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    Good day BMW family,
    I have a 2005 330xi with 275,000+ miles and a "new" used transfer case with approximate 90,000 miles on it. When shifting from first to second, there is a thumping sound and it reminds me of my old chevy truck needing a carrier bearing. Other than that, car runs extremely fine. Anyway, all advice is appreciated and thanks.

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    Center support bearing and guibo are the usual suspects. At 275k, both should have been changed at least three times.

    Less likely on an XI, are the rear subframe bushings. At least inspect them.

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    If that thing is thumping, then it's a good chance that the driveshaft U-Joints will also be bad. You could just replace it and hope it doesn't tear up the new one in the next 6 months or so.
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    Ok, well I thank all who responded. I'm guessing that the mentioned parts will be a bit on the expensive side to replace, I'd say more like the labor, I'm thinking. I was planning on selling this for around $3500, next question is, what would be a fair price to sell with the mentioned parts needed. Thanks again.

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    At 275k, it will be hard to get more than $2500.

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    Why buy a new driveshaft when you can get a quality rebuild: www.driveshafts.com
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