E46 Alpina B3.3 2002 Steering Wheel Click !

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E46 Alpina B3.3 2002 Steering Wheel Click !

Post by E46330 » Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:55 am

Hi guys , my lovely B3 is making a constant clicking noise from the steering wheel when turning left or right , does it past a quarter turn , and is relentless. Any ideas what it could be ? As I am completely stumped and have no idea where to even begin diagnosing this.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated !
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Re: E46 Alpina B3.3 2002 Steering Wheel Click !

Post by Bob » Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:01 am

Not got any useful ideas, but I'd expect it to be a more generic E46 issue than unique to ALPINA. Have you checked out any E46 forums?
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Re: E46 Alpina B3.3 2002 Steering Wheel Click !

Post by Charles » Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:05 am

Certainly an E46 issue - perhaps related to the slip ring.

As suggested, a generic E46 forum will have more input as the volume of cars/owners will be significantly more than here.

That said, not experienced this with my E46 (B3S) in the 18 years I've had it.

ETA: A quick surf reveals this is quite common and the majority of cases relate to the indicator stalk self-cancelling lug not completely releasing.

There may be other reasons but this sounds logical and worth exploring.

Hope this helps
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Re: E46 Alpina B3.3 2002 Steering Wheel Click !

Post by E46330 » Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:10 pm

Thank you for the tips and advice , I haven’t gotten around to looking into this as been a little busy the last couple of months and more pressing issues seem to be at play here which I’ll open another thread for
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