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      10-21-2012, 04:36 PM   #569
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Originally Posted by claykin View Post
Looks like Electric Power Steering isn't really new technology. According to wikipedia, the Japanese first used it in a car in 1988.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electri...ectric_systems
We need to remember in this saga, that EPS is not new to 3-series cars in the F30, has been used in some models of the 3-series E90/1 in Europe, for several years. With no mention of any strange vibrations to my knowledge. Certainly not come across as an EPS issue, until its implementation in the F30.

So not so sure it is simply an EPS problem.

There is the possibility that the modified suspension bushing, to help mask RFT use, has a part to play. A reason for saying this, softening bushing in the E39 was a major contributor to the infamous E39 steering shimmy.

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