Hey All,

So I tried to do this today, with the help of a post on the mini2 forum. The problem I'm having though is, I can't find the sensor itself! So I have to remove the bottom of the steering column (the plastic part) as well as the drop down piece that is just clasped on? Once I find the SAS, will it be easy to see?

Thanks!
Joe

 

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...70&hg=32&fg=30

Click the camera icon next to row 06

 

Thanks, that helped quite a bit! Anyone have a picture of the screw I need to remove to slide the SAS out?

 

I need to pull mine too.... Try searching for related jobs like replacing steering column or airbag etc

 

Ok, do I have to remove all of that to get the SAS out?

 

Get a Bentley or Haynes

 

Thats too easy when you have us here.

 

Thanks Braminator, that's what I want to hear! ha!

The reason I'm wondering is, this is what I found from another forum. Seems pretty easy, doesn't mention pulling the airbag, or the steering column apart, just one screw. Is that true?

NOW IF IT KEEPS COMMING BACK AND YOU ARE OVER THE WARRANTY follow this

1. Remove plastic Cover underneath the steering column.
2. remove the screw on the STEERING Column near the "U" Jont .
3. Slide out the STEERING ANGLE SENSOR
4. Remove the connector sensor from the harness
5. Open the sensor carefully use a TORX screw driver for this
6. The potentiometer like disc should look like the one below with the contact brush. You will notice the tiny steel brush are all bent and worn out mine did with ony 5000km!!!. Why doesent this happen to other old BMW with DSC ? Must be a build defect since the switch lubricant or whatever grease they used was too thick which made these micro brush bend and eventually touch each other and break up which causes the fault the small contact brush is tooo sensitve and maybe little by little it goes on and off . you will notice the fault should light up when your turning .
7. I just bent the contact brush more upward CAREFULLY! and cut off the small brush hanging (I wanted to solder something on like a flat pc of metal to simulate a contact shoe (and not like a brush) on this part but maybe nextime
8. Apply switch grease (in this case i used TAMIYA switch grease found on RC Shops)
9. Spread the Grease thinly but not to thin.
10. Re-assemble the S.A.S it doesent matter what position you put back the disc coz for me I forgot and it worked well

11. Before you put it back under the steeing column. try to plug it back the harness. start engine (make sure there are no DSC/ RUN FLAT lights on if there is refer to the top for the reset) then try turning the wheel inside S.A.S. there shouldnt be any fault by then. If there is open it again and bend the contact brush upwards carefully.

12. This should solve that problem.... OR IF YO DONT WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS AND YOU GUYS ARE STILL ON WARRANTY BETTER HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A NEW SENSOR.

 

So, no ideas?

 

Joe - that is correct. You get to it without removal of the SW or the airbag. You get to it from the side after the removal of the lower sterring column and steering shaft.

 

Ah Beautiful, thank you so much! I will be buying a bentley manual soon, but have spent too much on other mini stuff lately... We've also got a big snow storm coming tomorrow, I guess, so I'm thinking perhaps the DSC would be helpful!

 

I should mention that DC is supposed to get hit with snow tomorrow, which is why I'm kind of OCD about getting the DSC working. I've never used the DSC, so I don't know what I'm missing, but I assume it couldn't hurt! So thanks for the info guys!

 

With bad weather you definitely want your DSC working. Good luck keep us posted.

 

Did you get it working?

 

Nope, I don't think so. I pushed up the contacts, and used a light grease on it, and as of now no change. I'm going to pull out the fuse and try that, or hope it just corrects itself, before I drop the $600 on a proper replace.

 

is there a fuse inside the sensor or in the fuse panel?

 

If I replace my sas with a new one is it simply plug-and-play or does the new sas need to be calibrated/synced in some way with the car?


Thanks

 

Read here: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t-come-on.html

 

The steering angle sensor is not the same as the clock spring. In some cars it is. But the mini it is not. I'm curious too. As I think my steering angle sensor is out in one of my minis and it turns off the asc.

 

I'm quite sure they are both integrated into the SZL unit.

 

So - to do this you're going to need a T25, a 10mm socket and a T6 and a computer that can access the ABS system (or try the fuse trick). In that order.

The pictures should explain the rest. You'll notice, the brushes on mine are almost shot. Thankfully it works now though.

 

Nice set of photos - thanks

 

can someone let me in on the secret of getting this SAS out?

above instruction skipped most important part after 2 remove screw, how the heck do you get this to slide out? do i hammer the lower steering steering shaft down toward the floor? i try tapping but it wont budge i want to make sure that is the way to get this off before i break something down there lol .

2. remove the screw on the STEERING Column near the "U" Jont .
where is step 2.5 for getting ?
3. Slide out the STEERING ANGLE SENSOR

 

I saw the pictures. And with the intermediate shaft off you had the SAS out as well.. does it literally just slide off? I noticed a ring clip does that need to be removed to slide it off or does it easily slide off? I tried to grab one off of a salvaged mini at a self serve parts place and it seemed like it was on there pretty tight I tried pulling with force and prying and it seemed locked on pretty tight. So I'm just going to buy the 100 dollar part. But I want to go in there with a better idea. Thanks for any help