Hi all. I have a 98 M3 Coupe.
I've owned the car for just over a year now and honestly can't remember if it was like this when I first bought it but it's definitely getting worse. Anyway, the steering is extremely light. I can turn the wheel with my pinky effortless, mostly to the left and right side still feels fairly light. I don't believe this is normal but this is my first E36 M3 and only one I've driven.
The main problem I have though is that when I turn left, it'll self center till it gets to about 9o clock. After that it stops and just keeps turning. The right side is better but it still doesn't fully center. It maybe stops at 1o clock. I've replaced front struts and strut mounts last July. I just did inner and outer tie rods 500 miles ago with a full body alignment. I had a small power steering leak and fixed that too but I'm pretty sure it isn't that because it's obviously working since the steering is crazy light. I sprayed that bushing with Tri Flow Lubricant that is coming from the firewall like crazy and that also hasn't corrected the issue. The steering wheel itself doesn't squeak either. Looking for any ideas. Next step I was thinking of taking is doing new LCA on both sides.
I've owned the car for just over a year now and honestly can't remember if it was like this when I first bought it but it's definitely getting worse. Anyway, the steering is extremely light. I can turn the wheel with my pinky effortless, mostly to the left and right side still feels fairly light. I don't believe this is normal but this is my first E36 M3 and only one I've driven.
The main problem I have though is that when I turn left, it'll self center till it gets to about 9o clock. After that it stops and just keeps turning. The right side is better but it still doesn't fully center. It maybe stops at 1o clock. I've replaced front struts and strut mounts last July. I just did inner and outer tie rods 500 miles ago with a full body alignment. I had a small power steering leak and fixed that too but I'm pretty sure it isn't that because it's obviously working since the steering is crazy light. I sprayed that bushing with Tri Flow Lubricant that is coming from the firewall like crazy and that also hasn't corrected the issue. The steering wheel itself doesn't squeak either. Looking for any ideas. Next step I was thinking of taking is doing new LCA on both sides.
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