Creaking noise when steering moved to extremes?



Posted by Jim Bondi on January 11, 2001 at 19:47:04:

In our '77 530i, my son, Robert, reports a "creaking"
noise when the steering is being moved to its extreme
left or extreme right positions while the car is moving
slowly. For example, when making a hard left or hard
right turn as you pull away from a stop.

Any ideas? Many of the steering parts are only 8 years
old or even newer. Anyone else have this problem or
know of it being a common problem? With a known common
cause?

Thanks in advance for any information.


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