I was told by JLR that my si6 MY17sept had electronic steering.
TBH I have gotten use to it. The steering seems stiffer when recentering compared to making an initial turn.
Tyres, 7mm and inflated correctly, wheel alignment all checked. It runs perfectly true on a flat straight road. I think we tend to adapt or get used to peculiarities.
That said, my boot is split and was planning to get it replaced at the next service. I will ask them to clean and lubricate the inners, in case the elements have penetrated and affected it,
There is no doubt “things” changed on several fronts after the security / software update. The rear seats for example needed recalibration and now the front passenger seat moves forward when the 2nd row seats are lowered…which it didn’t do before. I KNOW this because the wife has sat there several times while I lowered the seats to put her mobility scooter in the back. She never complained of being squashed against the glove box before now. I have yet to run that gauntlet this year!
Access looks challenging, possibly via the wheel well?
No doubt that mine is split. The joint is quite rusty, I'm not surprised I feel it's a little bit stiff.
Given a replacement boot is around £45 (plus time to clean up the joint, grease etc) and a genuine replacement joint with bolts is £176 from the dealer parts counter, think I might just replace the whole joint.
Baz8046 has just changed the boot on his so he'd probably know the best way to get it done. I've not even looked at mine...something I'll remedy during the summer I think.
BAZ8046 wrote:
Thanks all,
Finished off the service today with no issues so all good.
Had to replace the lower steering column UJ boot as it was torn but I had spotted this when I inspected the car.
The joint did have some surface corrosion due to water ingress and was a little stiff.
I cleaned it up with some WD40 and then re-greased and all seems ok.
Also fitted a Ctek charging port to the rear panel to make keeping the battery topped up a little easier.
Looking forward to putting some miles on now and see how we get on.
BAZ8046 how did you get access to the joint - from underneath or via the wheel well? Once the bolts are out is the joint easily removed or do you need to loosen/remove other components to wrestle it out?
Yes from underneath with the engine under tray removed for the lower bolt.
I think I got the top bolt from the engine bay with a long extension as with the steering straight it is pointing straight up.
The bolts are still a bit awkward to get to but you can manage.
I did remove the plastic shield towards the wheel arch but it didn't help much.
I think the WSM calls for new bolts and the torque is 30Nm.
Once the bolts are removed you can push the steering column back up to create room and it will come out easy enough.
Both ends are keyed so it will only go on in one position, just don't turn the steering wheel whilst it is off.
Mine stuck slightly on the upper connection due to some corrosion but was easy to work free.
The boot is awkward to change so the easy option is to replace the whole joint but the cost is around £200 rather than £40 or less for just the boot.
Hope this helps.
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