I do hope they solve your issue. I have heard top hats are also known to creak, though not clunk as far as I've seen, so it may be time to just do some sort of front end refresh
@anonymoustravelvidz Have you figured it out? that creaking noise might be coming from your inner tie rod. I was also getting a creaking noise with the full lock turns when stationary & replaced both my tie rods & the noise is gone. & my thrust piece has been replaced as well a year prior so I know that wasn;'t contributing to the creaking
@@I_got_10_feloniesall front suspension was replaced. New shocks, strut mounts, sway bar links, rack ends, control arms, radius/castor arms.
My car does this and on the ride side it makes a popping sound
Check out part 2 of this series! I had the a similar sound as you, it could be the same issue
@@EuroFeverGarage watched your video it’s not the sway bar it sounds like the pinion on the steering rack
Thanks for the video. let me ask if you have noticed any other symptoms of wear Instead of knocking. For example vibrations etc.?
Thank you for watching! As for symptoms I’d say not strongly enough to say the thrust bushing was the cause. In the end it was my sway bar end links (check pt.2) so I’d say look at those if you have a louder clunk
@@EuroFeverGarage thanks for tips
Which kind of lube are you using?
I felt slightly tigher compared to previous after replacing the rack. Will it become a bit looser if I drive more, e.g. a few more weeks? Don't want to bother going underneath the car again.
It will feel tighter as the bushing has been refreshed. If it’s significantly tighter, where when you turn the wheel doesn’t come back to center, it should most likely be loosened
The clunky noise can be heard with engine off only or even when the engine is running?
It can be heard easier with the car off as the assisted steering is off and the mechanical bits can be easily heard. Even with the new bushing in I do still have a bit of clunk but it is significantly less
$118 now 😳
You hate to see it!
Did it on mine and cant get it to center proper. Comes back ok when turning right but when turning left it centers to about 11:55 and overall feels like its pulling ng to the left 🤔
Hey there, thanks for watching the video. If the turning of the steering wheel feels tighter than before, as in more difficulty, then you may need to loosen how many turns you did on the bushing. If the issue persists, you may be having an alignment issue but that would be my initial thoughts!
Can this issue cause stiff steering?
Can you do this for f10 2013 year?
They should have a similar system. Many of the bmw’s with electric steering racks have this bushing
If you go to the link in the description, it should show you which cars are compatible
Hi creator, can use this for 2018 X2?
Hey viewer, thanks for coming by. Best to use real oem to figure out if the steering racks are the same. I’d go onto the site, check out your car and find the part number. If it’s the same part number, then it should be!
Bmw 116 d n47 e81 hard steering.What could be the issue
Hey there thanks for the watch. Unfortunately couldn’t tell you. The hydraulic steering racks have different issues but I’m sure it could be related to something within that system
Hello ! Where can I find this repair kit for an 750xi 2017 ?
2017 7 series is the G generation, may be a new part unfortunately. I’d check fcp euro, or ecs tuning to search for your car
Does this worn part cause your steering wheel to wobble or only noise?
Hey there, thanks for the comment. Are you talking about a wobble while driving? I did not have that issue, as mine was over bumps, my suspension was making a clunk noise. However if you turn the wheel back and forth while the car is off there was a very audible thunk from my worn thrust bushing
@@EuroFeverGaragedid you feel it from the both side of the wheels?
will this kit fit the f82 m4 steering rack?
Unfortunately I don’t think this kit does since it’s a different steering rack. Could be wrong but maybe there’s a kit for the m cars
is it obligatory to change this part
Hey there thanks for watching. Not necessarily, I’d say this is only if needed! I only did it as a precaution since it was easy to change and a fairly affordable cost
@@EuroFeverGarage thank you
Does anybody know if there's a set for an E61? Maybe from a nother model?
Hey thanks for the comment. Is e61 a hydraulic rack? If so, I’m unsure if those have a thrust bearing like these
Mine had it already after 4y and 40k km. Very annoying and It's not only the noise the car also drives very bad on long straight lines on highway. After repair (dealership) noise was indeed gone, but the correct steering feel never game back. In my opinion it feels more loose due to the two rubber gaskets on the new part, it turns too lite.
I can only say the steering is bad in all bmw f series ( 3,4, and 5 series) all using the same shitty electric power steering rack. Came from a lexus IS which also already had a electric steering but was much better in feel and straight line stability. The BMW only feels nice on twisty raod, highway is bad also with the new part. Also have a Mini now 75k km, also start to clunk. I can only conclude BMW' products are not the best quality you can buy. Some parts are really poor (costdown) not to speak of the timing chain problem most engines suffer of on the f series
Hey there thanks for the watch! I agree that the electric racks definitely aren’t the best, especially in this first move after the hydraulic steering of the older models. The current g is an improvement but as soon as you put them in sport they feel way over boosted and artificially heavy.
Unfortunately I don’t think we’ll ever see a perfect replica
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Yes correct the G series dozs feel better let's say more natural for a sport orientated car. But indeed the sports is just overboosting.
This is part 1 of Donovan’s suspension issues-Part 2 is here!
Swaybar end link replacement BMW F32
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Mine arrived today gonna follow this vid, also its $112 now🥲
Maybe cause 16k people watched this video!
@@EuroFeverGarage my car steering feels like new now! thank you for the vid!
@Blue2is awesome to hear! Thanks for watching :)