Replacing Gaiter for Steering Gear on Left or Right

32 11 100 - Replacing gaiter for steering gear on left or right





Special tools required:
- 32 3 090 32 3 090 Extractor





Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove wheels. Removing or Installing Front or Rear Wheel

After completing work, carry out electronic wheel alignment check with KDS.





Important!
To avoid damage to rack and to suspension mounting, move rack in as far as possible.

Clean rack and tie rod.

Grease toothed area of rack, refer to BMW Service Operating Fluids.

The steering gear must be replaced if the polished surface of the rack is damaged (rust).





Release nut on tie rod end.

Press out tie rod end with special tool 32 3 090 32 3 090 Extractor(1).

Installation:
Replace self-locking nut.

Tightening torque 32 21 1AZ [1][2]Specifications





Apply a colour marking (1) to tie rod.

This simplifies the electronic wheel alignment check.

Release lock nut and remove tie rod end and lock nut.

Release both tensioning straps and remove gaiter.

Installation:
Replace tensioning straps.





Important!
Tie rods with lock screw connection:

Tightening torque 32 21 2AZ [1][2]Specifications.





Important!
Tie rods with clamping ring screw connection:

Tightening torque 32 21 3AZ [1][2]Specifications.





Installation:
Grease tie rod at taper (1) - this prevents the gaiter from rotating when the tie rod rotates.

Fit gaiter and tensioning straps.