Steering Column Vertical Tilt Stripped
 

Hey y’all, so 2001 model. Does anyone have any experience with how the steering column mounts into the dash? My vertical tilt has stopped working, but the switch, motor, and jack screw (it looks like), they all spin/work just fine. I’m trying to find the part (it looks like a plastic nut) that seems to hold the jack screw in position to maintain the vertical position of the steering wheel. I’ve attached a photo, but can’t seem to find any info or part numbers on this…

Not that's not a nut, it doesn't come apart there.
This is how it comes out.

https://i.ibb.co/GvQXmsDW/s-l1600-459.jpg

Up and down on the column stopped working. Can you supply 12 to the motor directly and see what happens? You just need to remove plastic covers to get access to the motors. You don't need to do what you seem to be doing

So the motor works, the switch works, and I can see the mechanism spinning. But a quick nudge forces the wheel up/down. There’s enough friction to hold it in place. What does the motor actually spin that results in the tilt? Because that seems to be a jack screw of sorts…that’s what I mean by nut, it looks like something holding that jack screw to adjust the tilt.

If you can record a video, that would help diagnosing what's going on exactly.

Sorry for the delay, but managed to grab a video. The column is extended all the way out and tilted all the way down.

We discussed this in E39, 5-series forum some 10-15 years ago...

https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...stment-failure

PS: in my BMWs, I set the SW the way I want, then pull the fuse (glovebox).
I labeled the fuse "SW" and leave it in the center console as a reminder if
I ever need to adjust the SW position.