So I am beyond pissed off at this moment.
Doing more study on how the i30 Electric steering system works.. there was really nothing much to it.
Its generally Steering Column --> Electric power steering motor ---> and the shaft that connects directly to the Steering rack below.
Having this in mind, I thought that the last possible part that maybe stuff was the Electric motor it self.
So I've spent another 360 AUD for this part and decided to tackle the job myself this time around.
Removing all the parts, surprise surprise... when I separated the the Electric motor from the column, the suspected Coupling that I originally asked the Mechanic to replace was not removed. Just have a look at this pix.
i30-GD-Steering-Column hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB i30-GD-Steering-Wheel-Motor-Assy hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB i30-GD-Electric-motor-coupler hosted at ImgBB — ImgBBTo add to the insult, I tackled this on late Saturday morning, meaning none of the Hyundai or Kia Parts departments were open in Australia.
How frustrating that the car became unserviceable until Monday.
Come Monday, visited Kia Parts department and bought the coupling for 6.78 AUD.
i30-GD-new-part hosted at ImgBB — ImgBBOnce the Motor and column got cleaned and coupling replaced, the steering knocking 100% disappeared and was fixed once and for all.
Finally, you would not believe this, but the shop I brought it to originally has closed down for good.
Other wise, I would have brought it back to them demanding some money back.
I just felt so scammed that I had to actually go through all this trouble just because someone decided not to do the job properly.
Let alone the financial damage it has caused. A simple 6.78 part just became so expensive buying 2 unnecessary expensive parts.