Steering Rack Problem?

master4200 · 10-01-2017, 04:03 PM

Hi,

MY car has been making a clunking sound when turning. The car doesn't make the noise when driving straight or braking. The noise is mostly made when turning left. I checked the suspension parts and they all seem fine I also replaced the majority of suspension components last year (strut assembly, upper and lower control arms, tie rods, and the sway bar link). When I was under the car there was some noise that seems to be coming from the steering rack when turning the steering wheel. I removed the one side of the rack boot and the passenger side seemed clean and free of oil and grease but the driver side seemed to have quite a bit of grease and maybe a little bit of oil as shown in the pictures below. Does this grease mean I have a leaking seal in the steering rack? Would this cause the noise?

I couldn't upload the pictures here but here are the links to them.

https://ibb.co/hQmWJw
https://ibb.co/iDxGkb
https://ibb.co/nd7SrG

Thanks.

master4200 · 10-01-2017, 04:06 PM

Another thing I forgot to mention is that the steering wheel vibrates when going 80-110 km/hr but it doesn't vibrate at low speeds

10-01-2017, 04:03 PM	#1
master4200 New Member 1 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Steering Rack Problem? Hi, MY car has been making a clunking sound when turning. The car doesn't make the noise when driving straight or braking. The noise is mostly made when turning left. I checked the suspension parts and they all seem fine I also replaced the majority of suspension components last year (strut assembly, upper and lower control arms, tie rods, and the sway bar link). When I was under the car there was some noise that seems to be coming from the steering rack when turning the steering wheel. I removed the one side of the rack boot and the passenger side seemed clean and free of oil and grease but the driver side seemed to have quite a bit of grease and maybe a little bit of oil as shown in the pictures below. Does this grease mean I have a leaking seal in the steering rack? Would this cause the noise? I couldn't upload the pictures here but here are the links to them. https://ibb.co/hQmWJw https://ibb.co/iDxGkb https://ibb.co/nd7SrG Thanks.
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10-01-2017, 04:06 PM	#2
master4200 New Member 1 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Another thing I forgot to mention is that the steering wheel vibrates when going 80-110 km/hr but it doesn't vibrate at low speeds
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