squeaky steering wheel

[NYe36er]

When i turn my wheel either left or right very quickly (1+ turn) I can hear a faint squeak as it turns past one part...seems that it only just started occurring again as the weather got cold..is this a case of bad steering rack bushings or something more/less serious?

[whosyadadie01]

try doing a search ... theres lots of threads about this sort of thing

[ctim]

i've got the same problem, except mine is really squeaky. Not sure what causes it though.

[whosyadadie01]

ive got it also just havnt had time to fix it. some people say its the slip ring some people say its a bushing ... i gota find where i had the link

[silverbmw528]

Common thing, although you'll swear it’s the wheel or column it will be the bush between the cockpit and engine bay.

Just give it a good spray with some spray oil or WD40 and it will go. I used WD40 a year ago and it's never come back.

[whosyadadie01]

try this link

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245961

[NYe36er]

Thanks for that last link, pure gold.

Once again, yall are there to rescue me. Seems like nothing serious but it seriously annoys me during sharp turns at low speeds i.e. parking manuevers...thanks again! !

[whosyadadie01]

yea it bothers me also but its to god dam cold to do anything but work on the inside of my car with the heat on

when i get out to my summer house in west palm i may do a few quick things

[NYe36er]

yea it bothers me also but its to god dam cold to do anything but work on the inside of my car with the heat on

when i get out to my summer house in west palm i may do a few quick things

haha tell me about the cold, today was HORRID. i drove from my college to home (6 miles) before the car even reached halfway to operating temp on the gauge. that damn shifter was stuck under 5th gear the entire time :mad:

[whosyadadie01]

ha i didnt even notice .. were neighbors cuz i live in long island also

my car actually warms up pretty fast

[NYe36er]

ha i didnt even notice .. were neighbors cuz i live in long island also

my car actually warms up pretty fast

where at? you don't by chance live around central suffolk (smithtown//Stony Brook/Ronkonkoma area)? Cuz I've seen a LOT of nice E36s around town, namely an Avus blue 328iS sport, and an avus blue M3, a silver M3 and one really nicely modded 328iS (dropped, exhaust, wheels, tints)

[whosyadadie01]

yea i actually do live around that area. i live in medford, but my car is a black vert and i just got it and have to say its not the nicest one around yet that you been seeing :dunno: