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Great tips, thanks for watching!

Is a job ever that easy? lol think that should be fine!

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!

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

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

Not a problem, hope it helps! Thanks for watching

You hate to see it!

Thanks for watching!

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 :)

if they were solid you wouldn't even be able to turn the wheels

Dip your sway bars in cement u rekon solid and ready for the drag strip 😂

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

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

You’re so right lol!

Thanks for sharing! I’m very glad to hear yours has been treating you well. At the end of the day we can only enjoy what we’ve got. These cars will be around and it’s definitely never a bore to drive. Keep loving the car!

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching, more to come soon ;)

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?

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

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching ❤️❤️

Talk about a quick oil change lol! Sorry to hear that, happens to the best of us. My favorite slip up is when I forget to put the drain plug back in when pouring new oil in! Thanks for watching

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

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

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

Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear it worked out for you

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

@@EuroFeverGarage 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.

Hey thanks for the comment. Is e61 a hydraulic rack? If so, I’m unsure if those have a thrust bearing like these

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!

Hey there! Thanks for the comment! I’m glad you agree. I’ve had a lot of experience across the entire lineup and for those looking for the purest drive, the 230 really provides that. Do you have both platforms? 550 and 230 is an awesome garage to have!

Yes. I have both. If the 230i came in a manual, it would clearly be the modern 2002.

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?

Hey David, glad to hear you enjoyed my commentary! As for your car, the f22 is a great platform and I know many said the f chassis were a major divergence from prior e chassis such as the e82 1 series and e90 3 series, mainly due to the shift away from hydraulic steering and no more naturally aspirated engine options. I think the first gen 2 series is a great upgrade. It keeps the 1 series ideals but modernizes them. Unfortunately the successor to that one (g42) starts to stray quite far and it’s felt in the driving dynamics. In whatever car you choose, as long as you enjoy it, that’s what matters!

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.

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

Right on! Yeah my oci’s are strictly based on usage or time. 6-8 months and no more than 5k miles but closer to 4k for my and my girlfriend’s driving habits Thanks for watching :)

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

It sure is!

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

thank you for the support! I have a lot of thing planned with the car, so I appreciate all the help I can get! the NA 6 cylinder is a dying breed, and it's addictive power curve is what brought me in. Hoping to keep it on the road forever

Thanks crazed ❤️❤️