Steering wheel help
 

Hi, im thinking about tackling that steering wheel noise issue myself... anyone got any ideas on how to begin taking off the steering wheel to get to the clock spring...??? do I have to disconnect the battery and the air bag..?? If I disconnect the battery will i need the code for my nav/radio..?? any tips would be great..

disconnect the - on the bettery remove the air bag and steering wheel and move on from there.good luck

try this http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/i...003-style.html

I had a similar problem with the steering column making clicking sounds when I turned with the blinker one, it counted every revolution. I took the car to the dealer and they got half the amount of clicking sounds to disappear...

Hey mrbmw, I dont have the clicking sounds but it sounds like the pair of denim jeans rubbing or somekind of swishing sound everytime I turn the wheel...

i took my steering wheel apart to check out this same problem.
yes you need to disconnect the battery and remove the airbag.
you will need a large breaker bar and a 16mm socket. the instructions linked above are what i used.
i took my "clock spring" mechanism apart. it was he** to get it back together. i do NOT recommend doing this. However, having said that, i put a ton of silicon grease (not liquid) inside and it cured the problem. every once in a while it comes back but then i just do a full left to right and back lock to lock turn and it seems like it must re-distribute the grease because the noise goes away immediately.
good luck.