Re: Creaky steering

[ebaines@xxxxxxx]

The ball joints may indeed be the culprit.  I took my '86 528e
to my local mechanic with exactly the same ailment.  He replaced
them and it solved the problem. Good luck.

- -Chip
  
> My E28 creaks badly when turning.  It's especially noticeable when in
> parking lots, etc., where I am typically turning the wheel quite a bit more,
> and more quickly.  Someone told me it's probably dry ball joints, and that I
> could install grease fittings without much risk of damage by getting
> self-tapping fittings and just drilling a hole up from the bottom of the
> ball joint.  He said the drill would do a good job of removing most of the
> chips so they wouldn't be likely to trash the joint.  I'm ready to do this,
> because I think if I don't, I'll probably wear them out prematurely anyway.
> 
> What is the list wisdom on this one?
> Aaron

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