E30 Zone

just purchased another e30 for my collection, this one is a 325 sport, 90k miles, 3 owners from new, minter!!!

except he had a new steering rack put on a little while ago and on my 220 mile journey home after purchasing it, it had a knocking noise, which you could feel and hear through the steering wheel, any ideas please???

Knocking noise accompanied by any free play in the steering wheel or not?

could it be the belt slipping then caching?? more like a knocking feeling?

I have this too on full lhd lock with some speed. Got the rack from a crashed e36. trcck rod was bent and unfortunally some internal damage. One day the steering wheel even turned without the wheels moving. Am changing it over the christmas. If it sound like mine then change it asap before it causes an accident.

no i dont think it is, it happens both directions on the steering wheel, a funny clunking noise,

I have that sometimes on my 325iX. It comes when I'm turning the wheel quickly from lock to lock, for instance when parking og turning around. I haven't tried fixing it but I would guess it is the joint that connects the steeringwheel shaft to the rack. If it is worn or dirty so that it has a certain angle where it locks up. (like a worn bearing can lock up in one specific position and then after forcing it past this position its fine again).

Think I would be checking the rack mounting bolts first.

wrcarter wrote: One day the steering wheel even turned without the wheels moving. .

why are you even still driving it, fook what made you fit a damaged rack?
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daimlerman wrote:Think I would be checking the rack mounting bolts first.

+1 It's amazing how many people use the same nuts/bolts/spring washers over and over again then wonder why they come loose.

+1 ^^^

ill have to say i agree with you there

it was fitted in a garage somewhere in wales 4 months before i bought it, they shouldnt have used the same bolts if they did, VERY NAUGHTY!!!

why are you even still driving it

Changed now. Gearing was damaged at the end of the lock. It did very little driving after that.

check for any free play by moving the wheels side to side and up and down, if the ball joints are worn this creates a knocking noise...

i had the same on my 325i touring but my rack was leaking from the seals so i changed it with a good second hand rack now its fine it was the joint in between the rack and sterring wheel when i put the rack on i cleaned it up and put some copperslip on it now its fine before you take it apart just try some wd40 on the joint turn it from left to right see if it hepls
regard scott

may front right ball joint is slighly moves, bt i swear the knocking noise is comming from the rear

trail arm bush?

yer maybe got mot soon maybe they will point it out, as ive looked and cant see, any one know the prcudure for changing a gearbox mount and does the intermittent have to work as part of the mot? just wondered