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Re: 320i steering question(long) heeeeeeeelp (archive)
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Posted by Tony A on July 07, 2001 at 18:22:08:

In Reply to: Re: 320i steering question(long) heeeeeeeelp posted by Jonas on July 07, 2001 at 18:04:37:


thanks for the help so far.
since i fear i was unclear i will try to rephrase the problem. it is not that it is tight(which it is) but that it is sticky. i tried greasing the joints and it helped but not enough. i will look for the adj. screw. if you were to add grease as peter suggested where would you do that?
anyhow thanks for the help
jonas

you really can't grease the column u-joint, it has to be replaced. To grease the rack properly, it really should be disassembled. You can lube some parts of the rack by removing the rubber boots but there are needle and roller bearings in the pinion that should be greased. The adjustment in the rack is behind the dust shield facing the rear of the car. hope we were help.
Tony A


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