Thank you very much, my steering was very harsh like every 180° turn, I just sprayed the coupler with anti-rust and sticky greasy in every steering angle and now it's as smooth as new.
Dude take off the subframe brace and it's right there above the LCA. You don't need to lock the steering wheel. Just rotate it 90 degrees to get access to the other bolt and rotate it back when you're done. You're only going to break your airbag clock spring if you keep spinning the steering column. Not if you go 90 degrees one way then 90 degrees back.
I have an e46 m3 and replaced this part and I still have play when the wheels in the centre section, just 5/10mm play and it’s still doing it after changing it. Think I’ll change the upper part further up towards the bulkhead.
Ryan u should have a cars and coffee type of meet and gather your fan base. You have alot of followers and e39 source can go very far . Im Gerald from PGR custom classics located in Malaysia. Keep up the excellent detailed videos on our beemers bro . Cheers
Thanks for the kind words Gerald! Our followers are all over there, it would be hard to gather people in one place, especially in Ohio. I could do a feeler post for California though when I get there, and see how many would actually come down to Diego and meet up.
Hey I have 2006 bmw 325xi my car is hard to turn to the right and left but sometimes easy but when I turn the car and let go of the wheel it will keep turning instead of going back to straight would this be the same problem don’t really want to take it to a garage
Great video. Couple of questions - if I grab the u joint when it's installed, should there be any play at all? If I pull it back and forth I have a ton of play. Should it be completely tight? Because My steering is way screwed up - I can move my steering wheel back and forth quite a bit until it catches and moves the rack. Is it from the u joint having play? Did I bust my clock spring?
I have a 2005 BMW 325xi and the problem I am having is the car steering gets loose when I go above 60mph but at a stop or slow speed it's pretty stiff specially at a stop, will this fix the issue. I checked steering pump and tie robs they're ok.
Same bud im here kuz of the same issue... steering is loose and im wiggling slightly in my lane of traffic.. hit a bump and whole car feels like it wants to go a different direction all the sudden for .2 seconds
@@jeffmeng4479 It's been 4 years since this DIY, so I don't recall any tricks that I didn't mention on camera. I don't remember struggling with this too much though!
Phenomenally done! No confusion whatsoever, and I'm about to make it happen on my 04 545i.
*God Bless You* 🙌 🙏
Thank you very much, my steering was very harsh like every 180° turn, I just sprayed the coupler with anti-rust and sticky greasy in every steering angle and now it's as smooth as new.
Dude take off the subframe brace and it's right there above the LCA. You don't need to lock the steering wheel. Just rotate it 90 degrees to get access to the other bolt and rotate it back when you're done. You're only going to break your airbag clock spring if you keep spinning the steering column. Not if you go 90 degrees one way then 90 degrees back.
What an E46 doing on E39Source ?
Get this foreigner of this channel now !!
:-p
good work ,exactly how a diy should be explained 👌
I have an e46 m3 and replaced this part and I still have play when the wheels in the centre section, just 5/10mm play and it’s still doing it after changing it. Think I’ll change the upper part further up towards the bulkhead.
Ryan u should have a cars and coffee type of meet and gather your fan base. You have alot of followers and e39 source can go very far . Im Gerald from PGR custom classics located in Malaysia. Keep up the excellent detailed videos on our beemers bro . Cheers
Thanks for the kind words Gerald! Our followers are all over there, it would be hard to gather people in one place, especially in Ohio. I could do a feeler post for California though when I get there, and see how many would actually come down to Diego and meet up.
Thank you bimmer bro....gotta do the same thing...wagonmafia
Thanks 👌🏽
Hey I have 2006 bmw 325xi my car is hard to turn to the right and left but sometimes easy but when I turn the car and let go of the wheel it will keep turning instead of going back to straight would this be the same problem don’t really want to take it to a garage
It could easily be this part, but you could have a bad steering rack or tie rods, too. You need to inspect the steering linkage.
What method did you use to get the bottom piece back on the splines to the steering rack?
A lot of patience, a small hammer, and some grease.
Will you need to have the car aligned after this repair?
No
Great video. Couple of questions - if I grab the u joint when it's installed, should there be any play at all? If I pull it back and forth I have a ton of play. Should it be completely tight? Because My steering is way screwed up - I can move my steering wheel back and forth quite a bit until it catches and moves the rack. Is it from the u joint having play? Did I bust my clock spring?
There shouldn't be very much play. Maybe a few mm in any direction, but that's it. Sounds like a bad u-joint to me.
I have a 2005 BMW 325xi and the problem I am having is the car steering gets loose when I go above 60mph but at a stop or slow speed it's pretty stiff specially at a stop, will this fix the issue.
I checked steering pump and tie robs they're ok.
It certainly could be this U-joint.
Hey I'm having the same issue here. Did it resolve your situation?
Nice,great vid brother!! question: was the steering wheel pulling letf or right when u hit a bump another symptom of the coupler?
No, I didn't notice that for me, but it definitely could happen in another situation.
E39Source, LLC thx 👍
Same bud im here kuz of the same issue... steering is loose and im wiggling slightly in my lane of traffic.. hit a bump and whole car feels like it wants to go a different direction all the sudden for .2 seconds
@@E39Source would like to know if you got info on that if possible
@@lucasschema6874 That sounds like bad ball joints or control arms to me, you should have a mechanic inspect the suspension for play.
Have m3 e46 smg the code is p1717
I really miss the update videos on your M5, Ryan 😢
J Gripen not only with the m5
The video’s with the 330 are also nice
Don///M
Hahah well yes, but i’m heavily biased towards the 5er ;)
I will do more content, I just need to find the time. I need to film some with the x-pipe that I have put on ;)
This can be easily done from the bottom of the car without removing the airbox and intake boots.
I found it easier to access the one bolt from up top, but it would be do-able from the bottom as well.
You must live in the south!
I live in Michigan and had to cut mine out!
This was a Northeast Ohio car!
@@E39Source wow
I had to cut mine off and my new u joint did not slip on.
Did you have any technique to get it in?
@@jeffmeng4479 It's been 4 years since this DIY, so I don't recall any tricks that I didn't mention on camera. I don't remember struggling with this too much though!