Refitting a steering rack

chesney72 · 04-03-2011, 09:56 AM

Pulled my rack down to get it out the way for fitting downpipes (mine is RHD so it had to come right down) and in the process it popped out the splines at the steering column.

Was nightmare fitting the pipes and when we went to put the rack back in the mountings we realised it must have came out these splines as it wasn't lining up corectly.

We spotted it had came out the splines so popped it back in but I think it might have been a spline out cos after a short drive we had the DSC failure/Brake Warning/Tyre pressure monitor failure and cruise won't work as it thinks DSC is not working!! I got a fault code in the DSC relating to the steering.

Question is if its a spline out of sync will it have casued this or is there some sensor or switch on the rack we may have upset?

chesney72 · 04-06-2011, 04:35 AM

Removed and refitted the rack and its def in the right way now. Faults still there though. I can see a trip to the dealer coming again

chesney72 · 04-06-2011, 05:36 AM

Ran a fault scan and picked up the steering code 5E40 which seems to be the steering andle sensor. Spoke to the dealer and it is booked in for the angle to be recalibrated. Said this needs to be done if the rack has been off.

Hoping it is just that but it got me wondering if I can recalibrate this with INPA or NCSExpert?

chesney72 · 04-06-2011, 05:40 PM

All sorted. I found a menu in INPA that resets the steering angle and hey presto all warning light now out

Its under F6 - Activation on the version I use then F1 for steering angle reset

makkan00 · 08-23-2012, 11:22 AM

I was told that inpa cannot reset it.

chesney72 · 08-23-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by makkan00

I was told that inpa cannot reset it.

All I can think is you were wrongly advised cos it was INPA I used. Maybe there are different versions? Mine is V5.0.2 if that helps

Elliott@DetailAddict · 08-23-2012, 02:53 PM

Which INPA download did you use chesney?
Finding one with working scripts seems to be a pain for lots of people.
Thanks

chesney72 · 08-24-2012, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Grant@DetailAddict

Which INPA download did you use chesney?
Finding one with working scripts seems to be a pain for lots of people.
Thanks

I tried a few and eventually got one with a cable that worked. Came on CD's and was a pain to get it working! Not sure where I got the one that worked as I lost track

04-03-2011, 09:56 AM	#1
chesney72 First Lieutenant 25 Rep 386 Posts Drives: JB4 G5 335i Sport Touring Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Scotland iTrader: (1)	Refitting a steering rack - errors Pulled my rack down to get it out the way for fitting downpipes (mine is RHD so it had to come right down) and in the process it popped out the splines at the steering column. Was nightmare fitting the pipes and when we went to put the rack back in the mountings we realised it must have came out these splines as it wasn't lining up corectly. We spotted it had came out the splines so popped it back in but I think it might have been a spline out cos after a short drive we had the DSC failure/Brake Warning/Tyre pressure monitor failure and cruise won't work as it thinks DSC is not working!! I got a fault code in the DSC relating to the steering. Question is if its a spline out of sync will it have casued this or is there some sensor or switch on the rack we may have upset?
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04-06-2011, 04:35 AM	#2
chesney72 First Lieutenant 25 Rep 386 Posts Drives: JB4 G5 335i Sport Touring Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Scotland iTrader: (1)	Removed and refitted the rack and its def in the right way now. Faults still there though. I can see a trip to the dealer coming again
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04-06-2011, 05:36 AM	#3
chesney72 First Lieutenant 25 Rep 386 Posts Drives: JB4 G5 335i Sport Touring Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Scotland iTrader: (1)	Ran a fault scan and picked up the steering code 5E40 which seems to be the steering andle sensor. Spoke to the dealer and it is booked in for the angle to be recalibrated. Said this needs to be done if the rack has been off. Hoping it is just that but it got me wondering if I can recalibrate this with INPA or NCSExpert?
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04-06-2011, 05:40 PM	#4
chesney72 First Lieutenant 25 Rep 386 Posts Drives: JB4 G5 335i Sport Touring Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Scotland iTrader: (1)	All sorted. I found a menu in INPA that resets the steering angle and hey presto all warning light now out Its under F6 - Activation on the version I use then F1 for steering angle reset
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08-23-2012, 11:22 AM	#5
makkan00 Major General 896 Rep 9,105 Posts Drives: F83 and F36 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Essex iTrader: (56)	I was told that inpa cannot reset it. __________________ F36 Xdrive for her - HUD, park assist, heated steering wheel, rear camera, Apple car play F36 RWD for him - HK, M sports pack, GTS tail light, Apple car play
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08-23-2012, 02:53 PM	#7
Elliott@DetailAddict Brigadier General 308 Rep 4,443 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Clara, CA iTrader: (0)	Which INPA download did you use chesney? Finding one with working scripts seems to be a pain for lots of people. Thanks
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