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tenderidol · Jan 11th, 2005, 07:38 PM

About a year ago the steering column was replaced on my 03 MCS due to that famous "clank". Now the car is at 32,000 miles and the steering wheel has developed the same symptoms. This time, I can even hear a squeak in addition to the "clank", while turning it when the car is cold...
I was just wondering how many columns I will need to go through before getting a problem free one? Are any of you on the 3rd or the 4th? I also heard that there was a new design for the MINI steering columns (e.g., upper and lower parts, etc), is this true?
Thanks in advance for your replies!

Jan 11th, 2005, 07:38 PM	#1
tenderidol MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Local Time: 04:14 PM Posts: 139 Offline	How many steering columns have you gone through? About a year ago the steering column was replaced on my 03 MCS due to that famous "clank". Now the car is at 32,000 miles and the steering wheel has developed the same symptoms. This time, I can even hear a squeak in addition to the "clank", while turning it when the car is cold... I was just wondering how many columns I will need to go through before getting a problem free one? Are any of you on the 3rd or the 4th? I also heard that there was a new design for the MINI steering columns (e.g., upper and lower parts, etc), is this true? Thanks in advance for your replies!