It's been a while since I have posted, moved into my first house!! Anywho... I started getting the drive shaft vibration on acceleration in 1st and 2nd gear.
Figured it was the center support bearing so I parked Black Betty until I could drop the exhaust and take a look...
While I was under there I noticed the Idler arm bushing was shot, so looks like I will be fixing that also..cheap enough
What else should I do while exhaust is out?
-The guibo is new (replaced ~8mo ago)
-The shifter is fairly sloppy... is there rebuild kit offered or do I have to purchase individual grommets/bushing for shifter linkages?
- I would really like to get rid of the cats, or just get a full exhaust cause that would have to net a fair amount of weight loss!
Exhaust dropped... holy crap the exhaust is heavy!
The center support bearing has separated from the mount on one side... that def. was the culprit!
They call me Spaz
-1990 535i/5 with some stuff ----->M30 Turbo Build
-1996 328i sedan (S-52'd) 5-speed ----------> Refurbish Project (Wife's new DD) ---> (S52-swap)
Hi here is a list of the parts to refresh the shifter.
02 Bearing sleeve, round L=26MM 1 10/1994 25117519669 $11.92
4 Bearing, shifting arm 1 10/1994 25111220707 $27.05
07 Bearing, shift lever 1 10/1994 25111220600 $10.33
08 Rubber boot 1 10/1994 25111220785 $16.18
12 Plastic washer 10X16X0,9 2 10/1994 25111220439 $0.25
13 Securing clip 1 10/1994 25117571899 $0.66
14 Gearshift rod joint SCHWARZ 1 10/1994 25117503525 $37.51
16 Plastic washer 10X16X0,9 2 10/1994 25111220439 $0.25
17 Securing clip 1 10/1994 25117571899 $0.66
18 Dowel pin 1 10/1994 23411466134 $0.70
19 TENSION BUSH 1 10/1994 25111203682 $1.18
20 Plastic washer 1 10/1994 25111434194 $0.85
So, I am going to get around to replacing the guibo and probably the csb on my 535I in a few months. I see a few tiny cracks on the guibo but it is still pretty flexible.
As far as I know, my shifter is fine, but I have no other Getrag frame of reference. Are there a couple of shifter parts I should just change on principle while in the neighborhood ?
92' 535i stick/'89 535i / '85 380SL / '80 300SD / / '77 240D / '91 Jetta IDI / '82 Caddy IDI / '81 Cabriolet IDI / '66 TR4a IRS / '70 Spitfire MkIII / '67 F-100
I would say the parts I listed above would be good,
Andy
I had the same issues and took the time to upgrade the shifter itself to the e60 sport shifter, only around $40 and dramatically shortened the shift throw, along with all new items listed above as well. It's also a good time to replace the tranny mounts as they too can add play if worn.
*another e34 535i Black Betty! I call mine that too! Good luck!
1987 325is -hoarding on to!
1985 535is-sold
1999 328ic mtech-sold
1992 535iM
2003 525i Sport
They call me Spaz
-1990 535i/5 with some stuff ----->M30 Turbo Build
-1996 328i sedan (S-52'd) 5-speed ----------> Refurbish Project (Wife's new DD) ---> (S52-swap)
The main culprit...
CSB had separated from it's stamped-steel mount.. only like 2 spot welds were hanging on for dear life
After I dropped exhaust I also pulled it apart at the junction between the cats and resonator because that joint was loose and the bolts were quite degraded see them in the pic above...
I also used the 'bolt the driveshaft to a 1x4 ' trick to pull d-shaft apart and get CSB off...
So... here is the list of items to purchase... any input is welcomed.
Shifter Refresh PARTS: where would be best to order/get these?
02 Bearing sleeve, round L=26MM 1 10/1994 25117519669 $11.92
4 Bearing, shifting arm 1 10/1994 25111220707 $27.05
07 Bearing, shift lever 1 10/1994 25111220600 $10.33
08 Rubber boot 1 10/1994 25111220785 $16.18
12 Plastic washer 10X16X0,9 2 10/1994 25111220439 $0.25
13 Securing clip 1 10/1994 25117571899 $0.66
14 Gearshift rod joint SCHWARZ 1 10/1994 25117503525 $37.51
16 Plastic washer 10X16X0,9 2 10/1994 25111220439 $0.25
17 Securing clip 1 10/1994 25117571899 $0.66
18 Dowel pin 1 10/1994 23411466134 $0.70
19 TENSION BUSH 1 10/1994 25111203682 $1.18
20 Plastic washer 1 10/1994 25111434194 $0.85
CSB :
http://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Inf...NT&SVSVSI=BE34
Should I also go ahead and get these also?
Guide Bushing:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Inf...04&SVSVSI=BE34
Rear D-Shaft CV boot:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Inf...60&SVSVSI=BE34
Also this is when I went to get new tires... I had to of course get all of the 'good' out of the old ones
https://www.instagram.com/p/BC1FgXju...y=caleb_henley
They call me Spaz
-1990 535i/5 with some stuff ----->M30 Turbo Build
-1996 328i sedan (S-52'd) 5-speed ----------> Refurbish Project (Wife's new DD) ---> (S52-swap)
Thanks for this thread. I'm going to have to do this soon too. What is the 1x4' trick to get the driveshaft apart?
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I also used the 'bolt the driveshaft to a 1x4 ' trick to pull d-shaft apart and get CSB off...
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If you'll notice on the transmission end of the drive shaft I drilled two holes though a piece of scrap 1x4 and bolted drive shaft to it in order to break the bolt loose holding the drive shaft together at CSB (directly behind the center U-Joint)
They call me Spaz
-1990 535i/5 with some stuff ----->M30 Turbo Build
-1996 328i sedan (S-52'd) 5-speed ----------> Refurbish Project (Wife's new DD) ---> (S52-swap)
I would do either, rockauto.com, bavauto.com, or pelican parts.com
andy
Oh I see now. The 1x4 is just to keep the driveshaft from turning as you wrench on the collar nut. Thanks
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Update:
So I received all of my goodies from Pelican Parts- CSB, Shifter Refresh Kit, Idler arm bushing
Install went fairly easy except for getting exhaust back up under the car without any help!
Now I have the same very low speed oscillation that was there from before. I will post a new thread for this as it was what caused the CSB to prematurely fail. At any speeds above 10mph the driveline is perfectly smooth.. Any ideas...shoot away. From what I have read it is D-shaft misalignment of some sorts... Low RPM +Acceleration+moment(time of highest torque).
They call me Spaz
-1990 535i/5 with some stuff ----->M30 Turbo Build
-1996 328i sedan (S-52'd) 5-speed ----------> Refurbish Project (Wife's new DD) ---> (S52-swap)
back from the dead!
I am going to be getting into this on the new 540 and figured I'd see if there was an answer for this "oscillation".
I assume it was the U-Joint seizing which would require a new driveshaft. had that done on my last 540 and was about $550.00 and I think I;d probably be better off just doing a whole new driveshaft than having all the work done to replace the CSB only to find it wasn't the problem.
The only thing not mentioned in the thread was did you pre-load the CSB by pulling it forward before torquing the bolts ? This I think is done to keep slight forward tension on the shaft so it's not sloppy forward to back.. is that not correct?
Yes, forward tension. Preload centre mount at right angles to propeller shaft 2 ... 4 mm in direction of travel. This is from E36, but same applies for E34
26 90 ...Troubleshooting on the propeller shaft https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...eneral/GZFmBom
Shogun tricks and tips for the E32 series are HERE!
The oscillation happens at low vehicle speed, but what's the frequency of the oscillation? With every wheel rotation or roughly 3 times faster?
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