E36 blown trans need to remove driveshaft?

[BrandonTheSaint]

Trans is stuck in first gear so replacing with new tranny need to spin driveshaft over to get to remaining bolts to drop it but it won't spin because the trans is stuck!? The car won't go into neutral it's stuck in first but first gear works but won't shift but will roll in first. Should I lift the rear and spin the wheels in gear to flip it over or is there any other way to spin the driveshaft? Driveshaft wouldn't spin by hand with clutch depressed or by simply just spinning rear wheels by hand.

[MIKYZZ4]

If drivetrain stuck in gear, with gear selector or clutch stuck, attempt with socket wrench at crankshaft pulley bolt.

[shogun]

Manual gear or automatic? If automatic, which transmission? 5HP18? The selector valve inside the valve body was originally made out of a kind of plastic/resin, that breaks on many transmissions, so you have the feeling first that shifting is hard and then you can shift and shift and nothing happens, this part is now made of metal or cast iron, example http://www.thectsc.com/products/sele...alve-84-3.html
Product ID : 1056 327 173 01 selector valve
4 cases I know of within last month, 1 x on an E32 730 M60B30 with 5HP18, another one on an E36 M3 with 5HP18, and one case on an E34 with a 5HP18 and another one on a E36 with 5HP18.
That part is included in every valve body overhault kit, position 50.020 http://www.zftranspart.com/index.php...t_version=true
To replace that part you have to remove the transmission oil pan, the trans filter, then losen the valve body and drop it a bit and then you can change that part. No need to disassemble the valve body, but of you want to do so, here we have some pics when we do that in my garage for valve body overhaul http://e32b12.blogspot.jp/search/label/5HP18

[bmwdirtracer]

I can't imagine how you'd attempt to take the trans out without the car in the air? Put the car safely in the air, depress the clutch, and turn the rear wheels.

[BrandonTheSaint]

The front of the car is on jackstands the rear wasn't and it's a manual trans

[bmwdirtracer]

You'll need the whole car as high in the air as you can raise it. The exhaust needs to come off first. You'll likely need to turn both rear wheels at the same time, with the clutch depressed.