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#1. shifter sticking - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:39:32 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: shifter sticking Butch says >> >>What I, and others, have feels like the spring that centers the >>gearshift to the third gear gate does not push properly on the lever. As >>a consequense, the lever will just "flop" all the way to the right with >>no resistance, however the first gear spring still works correctly. In >>this sense, "sticky" really does not describe the problem very well :)<< Paul says > > No, thankfully, thats not what I have. And in your case, it does sound like > its tranny related. In mine, you know when youre in neutral, how you can > take the shifter and easily move it a short distance to the left and the > right. Then, if you put a little more pressure on it to the right, you get > the sifter over to the 'plain' of where fifth gear is, but youre still in > the neutral 'plane'. When I do that, and have it all the way over to the > right, past the little detente, still in neutral, thats when it doesnt > always want to come back to the center by itself. I still think that both of you are describing the same thing in two different ways. Paul just has the early stage of it and Butch has it in a later stage. Unless I am mistaken, when Butch said "third gear gate", I believe he meant while in neutral (i.e., in the same plane as the third gear/fourth gear gate while in neutral). Both issues are inside the transmission. The shifter linkage is not suspect. Repair requires the removal of the transmission. Best regards, Rich 95 M3 - shifter is fine 90 325is - shifter is very fine
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Michelin Pilot MXX3 Question - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:45:23 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Michelin Pilot MXX3 Question At 05:54 PM 10/17/02, Wen Liew talked about: >Sorry for not being clearer. The tires do not have the directional arrow >stamped on the sidewall, otherwise, it would have been obvious, DOH ;) >They have the 3 parallelogramized lines aka pattern thingy. My bad, sorry. My excuse is it's been over 3 years since I've had MXX3s on the car. Yeah, that's it :-) Jim Bassett
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Koni SA settings and adjustments - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:54:42 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Koni SA settings and adjustments At 08:34 AM 10/18/02, john_stoj@excite.com wrote: >All this talk of Koni's and adjustments has got me thinking. I'll >probably need new shocks/struts soon, but I basically just drive my M3 on >the street. As a result, I can't imagine I'd ever want to adjust the >settings. What I'd like is something that's set "right" the first time >and I can just leave it. I'd like the ride to be a little less soft than >stock. Does that lead me to the bilstein/H&R setup? John, This is EXACTLY the use I'm planning for the Koni's on my M3 - strictly street use. I've heard from others on the list that the Bilsteins are pretty harsh for daily-driving duties. Quite a few people seem to have gone the Koni route with stock springs. Most responses seem to cluster around 1/2 to 1 turn from full soft for front and rear, in many cases with the rear slightly stiffer than the front. So I'll be setting and installing the rears, and setting the fronts, this weekend. I haven't completely decided on my settings, but something like 3/4 turn from soft R, 1/2 turn from soft F. Although I don't really want to be playing with adjustments a whole lot, having the ability to do so with the Koni's is a plus. Not to mention the great deal I got on a used (<25K miles) set <bg>. Cheers, Jim Bassett
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#4. Re: shifter sticking - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:01:11 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: shifter sticking Maybe, but I still dont see what the problem is. In my case, in normal use, its never an issue. The only time it sticks is when moving the shifter from left to right, as in when youre 'feeling' neutral. Its just a little 'glitch', in that if I move it from left, and force it over all the way to the right, past the detente, it sometimes stays there, if I dont tap it back. However, when actively shifting, it never happens, because the only time Im all the way over to the right is when Im in the process of moving from fourth up and over to fifth, and when Im moving out of fifth, down and over to the left into fourth. In neither case does the shifter ever hit that sticky point in neutral, so, whats the dif? As far as being in the 'beginning' stages, I dont think so, as Ive noticed it for what must be the better part of a year. Im positive that in my case, its the linkage, not the transmission. Paul Elliott --------------------------------------------------------- '99 White M3; 45K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: 11 psi; AA Aquamist Water/Methanol Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Cc: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net>; <butchberney@attbi.com> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 1:39 PM Subject: shifter sticking Butch says >> >>What I, and others, have feels like the spring that centers the >>gearshift to the third gear gate does not push properly on the lever. As >>a consequense, the lever will just "flop" all the way to the right with >>no resistance, however the first gear spring still works correctly. In >>this sense, "sticky" really does not describe the problem very well :)<< Paul says > > No, thankfully, thats not what I have. And in your case, it does sound like > its tranny related. In mine, you know when youre in neutral, how you can > take the shifter and easily move it a short distance to the left and the > right. Then, if you put a little more pressure on it to the right, you get > the sifter over to the 'plain' of where fifth gear is, but youre still in > the neutral 'plane'. When I do that, and have it all the way over to the > right, past the little detente, still in neutral, thats when it doesnt > always want to come back to the center by itself. I still think that both of you are describing the same thing in two different ways. Paul just has the early stage of it and Butch has it in a later stage. Unless I am mistaken, when Butch said "third gear gate", I believe he meant while in neutral (i.e., in the same plane as the third gear/fourth gear gate while in neutral). Both issues are inside the transmission. The shifter linkage is not suspect. Repair requires the removal of the transmission. Best regards, Rich 95 M3 - shifter is fine 90 325is - shifter is very fine
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question - from John Firestone
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 20:44:49 +0200 (CEST) From: John Firestone <john.firestone@nord-com.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question Compared to some of the other projects people on this list have done, retrofitting a European-market turn stalk to add one-sided parking lights is no big deal. An article I wrote for the Roundel (March 1998, pp. 92-94.) gives all the details. The new turn stalk and the few contacts required cost me around $80. The entire job requires 14 steps, two of those being disconnect and reconnect the battery. I can probably dig out a pure-text copy of the instructions if anyone has trouble getting a copy of that back issue. -John '96 318is On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Reid Conti wrote: > Your M3 does not have this. Not sure why it's in the manual. It's a > euro-only feature that takes time and $$ to install. I want it, but > think it's more trouble than it's worth. > > On Thursday, Oct 17, 2002, at 21:14 US/Pacific, Foley, Brian wrote: > > > A quick question concerning turn signal switches. My Porsche 944 Turbo > > allowed you to turn the signal stalk to the left or right while > > parked [to activate] the front and rear parking light on [that] > > side of the car.... > > > > My owners' manual tells me that my [1997] M3 sedan has this feature, but > > ... it won't activate this function....
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Re: shifter sticking - from David Ngo
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:19:24 -0700 (PDT) From: David Ngo <rudngo@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: shifter sticking That's how mine started. The problem just doesn't happen overnight - mine developed over a period of well over a year (close to two years, come to think of it.) It seems innocent enough until it gets really bad and you become very reluctant to use 5th gear. Eventually, it got bad enough that Wayne, Chester, and Jim El Nabli helped me replace my tranny. (Actually, it was more like they did all the work and I got in the way!) Dave --- Paul Elliott <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:01:11 -0400 > From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: Re: shifter sticking > > Maybe, but I still dont see what the problem is. In > my case, in normal use, > its never an issue. The only time it sticks is when > moving the shifter from > left to right, as in when youre 'feeling' neutral. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
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#7. Re: [E36M3] BMW Interior Advice - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:23:54 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] BMW Interior Advice At 10:14 AM 10/18/02, Darling Christopher O Maj ACSC Student AY03 wrote: >Ok, so my 8-year old shift knob on my 95 M3 is faded and bleached out. Any >recommendations out there for a replacement? I'm installing the E-46 >aluminum pedal set soon, so should I go with an aluminum shift knob and >handbrake? Anyone done this with the black leather interior? I used to have an aluminum shift knob & handbrake handle on the M3 (black interior), and liked the look. I replaced them with stock components for other, personal, reasons. I liked their ability to "break up" the black monotony. My 2 cents, Jim Bassett
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Winter Tires - from John Firestone
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:26:24 +0200 (CEST) From: John Firestone <john.firestone@nord-com.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Winter Tires On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Ron Buchalski wrote: > > While I have found the TR surveys somewhat useful in selecting tires, the > > survey results really need to be put into proper perspective. Every > > participant has his/her own personal frame of reference for grading, based > > on [a long list of things].... > > > > All of which add up to, in my opinion, questionable validity. I have had pretty good luck with the semi-annual tire tests in the German automotive magazines which try to be more objective. The current issue of mot magazine (22/2002), for example, rates some of the current snow tires on snow (40% weighting), wet and dry (40 and 10%) pavement - but curiously, not ice - and provides such tasty morsels as the mean traction in Newtons they measured on snow. They don't, however, publish quite all the data to make their report reproducible and, hence, scientific. For those who are interested, their top-rated snow tire (highly recommended) in the 205/55 R 16 H size was the Bridgestone Blizzak LM 22, followed by (all recommended) the Goodyear Eagle Ultragrip GW 3, Nokian WR, Continental WinterContact TS 790, Toyo Snowprox S 950, and the Pirelli Winter 210 Snowsport (the tire I bought last year). You can find the report on the web at: http://www.auto.t-online.de/AU/DE/de/homepage.jhtml?navi_param=test_technik&news_newsart=autotests&area_navigation=weitere_tests&report=bericht&repId=%2FAU%2FDE%2Fde%2Fcontentrepositories%2FDE_de_Test_Technik_otherTestReportRepositoryXML%2FXML%2FTestTechnik511.xml With luck, that link pasted o.k. -John '96 318is
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:47:27 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question At 09:14 PM 10/17/02, Foley, Brian wrote: >My owners' manual tells me that my M3 sedan has this feature, but no matter >what I try, it won't activate this function. There are several features mentioned in the manual, but are denoted by asterisks, which according to the manual may or may not be installed on your version of the car (programmable intermittent wipers is another). Generally these are Euro-spec features that for whatever reason aren't installed on US-spec cars. Some, like John F. mentions, can be retro-fitted - a group of us installed the Euro wiper module to get the programmable intermittent wipers a few years ago. Cheers, Jim Bassett
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question - from Johnny Lee
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:10:53 -0400 From: Johnny Lee <mclee@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question No wonder the programmable intermittent wiper feature never worked for me when I stop in the traffic light and keep turning the wiper on and off :) -----Original Message----- From: Jim Bassett [mailto:jimbassett@attbi.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 2:55 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:47:27 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Turn Signal Question At 09:14 PM 10/17/02, Foley, Brian wrote: >My owners' manual tells me that my M3 sedan has this feature, but no matter >what I try, it won't activate this function. There are several features mentioned in the manual, but are denoted by asterisks, which according to the manual may or may not be installed on your version of the car (programmable intermittent wipers is another). Generally these are Euro-spec features that for whatever reason aren't installed on US-spec cars. Some, like John F. mentions, can be retro-fitted - a group of us installed the Euro wiper module to get the programmable intermittent wipers a few years ago. Cheers, Jim Bassett