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#1. Re: [E36M3] Re: Clutch (was Tranny weight) - from Bruce
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:05:54 -0500 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Clutch (was Tranny weight) No doubt. I am about to order one for my Euro motor. What's the deal? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Maller" <neil.maller@gte.net> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: [E36M3] Re: Clutch (was Tranny weight) > Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:50:14 -0500 > From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > Subject: Re: Clutch (was Tranny weight) > > on 8/12/05 5:08 PM, Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> will be dropping Wayne's tranny *AGAIN* this weekend to put the >> third...or was >> it forth UUC clutch setup in there. Will this boy ever learn?? > > Enquiring minds want to know what's happening to those clutches?? > > Neil > Fort Wayne, IN > 96 M3 - Bastard child > 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic > 77 MGB - Original owner, need to sell > 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD! > > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > >
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Part, or suggestion, needed for Euro headlights- cover - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:16:52 -0700 (PDT) From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Part, or suggestion, needed for Euro headlights- cover You might try Jim at Apexcone. Kent > Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:53:42 -0700 > From: Steve Grigory <sgrigory@pacbell.net> > Subject: Part, or suggestion, needed for Euro headlights- cover > > I have a set of the Zkw Euro ellipsoid headlights and one of the > covers is missing. Each headlight housing has two covers and I'm > missing the larger of the two on one of the housings. > > Does anyone know who might carry this or does anyone on here have one > they don't need? > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > >
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Hose Failure - from Shelhart2@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:17:52 EDT From: Shelhart2@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Hose Failure Easy DIY. I simply replaced mine with OEM and never had an issue. Most say to have them made a bit longer if the car is tracked heavily. I haven't heard of an aftermarket source. Every 30k seems too premature unless you're beating the hell out of it. Shel
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#4. RE: Turner vs. VAC Oil Pan Baffle - from marco
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:37:58 -0700 From: "marco" <m3driver@iname.com> Subject: RE: Turner vs. VAC Oil Pan Baffle I have both. Both work just fine. Both companies are great and I've dealt with both a ton. I'd say VAC is a bit easier since you really don't need to weld anything if you don't want to. Marco -----Original Message----- From: twisty M3 [mailto:twistym3@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:44 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [e36m3] [E36M3] Turner vs. VAC Oil Pan Baffle Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:41:21 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Turner vs. VAC Oil Pan Baffle They look slightly different and I'd like to order one tonight or tomorrow morning, as I'm going to try to see if my car can be ready by Friday morning for THill this weekend... Any reason to go with one vs. the other in a street car that sees a ton of track miles? Thanks for any input, Jonathan L. ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#5. Power Steering Hose Failure - from Mo Karamat
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:50:38 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: Power Steering Hose Failure -------------------- 9 -------------------- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:48:55 -0700 From: Raza Uddin <raza.uddin@gmail.com> Subject: Power Steering Hose Failure As I left the last autocross of the season today, I noticed a rather large puddle of power steering fluid underneath the car. Parts seem relatively cheap (thanks to Chester and Neil for the really comprehensive archive information), so what should I expect to pay in labor? Or is the job relatively straight forward that I would save a significant amount of money doing it myself. Raza, Hello. You can do the job yourself. Mine failed some time back, and I changed it in my garage. Just make sure that you have a pan to catch the steering fluid that will leak out when you disconnect the line to the reservoir. Good luck Mo
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Hose Failure - from Raza Uddin
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:18:43 -0700 From: Raza Uddin <raza.uddin@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Hose Failure Thanks again for all the responses. I had a chance to get underneath the car and the failed hose is, in fact, the one that connects to the trombone. Paying $100 for a new hose (and trombone that I don't need) only to be paranoid about failure again isn't tempting, so I'm thinking about following Jay's suggestion about getting some standard high pressure hose and that I can make a bit longer and attach with heavy duty worm gears. Drive Safely, Raza off to find a hydraulic hose store...
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#7. Re: Tranny weight - from Thomas E. Tice
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:41:37 -0400 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> Subject: Re: Tranny weight Thanks to everyone for the tranny weight info. I was about to buy a Harbor Freight el-cheapo transmission jack to help with a one man diff removal and replacement (with the car on a lift). I just wanted to make sure it would actually hold the transmission if I needed it down the road for that purpose. Amazingly enough, it appears that the diff and the tranny weigh within a few pounds of each other and the cheapo jack should work just fine for occasional use but it's obviously not Chester/Wayne grade. Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '98 328iC '02 X5 '93 325iS JP in the works -----Original Message----- From: RonStygar@aol.com [mailto:RonStygar@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 5:49 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Re: Tranny weight Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:46:41 EDT From: RonStygar@aol.com Subject: Re: Tranny weight According to the EPC data it weighs 78.7 pounds. Six speed weighs ~22 pounds more.
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Tranny weight - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:12:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Tranny weight Haha. The only problem I see with a tranny jack is the tranny isn't really a straight shot into tranny tunnel. As you can see, the head of the engine is rotated off a virtual center high point. As such, the tranny has a protrusion for the head but it would interfere with the tranny tunnel. Thus, you have to kind of rotate so the protrusion is at the top, engage the input spline to the clutch disc and then rotate the tranny back to the correct position. Whenever we do this, we usually just use the heave-ho method since it's faster and well, it works. As for the diff. Getting the diff off the jack apparatus and into the subframe housing might prove difficult. Again, the heave-ho method kinda works best :) Just get a friend to help you. Plus, you shouldn't be working on heavy stuff like this alone for fear of an accident... Just some thoughts, Chester --- "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> wrote: > Amazingly enough, it appears that the diff and the tranny weigh within a few > pounds of each other and the cheapo jack should work just fine for > occasional use but it's obviously not Chester/Wayne grade.
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#9. GC Popping noise WAS Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! - from Thomas E. Tice
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:52:17 -0400 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> Subject: GC Popping noise WAS Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! Thanks guys for pointing this out. It has been annoying me since I put on the GC setup. Take note James - this it the popping that I was asking about. The link below should be included with all GC suspensions. Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '98 328iC '02 X5 '93 325iS JP in the works 3] Specifically which Mobil 1 grease should I use on the camber plate to reduce pop? I was told to use a marine type grease by Jay at GC.. I picked up several tubes very cheaply at the local parts store... Dave B from the list sent this this thread about the pop.. I am going to try it this weekend.. http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=120908 Good Luck! Mo
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Re: Tranny weight - from Thomas E. Tice
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:59:48 -0400 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Tranny weight Agreed on all points. The heave-ho is what is required to get either the tranny or diff into place. From my view in the case of the diff, it's just nice to have it supported by something close by in case you need to take a breather in between the heave-ho's. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Chester Wong [mailto:chester_p_wong@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:12 PM To: Thomas E. Tice; E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Tranny weight Haha. The only problem I see with a tranny jack is the tranny isn't really a straight shot into tranny tunnel. As you can see, the head of the engine is rotated off a virtual center high point. As such, the tranny has a protrusion for the head but it would interfere with the tranny tunnel. Thus, you have to kind of rotate so the protrusion is at the top, engage the input spline to the clutch disc and then rotate the tranny back to the correct position. Whenever we do this, we usually just use the heave-ho method since it's faster and well, it works. As for the diff. Getting the diff off the jack apparatus and into the subframe housing might prove difficult. Again, the heave-ho method kinda works best :) Just get a friend to help you. Plus, you shouldn't be working on heavy stuff like this alone for fear of an accident... Just some thoughts, Chester --- "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> wrote: > Amazingly enough, it appears that the diff and the tranny weigh within a few > pounds of each other and the cheapo jack should work just fine for > occasional use but it's obviously not Chester/Wayne grade.