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#1. Re: [E36M3] Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport - from Dave Thomas
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:06:04 -0700 From: Dave Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport On Friday 02 June 2006 12:55 pm, Chester Wong wrote: > I also think a mechanic role would involve > work and not sitting around with a beer in hand =P What??!?! Now you tell me.... ;-) Dave T.
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#2. Thinking About Brakes Again - from Kent Shephard
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:14:15 -0700 From: Kent Shephard <Kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Thinking About Brakes Again Anyone looked at the UUC brake kits using Wilwood calipers??? Kent Shephard kents@kshephard.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport - from Scott McClung
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:35:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott McClung <smlists@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport see - this is why I stay on this list even tho my M3 has moved to another list member long ago!! Good entertainment value!! Hey - I could do sales part time in my spare time from my other sales job, I'll just use the time that I currently waste reading car lists like this one!! HAHA.. Give me a call Will!! Scott Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> wrote: Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:02:01 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" Subject: Re: [E36M3] Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport On Fri, June 2, 2006 12:55 pm, Chester Wong said: > I take it that you were going after the sales associate position? Sure. I'm really good with people, easy-going, non-confrontational and all that (ROTFLMAO!) > I also think a mechanic role would involve > work > and not sitting around with a beer in hand =P Really? No? Damn, sales it is then :-) > So, you see...there's room for both of us! Excellent. And more "Chester stories" opportunies as well. Woohoo! :-) Jim Bassett - having way too much fun today, here and "elsewhere" :-) ************************************************* 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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#4. Chester Stories....was RE: Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport - from Burgess, Kim L
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:38:42 -0700 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: Chester Stories....was RE: Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport Oh good! We have yet to hear a "Chester Welding" story!!! KLBurgess -------------------- 9 -------------------- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:47:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport I take it that you were going after the sales associate position? How else would you stay in California? I also think a mechanic role would involve work and not sitting around with a beer in hand =P So, you see...there's room for both of us! Chester --- Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> wrote: > Bidding war? OK. :-) > Merely match my current salary, let me remain in California, and as long I have the occasional Fri-Sun off (which will oddly coincide with BMW Club Races :-)), I'm there! See, much more reasonable :-) Jim Bassett - not all that unserious :-)
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#5. Re: Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport - from Neil Maller
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Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:59:44 -0400 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport on 6/2/06 4:15 PM, "Will Turner" <willt@turnermotorsport.com> wrote: > Due to our recent expansion, Turner motorsport is looking to add to our staff. > We are seeking 2 more full time BMW technicians and 2 or 3 more full time > salespeople. <http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/employment.shtml> And from that TMS link: > Clean, state-of-the-art facility, working only on modern, > lower mileage vehicles. Damn! This just drove home to me that our cars no longer qualify on either count. Double damn! Neil 96 M3
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#6. loose half shaft? - from Carey Probst
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Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:17:38 -0400 From: Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: loose half shaft? My son took his E36 in for minor service and the independent (not BMW specialist) said his axle was loose and sliding. He's in Maryland and I'm in NY so I can't check it but given there is a splined connection to allow movement, isn't that normal. I haven't had a change to lift my M3 to check but the Bentley shows the splined section at the end of the half-shaft so wouldn't a little movement be normal? thanks Carey -- Carey Probst '99M3 daily driver '86 325 track toy, cammed, chipped, swayed 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: Shock removal - from Neil Maller
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Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:22:10 -0400 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Shock removal on 6/2/06 12:55 PM, "Dave DeBuhr" <debuhr@comcast.net> wrote: > Anyone know what to torque the top nut to. GC said, "until it stops turning." > Real nice. I used 20 ft lbs and all seems well. That's too low. It's big 14mm diameter thread, so 20 ft-lb isn't near enough to get any stretch on it to stop things moving. Spec is 32 ft-lb for the stock strut, don't recall whether Koni suggests anything different. Neil 96 M3
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#8. ot: S54 engine oil weight? - from Dave Thomas
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:58:25 -0700 From: Dave Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: ot: S54 engine oil weight? Sorry for OT and the cross post (need an answer...who knows when my post will show on UUC). What is the correct weight engine oil to use in the S54 in a '02 M Roadster? My local 'mom n pop' parts store gives me good deals on Royal Purple and Red Line but I seem to remember some crazy spec oil for these engines...like 10/60W. I also seem to remember people saying other weights were OK. Dave T.
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#9. Re: [E36M3] loose half shaft? - from Brian Ruiz
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:58:57 -0700 From: "Brian Ruiz" <eurowerke@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] loose half shaft? Carey, Yes, a bit of lateral (parallel to the length of the axle shaft) movement is absolutely normal. I replaced an axle on my old 325 (and have yet to do the same on the M3) and even on the new axle, there was lateral movement. I do not know, however, if there is a certain degree of movement that can be attributed to wear and that would necessitate replacement. The first time I discovered this on my old 325, I was quite shocked as well, and thought that the axles needed replacing. But after replacing one (that I had completely blown out by spinning out on a canyon run and slamming the wheel up against a curb ;), even the new axle had this lateral play. Both shafts on my car move in this manner maybe about 1.5-2 inches from one side to the other. You don't need to lift the car to test this out on yours -- if you can fit under the rear bumper far enough to get to the differential, grab the axle shaft and pull/push in one direction or the other. It should move if there isn't too much load on the joint at that rotational position. If it is difficult to move, try the other axle, and it should move. If neither move at all, either I'm completely wrong about everything, or there just happens to be enough frictional load on both axles not to be able to move them, in that case, move the car a little and try again. :-P I would only be worried if there was a *significant* amount of rotational play in the axle, being careful not to confuse it with the built in degree of rotational backlash present in the differential. Brian build 8/95 On 6/2/06, Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > > Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:17:38 -0400 > From: Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: loose half shaft? > > > My son took his E36 in for minor service and the independent (not BMW > specialist) said his axle was loose and sliding. > > He's in Maryland and I'm in NY so I can't check it but given there is a > splined connection to allow movement, isn't that normal. > > I haven't had a change to lift my M3 to check but the Bentley shows the > splined section at the end of the half-shaft so wouldn't a little > movement be normal? > > thanks > > Carey > > -- > > > > Carey Probst > > '99M3 daily driver > > '86 325 track toy, cammed, chipped, swayed > > > > 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. > > > > > > > ************************************************* > 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: Chester Stories....was RE: Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport - from Chester Wong
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 15:07:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Chester Stories....was RE: Employment opportunities at Turner motorsport Ha ha! Well....lessee...in about two weeks, I'll have owned my TIG welder for a year. I'm talking about the Miller Dynasty 200DX, a Hornell auto dimming welding helmet and all this other stuff....the works. TIG welders should be so lucky. ahaha. Um...I had the tank filled with argon in January of this year when I finally fired it up. And um....we finally used it at Wayne's house to practice a few weeks ago. Here's the kicker, we didn't use it to weld all of the cracks in his trunk floors. Well, lemme correct that...I didn't use it..there was certainly a welder that was paid (PAID!) to come by and weld it up. So at least I know it works :) The only incident to date with the TIG welder was wiring it up at Wayne's house. The first time I wired it up, my uncle helped me. 220V? Ground? Hot? Hot? What? It's Greek to me. So I wired up the plug for Wayne's house but no help...so I'm guessing. =P Wire it up...welder is on, but an error message comes up. Damn! Of course, I don't consult the manual so I think that I must have had the wires crossed. Unplug it, remove the wires and switch and well...do you really need to install the sleeve? I just want to see if it's different... Grab the connector and plug it in. Well, my fingers are wrapped around the connector touching all of the contacts. Plug it in.....BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!! OMG! 220V doesn't feel real good at all... Dead arm.... After recovering from the jolt, I finally put the cover on and reconnect ;) Same error....damn! After a while, I finally consulted the manual to find that the error code meant that the TIG torch was on...that's all. UGH! Apparently, the welder is so smart, you just really have to hook it up, it'll figure the rest. 110? 220? 400? single phase...3 phase? no problem... The owner...well, not so smart... Chester --- "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> wrote: > Oh good! We have yet to hear a "Chester Welding" story!!!
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#11. RE: [E36M3] Koni Nut Torque was Re: Shock removal - from Dave DeBuhr
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 15:08:38 -0700 From: "Dave DeBuhr" <debuhr@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Koni Nut Torque was Re: Shock removal But the stock set up doesn't use camber plates with sphericals, etc. I've just never gotten a definite response to where they should be torqued. Peculiar since it is a sort of important part of the suspension and used extensively on race cars. According to this it should be 18 ft lbs, I think... http://www.mpactmotorsports.com/gallery/gcinst/GCINST002 comments...? Of course these are GC instructions and they are written by the ones that say, "just turn it till it stops" and "use an impact gun in short bursts until you hear a change in sound from the impact gun." <cringe> James Clay? Any idea? Dave 98 M3/4 -----Original Message----- From: Neil Maller [mailto:neil.maller@gte.net] on 6/2/06 12:55 PM, "Dave DeBuhr" <debuhr@comcast.net> wrote: > Anyone know what to torque the top nut to. GC said, "until it stops turning." > Real nice. I used 20 ft lbs and all seems well. That's too low. It's big 14mm diameter thread, so 20 ft-lb isn't near enough to get any stretch on it to stop things moving. Spec is 32 ft-lb for the stock strut, don't recall whether Koni suggests anything different. Neil 96 M3
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#12. RE: [E36M3] ot: S54 engine oil weight? - from Paul L Fisher
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:13:05 -0500 From: "Paul L Fisher" <bmw@paul-fisher.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] ot: S54 engine oil weight? I'm an Amsoil dealer and I checked our application catalog. It says: "BMW high performance synthetic oil Castrol RS 10W-60 also called Castrol TWS Motorsport SAE 10W-60 Synthetic oil part no. 07 51 0 009 420 are the only BMW approved products." It is highly unusual that Amsoil doesn't make oil for an application but in this case they don't. Paul L Fisher 2000 540i 6 E39 M62 TU Titanium Silver Metallic 2000 M Roadster E36/7 S52 Cosmos Black Metallic 1989 325ix E30 M20 Cinnabar Red Elkhorn, WI. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Thomas [mailto:dave@sasdatalink.com] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 5:05 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] ot: S54 engine oil weight? Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:58:25 -0700 From: Dave Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: ot: S54 engine oil weight? Sorry for OT and the cross post (need an answer...who knows when my post will show on UUC). What is the correct weight engine oil to use in the S54 in a '02 M Roadster? My local 'mom n pop' parts store gives me good deals on Royal Purple and Red Line but I seem to remember some crazy spec oil for these engines...like 10/60W. I also seem to remember people saying other weights were OK. Dave T. ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/354 - Release Date: 6/1/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/354 - Release Date: 6/1/2006