1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Steering wheel tilt slipping

  1. altruego

    altruego New Member

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    #3 altruego, Apr 22, 2011
    Fixed it!

    Friday evening... a couple glasses of wine down (liquid courage) and I'm ready to tackle this project. What could possibly go wrong?!?!
    Surprisingly... everything turned out great.
    Here's what I did to fix it.
    Popped the knee plate down (takes a pretty sharp tug, see picture)...
    took out 2 screws holding the cowling around the steering column together...
    removed the lower cowling...
    and there was the adjustment bolt!!!
    tightened it approximately 1/3 turn and put every thing back together.
    It worked!!!:Thumbsup:
     

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  2. 00Mini

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    #11 00Mini, Nov 25, 2020
    A blast from the past. Glad everything worked out for you and Welcome to Motoring Alliance the bestest MINI forum on the interweb.
     
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  3. Crashton

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    #5 Crashton, Apr 23, 2011
    Wonderful & you did it without using any duct tape. Good on ya! :Thumbsup:
     
  4. Ray Parker

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    #10 Ray Parker, Nov 25, 2020
    This worked perfectly. One of the nicest 10 minute fixes! Bring your torx bits for the screws.
     
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    #13 Ray Parker, Nov 25, 2020
    Thanks!
     
  6. Nathan

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    #2 Nathan, Apr 20, 2011
    You didn't miss anything in a search, this is one of the first posts I've ever seen on this subject and believe you me, I've read a LOT of posts. Wish I had something more to offer on this.
     
  7. Jason Montague

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    #4 Jason Montague, Apr 23, 2011
    :cornut: Another mechanical victory for our side.:Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
  8. Justa Jim

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    #6 Justa Jim, Apr 23, 2011
    I know this is a 1st Gen, but it is good to know. The 2nd Gen might me similar.

    Jim
     
  9. lotsie

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    #7 lotsie, Apr 23, 2011
    I guess I should check mine, as it has not been moved in years from the lowest position.

    Mark
     
  10. SilverCarbonFiber

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    #8 SilverCarbonFiber, Feb 8, 2012
    This thread is the reason I was introduced to M/A. It was such a pain to have the wheel lurch up and throw my MINI and I sideways with no warning. Thanks for the heads-up repair advice.
     
  11. rum4

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    #9 rum4, Feb 10, 2012
    good job and glad you got it fixed. Maybe you could do a full write up on the repair that way if others have the issue it would in the library here
     
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    #12 MCS02, Nov 25, 2020
    Welcome to MA!