BMW Electric Power Steering rack thrust bushing repair

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BMW has made some pioneering technological advances for the industry. iDrive, traction control, M cars and more, they are no stranger to pushing the limit. With leading technology, comes expensive repairs when they age, and my car is no different.
If you or a loved one has an electronically powered steering rack like many F chassis bmw's, you may have this issue, or it may be in your near future. Turning the wheel and hearing a clunk is never good. To fix this, BMW offers a thrust bushing repair kit with an upgraded, metal construction bushing that is more robust, affordable, and fairly easy of an install.
The kit from FCP euro has all the parts you need, but some extra tools will be required.
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EPS 3 pin thrust piece disassembly tool
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Be sure to also add any sort of application paste or bearing grease to ensure proper contact and lubrication is applied
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@xvipx 10 месяцев назад

This is a great simple repair if your steering is having this clicking issue. My clicking went away and my steering became a little more firm and sporty like it was originally.

@EuroFeverGarage 10 месяцев назад

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

@ScottPC 8 месяцев назад

As a rough guide I use, 80nm then half turn. (I've done 10-15 of these)

@nofront711 7 месяцев назад

Really? 80nm sounds a lot

@kikkop2292 7 месяцев назад

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

@CrAzEdSnYpA_ATOG Год назад

thanks for the info and keep up the good work

@EuroFeverGarage Год назад

Thanks crazed ❤️❤️

@Junior-bp9df Год назад

Thanks my friend

@EuroFeverGarage Год назад

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

@ramen9996 7 месяцев назад

I find after doing this the steering feel improved to be better than original. Also I have VAC monoball control arms. There’s actual steering feedback on my F30.

@EuroFeverGarage 7 месяцев назад

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 :)

@giorgikhutsishvili-k1k 5 месяцев назад

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?

@MingeShagger 7 месяцев назад

It aint bloody easy on my e60 550i v8, but thanks for the video and great info about this issue.

@EuroFeverGarage 7 месяцев назад

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

@gavinlin6636 Месяц назад

I found myself in a tricky situation: the steering wheel feels too tight and re-centers too slowly after corners, but if I loosen the steering rack, the knocking sound returns 😅. Any advice? Thanks!

@anonymoustravelvidz Год назад

I've got some creaking when turning the steering 180 while stationary, sometimes there's a clunk, but mostly creaking. BMW diagnosis was this thrust piece and also steering spindle bottom w joint.

@EuroFeverGarage Год назад

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?

@anonymoustravelvidz Год назад

@@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.

@EuroFeverGarage Год назад

@@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

@I_got_10_felonies 8 месяцев назад

@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

@anonymoustravelvidz 8 месяцев назад

@@I_got_10_feloniesall front suspension was replaced. New shocks, strut mounts, sway bar links, rack ends, control arms, radius/castor arms.

@TheRafalblog 24 дня назад

Thanks for the video. let me ask if you have noticed any other symptoms of wear Instead of knocking. For example vibrations etc.?

@EuroFeverGarage 24 дня назад

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

@TheRafalblog 24 дня назад

@@EuroFeverGarage thanks for tips

@lodovicomanildo4718 8 месяцев назад

Which kind of lube are you using?

@gavinlin6636 Месяц назад

I felt slightly tigher compared to previous after replacing the rack. Will it become a bit looser if I drive more, e.g. a few more weeks? Don't want to bother going underneath the car again.

@EuroFeverGarage Месяц назад

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

@adrianobrumat7600 9 месяцев назад

The clunky noise can be heard with engine off only or even when the engine is running?

@EuroFeverGarage 9 месяцев назад

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

@Goose619 6 месяцев назад

Can this issue cause stiff steering?

@Tasteofjamaica3 6 месяцев назад

My car does this and on the ride side it makes a popping sound

@EuroFeverGarage 6 месяцев назад

Check out part 2 of this series! I had the a similar sound as you, it could be the same issue

@Tasteofjamaica3 6 месяцев назад

@@EuroFeverGarage watched your video it’s not the sway bar it sounds like the pinion on the steering rack

@JiyuanZhang-wc4ln 5 месяцев назад

will this kit fit the f82 m4 steering rack?

@EuroFeverGarage 4 месяца назад

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

@EuroFeverGarage Год назад

This is part 1 of Donovan’s suspension issues-Part 2 is here! Swaybar end link replacement BMW F32 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jut6AmrtczY.html

@Armada8589 11 месяцев назад

Did it on mine and cant get it to center proper. Comes back ok when turning right but when turning left it centers to about 11:55 and overall feels like its pulling ng to the left 🤔

@EuroFeverGarage 10 месяцев назад

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!

@snownotprobyrantay9123 14 дней назад

Hi creator, can use this for 2018 X2?

@EuroFeverGarage 13 дней назад

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!

@samforster3706 Месяц назад

$118 now 😳

@EuroFeverGarage Месяц назад

You hate to see it!

@karoliskarolis5514 Год назад

Can you do this for f10 2013 year?

@EuroFeverGarage Год назад

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

@reiger1michael 11 месяцев назад

Does this worn part cause your steering wheel to wobble or only noise?

@EuroFeverGarage 11 месяцев назад

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

@deutsch323 7 месяцев назад

@@EuroFeverGaragedid you feel it from the both side of the wheels?

@alexpetrariu-uz8zu Год назад

Hello ! Where can I find this repair kit for an 750xi 2017 ?

@EuroFeverGarage Год назад

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

@ianchirchir8576 9 месяцев назад

Bmw 116 d n47 e81 hard steering.What could be the issue

@EuroFeverGarage 9 месяцев назад

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

@adeldorbane1980 10 месяцев назад

is it obligatory to change this part

@EuroFeverGarage 10 месяцев назад

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

@adeldorbane1980 10 месяцев назад

@@EuroFeverGarage thank you

@PlayBoss81 10 месяцев назад

Does anybody know if there's a set for an E61? Maybe from a nother model?

@EuroFeverGarage 10 месяцев назад

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

@wimcalant8425 10 месяцев назад

Mine had it already after 4y and 40k km. Very annoying and It's not only the noise the car also drives very bad on long straight lines on highway. After repair (dealership) noise was indeed gone, but the correct steering feel never game back. In my opinion it feels more loose due to the two rubber gaskets on the new part, it turns too lite. I can only say the steering is bad in all bmw f series ( 3,4, and 5 series) all using the same shitty electric power steering rack. Came from a lexus IS which also already had a electric steering but was much better in feel and straight line stability. The BMW only feels nice on twisty raod, highway is bad also with the new part. Also have a Mini now 75k km, also start to clunk. I can only conclude BMW' products are not the best quality you can buy. Some parts are really poor (costdown) not to speak of the timing chain problem most engines suffer of on the f series

@EuroFeverGarage 10 месяцев назад

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

@wimcalant8425 10 месяцев назад

@@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.