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Steering column knuckle, replace.

Remove 13mm nut and bolt from knuckle at rack. 320025.jpg (58930 bytes)
Remove 13mm nut and bolt from top of knuckle. 320026.jpg (59993 bytes)
Pry knuckle up on off the rack, then down and off the column.

Installation:

Ensure clamp is located on shaft so that bolt hole is lined up with groove in shaft for bolt.
With steering straight ahead, mark on plastic cap of rack input shaft will line up with cast boss in side of rack. 320024.jpg (53969 bytes)

Torques

Knuckle clamps : 22 Nm (15 ft lbs.)
Steering wheel : 80 Nm (58 ft lbs.)

 

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E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7.  Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson