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#1. Re: Power Steering Problem - from Stan Shaw
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:29:43 -0400 From: "Stan Shaw" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Re: Power Steering Problem I just changed my steering rack a number of times.... it is an easy job. I had a failure with the most common rebuilder, and received no apology, just a refund. You can private email me for more information if you like. I ended up with a generic rebuilt rack which unfortunately did come in a steel case, but the cost was just over $300 as opposed to almost $500, and it works. You do need to identify the source of the leak first, as it could just be a hose. I used Mobil 1 Dexton III, and the steering is heavier than I recall, so I plan to switch to something else. Regards, Stan Shaw Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net Phone: (413) 599-0399 Fax: (413) 599-0421 Excell.Net Owner/Operator http://www.Excell.Net/ 928 Owners Club President http://www.928OC.org/ 928Racing.net Team Member http://www.928Racing.net/ "Liberty once lost is lost forever." - John Adams
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#2. FS - M3 Parts - from Paul Dumond
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:32:42 -0400 From: "Paul Dumond" <paul@dumond.net> Subject: FS - M3 Parts I have the following parts for sale from a '97 M3 coupe. All prices do not include shipping. Please email me if interested: paul@dumond.net. 3.23 diff - $500 M3 springs - $50 1 17x7.5 Contour wheel (spare) - $175 1 set Contour wheels (2 17x7.5 and 2 17x8.5) - $750 HK 6x9 speakers - $95 HK kick panel speakers - $70 HVAC - $100 M3 trunk mat - $50 CD changer with bracket and cover - $175 Wood/leather shift knob - $40 I also have the following parts for sale. Make an offer: stock corner lens rear axles '95 stock coils HK tweeters and mids stock stereo used rear rotors wood shift knob stock intake stock shifter
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#3. Question: Camber Correction Bolt - from Alan Leung
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:03:35 -0500 From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> Subject: Question: Camber Correction Bolt Can anyone tell me what the Camber Correction Bolt is about and how it works? It's item #5 below. Thanks! http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_0420&hg=31&fg=10 Alan 95 M3
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt - from cteague@cox.net
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:24:51 -0400 From: <cteague@cox.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Alan, The factory bolt is a shouldered "snug" fit bolt. Snug as in just most any bolt. But the shoulder part is larger than the thread part. I think it was 14mm vs 12mm. So it's a special purpose bolt. This "camber correction" bolt is just a normal 12mm bolt, threaded all the way to the head. So it has extra "slop", and allows you to get a little more camber. Of course, if you don't tighten it enough, it slips, and the camber and toe will change. I don't know any reason to buy this bolt. There are better ways to get camber (shims, swapping strut hats, or camber plates) that allow positive lock. Some organizations (SCCA Solo 2) don't allow the use of this bolt anyway. If you have to have it, you don't need to buy it from your dealer anyway, since it's just a normal bolt. I still have the 2 I bought, and I never used. Chris > Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:03:35 -0500 > From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> > Subject: Question: Camber Correction Bolt > > Can anyone tell me what the Camber Correction Bolt is about and how it > works? It's item #5 below. Thanks! > > http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_0420&hg=31&fg=10 > > Alan > 95 M3
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt - from Andrew Kalman
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 13:13:37 -0700 From: Andrew Kalman <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt As you rotate the bolt, the strut moves closer and then farther away from the knuckle where the bolt is. When it's closer, you get more camber, and when further away, you get less. >Can anyone tell me what the Camber Correction Bolt is about and how >it works? It's item #5 below. Thanks! > >http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_0420&hg=31&fg=10 > >Alan >95 M3 -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt - from Andrew Kalman
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 13:34:28 -0700 From: Andrew Kalman <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Chris wrote: >The factory bolt is a shouldered "snug" fit bolt. Snug as in just >most any bolt. But the shoulder part is larger than the thread >part. I think it was 14mm vs 12mm. So it's a special purpose bolt. >This "camber correction" bolt is just a normal 12mm bolt, threaded >all the way to the head. So it has extra "slop", and allows you to >get a little more camber. Of course, if you don't tighten it >enough, it slips, and the camber and toe will change. > >I don't know any reason to buy this bolt. There are better ways to >get camber (shims, swapping strut hats, or camber plates) that allow >positive lock. Some organizations (SCCA Solo 2) don't allow the use >of this bolt anyway. > >If you have to have it, you don't need to buy it from your dealer >anyway, since it's just a normal bolt. I still have the 2 I bought, >and I never used. Wow, I thought it would be an offset-style bolt. I stand corrected on how it is shaped ... -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:43:15 -0500 From: "Patrick Goss - PA" <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Regardless a 12mm bolt vs 14mm bolt will not provide much camber at all. More free mega camber swap strut hats. Consider also that if you run 8.5" wheels up front you might rub also. Just an opinion... Patrick Goss 97 M3/4 ghetto suspension -----Original Message----- From: cteague@cox.net [mailto:cteague@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:25 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:24:51 -0400 From: <cteague@cox.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Alan, The factory bolt is a shouldered "snug" fit bolt. Snug as in just most any bolt. But the shoulder part is larger than the thread part. I think it was 14mm vs 12mm. So it's a special purpose bolt. This "camber correction" bolt is just a normal 12mm bolt, threaded all the way to the head. So it has extra "slop", and allows you to get a little more camber. Of course, if you don't tighten it enough, it slips, and the camber and toe will change. I don't know any reason to buy this bolt. There are better ways to get camber (shims, swapping strut hats, or camber plates) that allow positive lock. Some organizations (SCCA Solo 2) don't allow the use of this bolt anyway. If you have to have it, you don't need to buy it from your dealer anyway, since it's just a normal bolt. I still have the 2 I bought, and I never used. Chris > Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:03:35 -0500 > From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> > Subject: Question: Camber Correction Bolt > > Can anyone tell me what the Camber Correction Bolt is about and how it > works? It's item #5 below. Thanks! > > http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_ 0420&hg=31&fg=10 > > Alan > 95 M3 ************************************************* 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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#8. RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:45:32 -0500 From: "Patrick Goss - PA" <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Disagree, this is not like the rear camber eccentric bolt which has an offset washer which can spin between the detents of the control arm. The movement of the hub to strut line is facilitated by using the smaller bolt in a bigger 14mm hole. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Kalman [mailto:aek@pumpkininc.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:35 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 13:13:37 -0700 From: Andrew Kalman <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt As you rotate the bolt, the strut moves closer and then farther away from the knuckle where the bolt is. When it's closer, you get more camber, and when further away, you get less. >Can anyone tell me what the Camber Correction Bolt is about and how >it works? It's item #5 below. Thanks! > >http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31 _0420&hg=31&fg=10 > >Alan >95 M3 -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com ************************************************* 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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#9. RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:51:45 -0500 From: "Patrick Goss - PA" <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Idea: Swap 96+ strut hats for mega camber, correct with smaller bolt, or slot knuckle to go even further... Reason: eliminating spacer/facilitating wider wheels, provide more wheel to strut clearance. Make sense? Things that make you go hmmmmm...., -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Goss - PA [mailto:Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:45 PM To: E36M3 Subject: RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:43:15 -0500 From: "Patrick Goss - PA" <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Regardless a 12mm bolt vs 14mm bolt will not provide much camber at all. More free mega camber swap strut hats. Consider also that if you run 8.5" wheels up front you might rub also. Just an opinion... Patrick Goss 97 M3/4 ghetto suspension -----Original Message----- From: cteague@cox.net [mailto:cteague@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:25 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:24:51 -0400 From: <cteague@cox.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: Camber Correction Bolt Alan, The factory bolt is a shouldered "snug" fit bolt. Snug as in just most any bolt. But the shoulder part is larger than the thread part. I think it was 14mm vs 12mm. So it's a special purpose bolt. This "camber correction" bolt is just a normal 12mm bolt, threaded all the way to the head. So it has extra "slop", and allows you to get a little more camber. Of course, if you don't tighten it enough, it slips, and the camber and toe will change. I don't know any reason to buy this bolt. There are better ways to get camber (shims, swapping strut hats, or camber plates) that allow positive lock. Some organizations (SCCA Solo 2) don't allow the use of this bolt anyway. If you have to have it, you don't need to buy it from your dealer anyway, since it's just a normal bolt. I still have the 2 I bought, and I never used. Chris > Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:03:35 -0500 > From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> > Subject: Question: Camber Correction Bolt > > Can anyone tell me what the Camber Correction Bolt is about and how it > works? It's item #5 below. Thanks! > > http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_ 0420&hg=31&fg=10 > > Alan > 95 M3 ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* ************************************************* 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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#10. RE: [E36M3] Check Engine Codes? - from Jeremy Conners
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:05:00 -0400 From: "Jeremy Conners" <jeremy.conners@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Check Engine Codes? Here's a good explanation of the code numbers and their format from OBDII readers: http://www.gendan.co.uk/articles.php?article=4 Here's a code database: http://www.gendan.co.uk/codebank/ -Jeremy 97 M3 // <SNIP> // Does anyone have a complete list of Engine codes? // <SNIP>