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#1. Re: [E36M3] M5 Touring? - from James Clay
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:52:21 -0500 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] M5 Touring? Hmmm - new project car tease time? http://bimmerworld.com/images/E36Touring.jpg James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com http://www.bimmerworldracing.com http://www.powerflexusa.com Race Proven BMW Performance 877.639.9648
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#2. RE: strut hat question - from Burgess, Kim L
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:40:34 -0800 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: RE: strut hat question Tom - Without an image, I'm going to be hard pressed to help. However I just replaced the struts and springs on my wife's 328is. I went with a set of H&R Sports on Bilstein and the 96+ M3 guide supports/bearing plates. The 328 seems to share the same upper spring pad with the 95 M3, so how different can the upper perch be? Same diameter I would think if they share the same spring pad. I don't recall having an issue, though my bearing plates are mounted in a conventional orientation, I cannot picture what would be different. I'll have a look at the wife's car tonight. With stock struts there is a $10 countersunk washer that goes onto the shaft before the upper spring perch. < http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CD93&mospid=47504&btnr=31_ 0420&hg=31&fg=10 > Item 11 SPACER p/n 31321129977 I see from the H&R site that both the 95 and 96+ OE Sport springs carry the same p/n with a notation to use the large hat (upper spring perch) with the 96+ struts/cars. The 98 M3 as I recall uses the same parts as the 96+ Coupes < http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CD93&mospid=47504&btnr=31_ 0239&hg=31&fg=10 > Item 08 UPPER SPRING PLATE p/n 31332227903 Item 09 SPRING PAD UPPER 3MM p/n 31332227902 And the Canadian cars use Item 09 SPRING PAD UPPER 9MM p/n 31332227901 These 95 pieces are the pieces you are probably using < http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_ 0239&hg=31&fg=10 > Item 08 UPPER SPRING PLATE p/n 31332227348 Item 09 SPRING PAD UPPER 3MM p/n 31331128523 The 95 / 96+ M-cars and 328 share the same Washer(support) and dust shield that is sandwiched between the upper spring perch and guide support/bearing plate. Item 06 DUST PROTECTION COLLAR p/n 31331110196 Item 07 SUPPORT p/n 31332227342 Not intending to throw water on your fire - but - reports from members of this board have been that the H&R OE Sports are too soft, softer than stock, unless that is what you are looking for. KLB - 99M3 -------------------- 10 -------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:30:22 -0500 From: "Tom Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> Subject: strut hat question I was in the process of finishing a spring swap going to the H&R OE sports on my '98 M3. This necessitated a change to the larger '95 style upper spring hats. With these larger hats, I now appear to have a clearance problem between the strut housing and the larger spring hats. Just to be clear, I am using the later '98 upper strut bearings swapped left to right for greater camber, the H&R OE Sports and the larger spring hats. Anyone else have this setup or problem? It appears to just barely clear on the driver's side while it has a serious problem on the passenger side. TIA, Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '93 325iS Race Car
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#3. RE:GC RSM - do I need anything else - from Mo Karamat
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:26:29 -0500 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: RE: <E36> GC RSM - do I need anything else Kevin, Hello. There is a ring with 2 threaded bolts that sits on top of the shock towers in the trunk. And then in the middle of this is the RSM body. The shock has a threaded shaft that goes through the bushings in the RSM, a washer, and a nut secure the shock to the RSM. Hope this helps. Mo -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) [mailto:jayk@iscmed.med.ge.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:37 AM To: Mo Karamat Subject: <E36> GC RSM - do I need anything else Thanks for chiming in. I did not realize these bolt up from the bottom... that'll be a nice change (one of my Bilsteins failed a few months ago, and that's what precipitated all of this). So if there's no hardware beneath the RSM, what prevents the shaft and/or bushing from pushing through? - k --- original message --- From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: <E36> GC RSM - do I need anything else Kevin, Hello. Nope, all you need are the GC RSM's. They will bolt right up. They already have the "z3" type reingforcements build into them. the other nice thing is that they bolt from underneath the car. If you need to take the shocks off, you no longer need to remove the trunk carpeting.. I have them on both my e30 and e36's. Good luck. Mo 91 325IX 95 M3 (IP car in progress) 98 M3/4
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#4. "Warped" rotors - from Jason Knight
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:45:47 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> Subject: "Warped" rotors I attended the Driving Concepts school at Willow Springs this past weekend (awesome experience! lots of great E36 M3 drivers to learn from (hi Jonathon)), and by the beginning of Sunday my rotors felt warped. Extreme vibration under anything other than moderate braking. I'm still hoping it's pad build up, but I suspect it's not. Is there any way to tell for sure? I checked out the rotors when changing back to street rubber, and didn't see anything that would indicate pad material on there. Because of the D.C. schedule I also did not roll the car after each session as I ordinarily do. Could the heat of the pad sitting in the same place on the rotor cause this sort of thing? Jason
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#5. RE:GC RSM - do I need anything else - Sorry posted to wrong - from Mo Karamat
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:16:10 -0500 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: RE: <E36> GC RSM - do I need anything else - Sorry posted to wrong list! Dear All, Sorry, I incorrectly posted my response to the e36 list, when it should have gone to the UUC list. Mo
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#6. Re: [E36M3] "Warped" rotors - from Carey Probst
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:20:10 -0500 From: Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] "Warped" rotors I've had that problem before and it was always pad build up, never a warped rotor. Usually most of the vibration is gone by the time I get home from Watkins Glen, about 3 hour drive. I generally drive and brake hard without being dangerous to others and sometimes ride the brakes a little while running under power to smooth them out. I've had the same thing happen with OEM, Pagid, and Carbotech track pads but it has always smoothed out by the time I made it home or shortly afterwards. Carey Jason Knight wrote: >Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:45:47 -0800 (PST) >From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> >Subject: "Warped" rotors > >I attended the Driving Concepts school at Willow >Springs this past weekend (awesome experience! lots of >great E36 M3 drivers to learn from (hi Jonathon)), and >by the beginning of Sunday my rotors felt warped. >Extreme vibration under anything other than moderate >braking. I'm still hoping it's pad build up, but I >suspect it's not. Is there any way to tell for sure? I >checked out the rotors when changing back to street >rubber, and didn't see anything that would indicate >pad material on there. > >Because of the D.C. schedule I also did not roll the >car after each session as I ordinarily do. Could the >heat of the pad sitting in the same place on the rotor >cause this sort of thing? > >Jason > > >************************************************* >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 >************************************************* > > > > -- Carey Probst Member, M.I.T. Educational Council Perm: hcprobst@alum.mit.edu A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
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#7. RE: [E36M3] "Warped" rotors - from twisty M3
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:24:13 -0800 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] "Warped" rotors Hey Jason, Great job in the school! I'm sure it was a fun for you as it was for us. What pads are you running? I'm more a believer in pad deposits, as I've been able to get rid of the vibrations ever since I started NOT wanting to buy new rotors anymore. I can usually see darker patches on the rotor, but the only way to really test and see is to go out with the brakes somewhat cold and do some short, hard braking to see if that fixes it at all. If it even makes it slightly less noticeable, I'd say it's just deposits and you can repeat that process a couple of times to help eliminate it. Sometimes it takes a few days for it to go away, but I haven't bought new rotors for any other reason than being below spec for a few years now. ;) Jonathan L.
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#8. RE: [E36M3] RE: strut hat question - from Tom Tice
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:22:50 -0500 From: "Tom Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE: strut hat question Thanks for the info Kim. After a bit more research, I determined that my problem is the upper spring perch IS different from a '95 M3 to a 325 or a 328 (of which one of these was the donor for my larger spring perches). The portion of the perch that the spring mates to (along with the spring pad) is identical I think but for some reason, the 325/328 perches have a lip that extends well beyond where the spring actually rests and this is the source of my issue. My assumption is that the '95 M3 perch has a much smaller lip and would clear the shock tower. I think my next course of action is to take 10 minutes on the grinder and save $40 and a trip to the dealer. I'm a bit surprised by your comments on the OE sports being too soft. I have not heard reports of this and I was under the assumption that the OE sports were actually the same spring rate as the H&R sports (which is what I'm coming from). I just need the additional ride height. Tom Tice '98 M3/4 hubs still dangling '93 325iS '02 325iT/5 '02 X5/4.4 -----Original Message----- From: Burgess, Kim L [mailto:kim.l.burgess@boeing.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:47 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] RE: strut hat question Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:40:34 -0800 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: RE: strut hat question Tom - Without an image, I'm going to be hard pressed to help. However I just replaced the struts and springs on my wife's 328is. I went with a set of H&R Sports on Bilstein and the 96+ M3 guide supports/bearing plates. The 328 seems to share the same upper spring pad with the 95 M3, so how different can the upper perch be? Same diameter I would think if they share the same spring pad. I don't recall having an issue, though my bearing plates are mounted in a conventional orientation, I cannot picture what would be different. I'll have a look at the wife's car tonight. With stock struts there is a $10 countersunk washer that goes onto the shaft before the upper spring perch. < http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CD93&mospid=47504&btnr=31_ 0420&hg=31&fg=10 > Item 11 SPACER p/n 31321129977 I see from the H&R site that both the 95 and 96+ OE Sport springs carry the same p/n with a notation to use the large hat (upper spring perch) with the 96+ struts/cars. The 98 M3 as I recall uses the same parts as the 96+ Coupes < http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CD93&mospid=47504&btnr=31_ 0239&hg=31&fg=10 > Item 08 UPPER SPRING PLATE p/n 31332227903 Item 09 SPRING PAD UPPER 3MM p/n 31332227902 And the Canadian cars use Item 09 SPRING PAD UPPER 9MM p/n 31332227901 These 95 pieces are the pieces you are probably using < http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_ 0239&hg=31&fg=10 > Item 08 UPPER SPRING PLATE p/n 31332227348 Item 09 SPRING PAD UPPER 3MM p/n 31331128523 The 95 / 96+ M-cars and 328 share the same Washer(support) and dust shield that is sandwiched between the upper spring perch and guide support/bearing plate. Item 06 DUST PROTECTION COLLAR p/n 31331110196 Item 07 SUPPORT p/n 31332227342 Not intending to throw water on your fire - but - reports from members of this board have been that the H&R OE Sports are too soft, softer than stock, unless that is what you are looking for. KLB - 99M3 -------------------- 10 -------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:30:22 -0500 From: "Tom Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> Subject: strut hat question I was in the process of finishing a spring swap going to the H&R OE sports on my '98 M3. This necessitated a change to the larger '95 style upper spring hats. With these larger hats, I now appear to have a clearance problem between the strut housing and the larger spring hats. Just to be clear, I am using the later '98 upper strut bearings swapped left to right for greater camber, the H&R OE Sports and the larger spring hats. Anyone else have this setup or problem? It appears to just barely clear on the driver's side while it has a serious problem on the passenger side. TIA, Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '93 325iS Race Car
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#9. e36 Fluidyne radiators GB - from Robert Manger
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Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:37:22 -0500 From: Robert Manger <Robert_Manger@Mastercard.com> Subject: e36 Fluidyne radiators GB Suzy, i'm not sure of the proper way to put this out there, so here it goes. I have spoken to who i think are list sponsors that sell this product and they were not interested in participating. If this violates any list rules please delete it. I have spoken to a company that sells this product via ebay and they have indicated some interest in a group buy. If interested please see the details here. http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5919468&posted=1#post5919468 Regards, Rob ----------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail message and any attachments are only for the use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, distribution or other use of this e-mail message or attachments is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please delete and notify the sender immediately. Thank you.
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#10. Reputable repair shop in Seattle area - from Andy Scott
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Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:37:33 -0600 From: "Andy Scott" <andy@andyscott.us> Subject: Reputable repair shop in Seattle area Hello, I have a friend in the Seattle area that needs to find a reputable repair shop to replace the blower motor for the heater. Any recommendations? TIA, Andy