Something broke on 335i steering linkage, does anyone know what part this is??

Baracus135i · 11-19-2012, 02:45 PM

So my steering started playing up a few days ago, and just noticed what looks like a black plastic (dust cover??) between the steering column linkage and steering rack is damaged. Looked on real OEM but can't seem to find a seperate part number for this??

Dave W. · 11-19-2012, 04:08 PM

That black plastic thing is used to align the steering shaft when the shaft is removed/instaled. There's a tab that slides into the slot on the steering U-joint. If it's installed incorrectly the DME will throw a code for steering angle. Otherwise it doesn't do anything. Have you removed the steering shaft recently?

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Baracus135i Enlisted Member 5 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Africa iTrader: (0)	Something broke on 335i steering linkage, does anyone know what part this is?? So my steering started playing up a few days ago, and just noticed what looks like a black plastic (dust cover??) between the steering column linkage and steering rack is damaged. Looked on real OEM but can't seem to find a seperate part number for this??
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Dave W. Lieutenant 5 Rep 538 Posts Drives: Porsche 951, 1992 Eagle Talon Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	That black plastic thing is used to align the steering shaft when the shaft is removed/instaled. There's a tab that slides into the slot on the steering U-joint. If it's installed incorrectly the DME will throw a code for steering angle. Otherwise it doesn't do anything. Have you removed the steering shaft recently?
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