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#1. Re: '95 Control Arm Bushings - from Townsend, William
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:38:38 -0500 From: "Townsend, William" <wtownsen@enterasys.com> Subject: Re: '95 Control Arm Bushings I went with the offset delrin front control arm bushing in my 96 M3. Got it from Turner Motorsports. The factory was a centered bushing and changing to the offset added more caster which is really nice in the corners. You will need to realign the car. I was wary of doing this but the great support from Turner convinced me to go ahead. I love the bushing difference from stock but it will begin to squeak or creak. I took mine out and put a Teflon grease on it and made some grease slots. The creaking came back but not as bad. Turn in is much crisper and no noticeable change in noise vibration or harshness (NVH). I guess if I wanted to take the caster back out I could switch the control arms to the aluminum E30 or 95 E36. Right now I am very happy with the results! I had tried the centered Powerflex urethane bushing but it had a design flaw (and still does) with the holes in it and it popped at my first track event. I would stay away from that design. Their rear toe bushing was fine last season though. Hope this helps, --Bill Red 96 M3 coupe, Boston
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Wheel size - from Rex Tener
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Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 11:00:26 -0800 From: Rex Tener <rex_tener@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Wheel size At 12:01 PM 1/5/2004 -0600, DocWyte wrote: >Running 17x8 all the way round is fine, but you will >be somewhat constricted in tire choices. To run a >255, you really ought to have at least an 8.5" wide >wheel... For street tires, I just run 235/40-17's at all four corners on whatever width street wheels I have on the car. I have 17 x 8-1/2 right now, but would run the same tire on a 17 x 8. Luckily, the roads I drive on are fairly smooth, so the short sidewall has not been a problem for me over the last eight years. I have Azenis Sport and Hoosiers for when I need more traction than street tires can provide. -- Rex Tener rex_tener@yahoo.com
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#3. Anyone have part #'s for... - from DocWyte
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 11:32:58 -0800 (PST) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Anyone have part #'s for... The ltw rear wing? I need the part numbers for the base, the air foil and the plastic installation templates. Thanks! -josh ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search.yahoo.com/top2003
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#4. changing rear springs - from Cody_McCoy
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:28:09 -0800 From: Cody_McCoy <Cody_McCoy@sd.vrtx.com> Subject: changing rear springs Grupp, What is involved in changing rear springs on a 95, bentley says to remove rear axle, the only easy place to disconnect the axle would be at the diff to rubber donuts, looks like an external torx, am I on the right track or is there an easier way?, if no then anyone know the size of torx needed? and any special alignment issues involved?, many thanks. -Cody 95 m3/2
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#5. RE: [E36M3] Re: '95 Control Arm Bushings - from Mel Silva
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 14:38:54 -0600 From: "Mel Silva" <melsilva@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: '95 Control Arm Bushings One of the "Boy Racer" tricks we used on the old 510's back in the day was to wrap the arm/bar (whatever the metal bit is that touches the bushing) with Teflon Tape (like for plumbing). A single layer should not impact the fit and it gets rid of the squeaking that we used to get when running poly bushings. Don't know if it will work here, but at 95 cents a roll it's not that big an investment. Mel -----Original Message----- From: Townsend, William [mailto:wtownsen@enterasys.com] I went with the offset delrin front control arm bushing in my 96 M3. Got it from Turner Motorsports. The factory was a centered bushing and changing to the offset added more caster which is really nice in the corners. You will need to realign the car. I was wary of doing this but the great support from Turner convinced me to go ahead. I love the bushing difference from stock but it will begin to squeak or creak. I took mine out and put a Teflon grease on it and made some grease slots. The creaking came back but not as bad. Turn in is much ....
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#6. Re: [E36M3] changing rear springs - from cteague@cox.net
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:42:05 -0500 From: <cteague@cox.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] changing rear springs Cody, No need to remove the rear axle. If you do, it's an E12 IIRC. However, if you just need to change the spring out, jack the car up, remove tire, unbolt the lower shock mount, and press down on the arm with foot, and remove spring. It should come out very easy. I have done it myself easily, although it may be even easier with 2 people. Chris 97 M3/4 > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:28:09 -0800 > From: Cody_McCoy <Cody_McCoy@sd.vrtx.com> > Subject: changing rear springs > > Grupp, > What is involved in changing rear springs on a 95, bentley says to remove rear axle, the only easy place to disconnect the axle would be at the diff to rubber donuts, looks like an external torx, am I on the right track or is there an easier way?, if no then anyone know the size of torx needed? and any special alignment issues involved?, many thanks. > > -Cody > 95 m3/2
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#7. OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco - from Wayne Miller
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:25:12 -0500 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco My uncle lives somewhere in San Francisco and has a 1994 850Ci with a power steering problem. He took it to the dealer and they wanted $10k (yes k!) to fix it. That is just crazy so does anyone have an independent BMW mechanic in the area that they recommend? I can't see replacing the entire engine and/or steering rack costing that much. Thanks, -Wayne
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#8. RE: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 14:38:02 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco > My uncle lives somewhere in San Francisco and has a 1994 850Ci with a > power steering problem. He took it to the dealer and they wanted $10k > (yes k!) to fix it. That is just crazy so does anyone have an > independent BMW mechanic in the area that they recommend? I can't see > replacing the entire engine and/or steering rack costing that much. Just a few miles north, in San Rafael, is Bill Arnold BMW Repair. Highly recommended. Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP/A5
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#9. RE: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco - from Go, Jeffrey
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:38:09 +0100 From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco Wayne I don't know how far your Uncle is from Sunnyvale, but try German Motorsports And look for Saied(408-522-9525) or Motorspeed West in Santa Clara. hth -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Miller [mailto:m3@waynemiller.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:32 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:25:12 -0500 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco My uncle lives somewhere in San Francisco and has a 1994 850Ci with a power steering problem. He took it to the dealer and they wanted $10k (yes k!) to fix it. That is just crazy so does anyone have an independent BMW mechanic in the area that they recommend? I can't see replacing the entire engine and/or steering rack costing that much. Thanks, -Wayne ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#10. RE: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco - from Dames, Mark
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 14:23:41 -0800 From: "Dames, Mark" <Mark.Dames@PDO.Co.Santa-Clara.CA.US> Subject: RE: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco Sounds like the dealer didn't want the job or they took a long shot at trying to sucker your uncle. In the "No good deed should go unpunished" tradition, you really should publish the name of the moron who quoted $10K for a steering repair. "Loose lips sink [dealer]ships" mark. -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Miller [mailto:m3@waynemiller.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:32 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:25:12 -0500 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: OT: BMW Mechanic in/near San Francisco My uncle lives somewhere in San Francisco and has a 1994 850Ci with a power steering problem. He took it to the dealer and they wanted $10k (yes k!) to fix it. That is just crazy so does anyone have an independent BMW mechanic in the area that they recommend? I can't see replacing the entire engine and/or steering rack costing that much. Thanks, -Wayne