Originally Posted by Bezzletine

When you take the screw out of the bottom of the column surround make sure the little black square part that the screw threads into doesn't fall out once you pull the surround off. Mine fell out and I didn't even know til I had already put everything back together. You'll need a flashlight also to see the lifting mechanism or whatever its called. Everything else is pretty straight forward. Day 2 and no noise =)

Originally Posted by jhr545

I have the same noise when the steering wheel moves up or down. I am not seeing "the screw in the bottom of the column surround" but I do see what looks like a lever of some kind roughly behind the brake pedal. I have a 2004 545i. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks