NextLevel530xi

Hey Guys and Gals, Just to let you know that I brought my car into the dealership to get that knocking noise found and fixed. At first I belived that it was the steering rod loose as someone mentioned here before. They took it for a test drive as agreed that it was knocking and while driving slow. They tightened my front strut bar?? I said to myself that they couldnt find the problem and that they just made someone BS to get me out of their. I now have been knocking free for the past 2 weeks!! How does my front strut bar create a knocking noise in the first place?

Rob Hall

If its the same prob i described in my earlier post, ie. lub of the steering column. tis very straigthforward, just remove cover from under the steering column, this gives plenty of access. took me around 10 mins and i have been knock free since. I really couldnt believe a squirt of wd 40 could cure the problem

Dubbedup

The strut bar is under load at times and the load is taken off slightly them it would promote movement. When the loads are constantly coming on and off...e.g when cornering at low speeds....If that makes sense?

Dropped my car off at the Stealership this morning, got a lovely 318D...YUK )

They are going to chrage me for diagnostic time if they do not find a fault...Had a bit of a tet a tet with the SA, but nothing I could do about it.. Had to pay for the loan car as well ?14 a day (Roughly $28)....Still it keeps me mobile..

simmer

Dropped mine off yesterday....I'll let everyone know the results. I'm glad it's the strut bar and not the WD40 thing. The fact that a noise/feeling can be cured by WD40 kind of bothers me.

simmer

Just got a call from the dealer......they're changing the steering shaft.

CS111

As asked earlier does anyone know if BMW will fix this when a car is out of warranty as it seems to be a very common problem.
I also have a aftermarket warranty but would rather BMW to fix it themselves.

Dubbedup

Picked my car back up on Friday and the knock is still there. They have lubed the rack and apparently done some checks but the knocking is still there..Booked the car back in on Wednesday again...So we will see what happens... Not a happy bunny...

Rob Hall

Yeah, i know what you mean, 'BMW special order lubricant' sounds much better.

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=3841&st=0

simmer

Well my dealer changed out the steering shaft and the noise/feeling is gone. As with anything the true test will be time but for now it seems fixed.

gatemaster

Was it repaired under warranty ?
I am out of warranty and would like to know the approx cost to replace the steering shaft.

Thanks, mike