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#1. E36 Electrical Manual - from Donald R. Chapman
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 02:23:06 -0400 From: "Donald R. Chapman" <drchapman@mindspring.com> Subject: E36 Electrical Manual Does anyone out there know the BMW part number and where I can purchase one of the above manuals? Thanks, Rusty Chapman Fairfax, VA '95 M3
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#2. Re: Sway bar link removal?? HELP!!! - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 09:33:23 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Sway bar link removal?? HELP!!! on 8/5/01 6:41 PM, Michael Turgeon <turgeon1@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am trying to replace my struts on the M3 '95. When > I tried to remove the sway bar links it seems that the > nut and bolt are spinning, yet I cannot see anything > on the back side to hold the bolt in position. From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> > There's a 14mm head on that bolt. You have to use a > reasonably skinny wrench between the bar and link. Bzzzzzt! Wrong! on 8/5/01 11:41 PM, "Tom Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> wrote: > Its actually 14mm flats on the link just inside of the sway bar. Bzzzzt! Still wrong! on 8/5/01 11:41 PM, Chris wrote: > I think it is 15mm. Bzzzzt! Wrong but getting warmer! From: "Joe Dyer" <joedyer@home.com> > 16 mm - open end - Thin Dingdingdingding! We have a winnah! Yes, the wrench needs to be thin. A Craftsman Pro series wrench works fine, regular Crapsman deosn't. I imagine those bike wrenches work too, but they're not useful for much else on a car. And yes it does need to be 16mm. Neil 96 M3
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#3. Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 09:35:18 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts on 8/5/01 6:41 PM, "Jeremy Lucas" <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > I been thinking of adding the reinforcement too, especially since I have > stiffer than stock bars (RD Sport). Other than catastrophic bending > failure, does anyone know how to check if the rear tabs are in their nominal > position before welding in the reinforcements (i.e. what is the nominal > position). Is there a certian angle for the rear tab "L" bracket should be > at be? They're more or less vertical. > For front bar failure, do the weld nuts rip through the subframe or does the > semicircle bracket around the bushing break? In my case it was both semicircle brackets. Neil 96 M3
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#4. Re: LTW Parts & Part #s - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 09:53:32 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: LTW Parts & Part #s on 8/5/01 6:41 PM, "Ron Katona" <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> wrote: > So how does one find LTW P/Ns? I have a few LTW VINs and an ETK, but > everything I check that should be different (like doors) has the same > P/N as a regular '95 Coupe. There is a place in one of the menus where > it has BMW Individual cars and has some E30 M3 Evo-whatever special part > numbers, but nothing on the E36 LTW. > > Any ideas? > > Anybody have a line on some LTW doors (not that I would try to further > lighten my BSP M3 since the LTW will be in the same class next year)? Ron, The LTW parts are right there in the ETK on the same pages as the regular M3 parts. See: 95 M3 --> 41 Bodywork --> 40 Front Door --> 41_0842 Front Door-Hinge/Door Brake Front left door, aluminum 41 51 8 188 861 Front right door, aluminum 41 51 8 188 862 You probably don't want to know the price. I half remember somebody once posting that they're $1600-1700 each for the bare door. Don't know if that's accurate. The August Roundel has an ad on page 7 from <www.mashaw.com> for various low weight E36 body panels: Hood 12lb $850 Door 8lb $1050 Deck lid 6lb $650 and others. Neil 96 M3
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - from twisty M3
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 07:58:44 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts I've been lucky enough to have both happen. The first few times it was the brackets that broke, and the last time it ripped through the subframe. Swapped to rubber bushings after that, and haven't had a single problem or complaint since then (Thanks Neil!). Jonathan L. >From: "Jeremy Lucas" <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> > >For front bar failure, do the weld nuts rip through the subframe or does >the >semicircle bracket around the bushing break? > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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#6. Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY - from nabli@attglobal.net
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 11:17:49 -0400 From: nabli@attglobal.net Subject: Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY Speaking of short circuiting the effect of rubber bushing, I would like to take a survey. If you have after market sway bars tell us if you have had any sway bar link failure. I think everyone can benefit from this survey. Note, the UUC and RD bars use solid heim joints for the rear bar. The Eibach uses a modified version of the factory link which retains the rubber bushings. I have Eibach bars and no sway bar tab issues. I have attended multiple track events and my rear bars are set to full stiff. Cheers, Jim E. Neil Maller wrote: > Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 13:58:39 -0500 > From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > Subject: Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts > > on 8/2/01 8:41 PM, Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> wrote: > > > Has anyone tried the various sway bar reinforcing plates. What are the > > options? I know Turner and I believe Ground Control have some. Also UUC > > makes a bolt in one. Has anyone tried UUC? Thoughts? Thanks. > > I've have a problem with the UUC's design concept for this product. The E36 > rear swaybar mounts are part of the subframe, and the that in turn attaches > to the body structure via big rubber bushings. The UUC bracket joins the > swaybar mount area directly to the body under the trunk floor, effectively > "short-circuiting" the effect of the rubber bushings. It seems to me that > this could potentially transfer high suspension loads through an area that's > not designed for it. >
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:26:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY I think Jim meant to ask about rear sway bar tab failure. I ran a survey a few months ago on bimmer.org. Basically, no one with Eibach sways had rear sway bar tab failure. I just crawled under the car on Saturday night to replace exhaust gaskets, nuts and bolts, exhaust hangers, and to clean and relub my rear sway bar bushings. I was also going to install the new sway bar link that Eibach finally sent me (the one with the correctly inserted oversized sleeve). My rear sways were set to full stiff for quite a while on NYC pothole ridden streets and some track use and my rear sway bar tabs were perfectly fine. '99 M3 w/ 31k miles. Chester --- nabli@attglobal.net wrote: > Speaking of short circuiting the effect of rubber bushing, I would like to > take > a survey. > > If you have after market sway bars tell us if you have had any sway bar link > failure. I think everyone can benefit from this survey. > > Note, the UUC and RD bars use solid heim joints for the rear bar. The Eibach > uses a modified version of the factory link which retains the rubber > bushings. > > I have Eibach bars and no sway bar tab issues. I have attended multiple > track > events and my rear bars are set to full stiff. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: LTW Parts & Part #s - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:31:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: LTW Parts & Part #s These are the correct part numbers. I can get them for $875 each shipped to your door. Chester > See: 95 M3 --> 41 Bodywork --> 40 Front Door --> 41_0842 Front > Door-Hinge/Door Brake > Front left door, aluminum 41 51 8 188 861 > Front right door, aluminum 41 51 8 188 862 > > You probably don't want to know the price. I half remember somebody once > posting that they're $1600-1700 each for the bare door. Don't know if that's > accurate. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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#9. [E36M3]RSM, Exhaust, or Diff? - from twisty M3
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 08:37:16 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: [E36M3]RSM, Exhaust, or Diff? Hello all. I seem to have a new problem... just a sound so far, but plenty of potential. I'm guessing that its either the rear shock mounts, differential or loose exhaust. It's a rattly, knocking noise (med/low tone) and as I'm driving, it seem to be coming from the rear or center of the car... a bit hard to isolate, but yesterday's passanger believed the sound was more from the center and she claimed she could feel it (I don't feel anything, but I definitely hear it). It generally seems to only occur over rough areas of road, more severe bumps or minor road defects that are close together. Softer bumps and dips don't seem to generate the noise. It happens whether I'm in gear or not. Pushing down on the back of the car doesn't seem to generate any noises, but standing on the door sill and bouncing up and down does. I was able to look under while a friend was doing the door sill bounce on the passanger side and it's still not very easy to isolate. I can see the exhaust tubing moving side-to-side, but I'm not sure how much play there normally is there. As stated above, it's a '99 M3. I've got 56K plus, and the RD Sport sway bars (rear links and brackets looked fine on minor inspection) and and UUC Comp Evo s/s are the only toys I can think of that could have any effect on this symptom. Any thoughts or suggestions before I crawl under there after work today? It's hard to replicate the sound alone, and probably very hard from under the car (not the place I want to be if someones bouncing up and down on the door sills). Thanks! Jonathan _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY - from Greg Cernosek
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:09:19 -0500 From: "Greg Cernosek" <gcernosek@inetx.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY I have the Eibach bars and no problems after 20 or so track days. Greg 98 M3/4 - Lots of stuff Dallas, TX -----Original Message----- From: nabli@attglobal.net [mailto:nabli@attglobal.net] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:22 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 11:17:49 -0400 From: nabli@attglobal.net Subject: Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY Speaking of short circuiting the effect of rubber bushing, I would like to take a survey. If you have after market sway bars tell us if you have had any sway bar link failure. I think everyone can benefit from this survey. Note, the UUC and RD bars use solid heim joints for the rear bar. The Eibach uses a modified version of the factory link which retains the rubber bushings. I have Eibach bars and no sway bar tab issues. I have attended multiple track events and my rear bars are set to full stiff. Cheers, Jim E. Neil Maller wrote: > Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 13:58:39 -0500 > From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > Subject: Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts > > on 8/2/01 8:41 PM, Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> wrote: > > > Has anyone tried the various sway bar reinforcing plates. What are the > > options? I know Turner and I believe Ground Control have some. Also UUC > > makes a bolt in one. Has anyone tried UUC? Thoughts? Thanks. > > I've have a problem with the UUC's design concept for this product. The E36 > rear swaybar mounts are part of the subframe, and the that in turn attaches > to the body structure via big rubber bushings. The UUC bracket joins the > swaybar mount area directly to the body under the trunk floor, effectively > "short-circuiting" the effect of the rubber bushings. It seems to me that > this could potentially transfer high suspension loads through an area that's > not designed for it. > ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). To issue a command/request to the server: Send a message with the command you wish executed as the subject of the message to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. *************************************************************