BMW steering wheel play

[adb1028]

I have about an inch or so of play on each side of the wheel. I was pretty sure the main culprit was the Front Control Arm bushings since they've never been replaced (at least that I know of, @58k) but I found this thread (you may have seen it already) which may be solution to those who still have play after new FCAB's.

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=470103

It looks like a cheap and easy DIY, I will be adding it to the laundry list of things to do in the Spring :)

[danewilson77]

Yeah.....thats called the steering guibo....and thats what I would have changed first. Sounds like the guy had a lot of money to burn.

[kayger12]

Yes, the infamous steering guibo I believe.

[kayger12]

It's like a bad joke, Wilson.

I just want to beat you once :rofl

[danewilson77]

You've beat me plenty....mentally....

[kayger12]

You've beat me plenty....mentally....

Lol, yeah, I'm just lacking in execution.

[ZSP-Mafia]

I just changed my steering coupler (guibo) last week. I didn't have a whole lot of play to begin with, but it certainly tightened it up a bit.

[Linh]

I've heard of people recommend replacing the "guibo", but never really looked into what it was for. Now I know, its for the steering system.

Is this something that eventually fails and need replacing? And is the process hard to do?

[danewilson77]

Guibo can be used loosely for another part on our car......the diff flex disk is often also referred to as a diff guibo.....just a heads up.

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[Linh]

Guibo can be used loosely for another part on our car......the diff flex disk is often also referred to as a diff guibo.....just a heads up.

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Yep, diff flex disk. . . Sounds familair now.

[ZSP-Mafia]

Just FYI, if you're having difficulty finding it, it's listed as a "flexible steering coupler" at ecstuning. Install is pretty simple and it will only go in one way so it's pretty hard to mess up.