The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 18 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: [bmwuucdigest] Daily digest (12 messages) shuddering Bimmer with all new front end parts Re: shuddering Bimmer with all new front end parts Re: shuddering Bimmer with all new front end parts 17"535i wheels Re: 17"535i wheels Urban Parking Solutions Re: Urban Parking Solutions Need help identifying a mysterious office object.... Re: LSD Bolt Torque - Please Verify Re: Instructions: Selecting digest table of contents format
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:37:17 -0500 From: "Bill P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] Daily digest (12 messages) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am helping my cousin change the brake pads and rotos on his 1999 M3 cabrio in the next couple of days. Does anyone know what type of "tool or driver" is required to take off the rotors? Also with the calipers, will it be OK to use a C-clamp or other to push the piston back without opening the bleed valves? Will this hurt the master cylender as the preasure pushing back into it? Thanks BP ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:53:17 -0500 From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: shuddering Bimmer with all new front end parts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 09:20 PM 11/13/03 -0800, you wrote: >Still have a slight shudder under moderate braking... car has new >struts/shocks (Bilsteins), new rotors (front and back), new control arms >w/balljoints, x-brace, and has done this through 2 sets of tires and >rims... what else is left to change? You might try dial indicating the rotors..the mounting surface on the hub can gtet a lot of corrosion on it, and though the rotors are straight, and the hubs are straight, the tow are not necessarily parallel with each other. I had to dismount a set of rotors after changing them, and use a rotary grinder and a wire brush to descale the hub face where the rotor sits against it to geet my brakes to dial in. ?There is a T.I.R (totla indicator reading) runout spec in the book for these things. That said my 7 series sure likes to develop shimmys in the front end... Dave Leonard ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:50:51 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: shuddering Bimmer with all new front end parts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 09:20 PM 11/13/03 -0800, you wrote: > >Still have a slight shudder under moderate braking... car has new > >struts/shocks (Bilsteins), new rotors (front and back), new control arms > >w/balljoints, x-brace, and has done this through 2 sets of tires and > >rims... what else is left to change? Left to change? lots. Inner and outer tie rods is this an E30/E36? control arm bushings. brake pads E34? - Idler arm & center link jon @ treehouseracing.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:17:37 -0500 From: "Michael Fagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: shuddering Bimmer with all new front end parts Message-ID: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAAFAqAgy8D0+Ecdom/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with Jon. I just went through this with my e30 325ic. Biggest improvement was moving to solid offset control arm bushings. When these went on I had already installed new control arms, tie rods, shocks and shock mounts (all less than 5000 km earlier). Even with the new components, the complete elimination of all brake shudder combined with the much tighter feel to the steering made me wonder why I waited this long to do it. Cheers, Michael Fagan 1987 325ic 1990 325ica (both looking pretty ugly with the winter footware and mudguards on) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] 186 - shuddering Bimmer with all new front end parts Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > At 09:20 PM 11/13/03 -0800, you wrote: > >Still have a slight shudder under moderate braking... car has new > >struts/shocks (Bilsteins), new rotors (front and back), new control > >arms w/balljoints, x-brace, and has done this through 2 sets of tires > >and rims... what else is left to change? Left to change? lots. Inner and outer tie rods is this an E30/E36? control arm bushings. brake pads E34? - Idler arm & center link jon @ treehouseracing.com ________________________________________________________________________ __ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:48:24 -0500 From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 17"535i wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 09:20 PM 11/13/03 -0800, you wrote: >He was really appreciative. I gave him the car with the >14" steel wheels and caps, and kept the 17" wheels and they are now for >sale. Hows a guy gonna get laid in college without 17" wheels..and you with a new Benz..give the kid the wheels for x-mas for crying out loud! A cruel joke.. Dave Leonard ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:08:33 -0800 (PST) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 17"535i wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Actually, Dave, you can't get laid in college with anything less than dubs now. Usually, you have to be rollin' on twenty-fos. The 15-inchers on my 528e and the 390mm TRXes on my 535i have proven to be most unfruitful, even though when you add them together it's more than 30 inches! :-) Brad Couvillon '87 528e <-- E34 bottlecaps. YUCK '85 Euro 535i <-- M-Tech TRXes, soon to go to Style 5s www.fatdaddybmw.com --- "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hows a guy gonna get laid in college without 17" > wheels..and you with a new > Benz..give the kid the wheels for x-mas for crying > out loud! A cruel joke.. > > Dave Leonard __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:56:54 -0800 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Urban Parking Solutions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I wrote: > I still use the (1980 Sears floor) jack a few times a year to > "tow" people that park in front of my garage in San Francisco > (I jack up the back end with the parking brake and roll them > out of the way). Then Brett wrote: > Please tell me you move them to a 90 degree attitude to the > curb and leave them that way. I usually just roll the cars down to the corner so I can get out of my garage. I did have a guy catch me moving his car once and he came running at me like he wanted to kick my ass, but he (wisely) decided that getting in a fight with someone holding a 4 foot long steel jack handle was a bad idea. A while back a friend with a Land Rover was not able to get out of his apartment garage since some idiot parked in front of the entrance (trapping 16 cars). My friend used his Warn 8274 connected to a telephone pole across the street with a tree saver and snatch block to drag the guy in to the middle of the street. For BMW content it is sad but true that more often than not when I hear a story about a blocked driveway or someone blocking traffic so they can run in to buy a latte the car is a BMW (the kids in the lowered Hondas with the wings and big tail pipes have moved BMW in to second place for idiot driver stories). Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 Who carries a lot of recovery gear in the Range Rover even in the city... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:52:18 -0800 (PST) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Kevin Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Urban Parking Solutions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Kevin Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I usually just roll the cars down to the corner so I > can get out of my > garage. I did have a guy catch me moving his car > once and he came running > at me like he wanted to kick my ass, but he (wisely) > decided that getting in > a fight with someone holding a 4 foot long steel > jack handle was a bad idea. *snippity snip* << visions of Kevin swinging a 4-foot-long steel jack handle around like Keanu Reeves against the hundreds of Agent Smiths in The Matrix: Reloaded >> > (the kids in the > lowered Hondas with the > wings and big tail pipes have moved BMW in to second > place for idiot driver > stories). What's crazy is that many of those kids are now growing up and that, combined with the increasing affordability of E36 M3s and the like, means we'll be seeing even more Honda kids turn to BMWs as their next ricing victims. I predict that in a few years, BMWs will once again take the crown for idiot driver stories. :-) Brad Couvillon <-- no worthy content tonight '87 528e <-- not very ricey '85 Euro 535i <-- smokes most of em out there with ease ex-87 528e <-- was faster & cooler than my current 528e www.fatdaddybmw.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 03:26:05 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dorffer, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Jim Conforti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Josh McMurray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jason Lile" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Need help identifying a mysterious office object.... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/what.htm Anyone tell me what the hell this item is? Brett ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:48:51 -0500 From: "Robert G. Conway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: LSD Bolt Torque - Please Verify Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Scott, That is the correct conversion, 33Nm = 24.3 ft-lbs. The bolts in question are low-profile, allen-head and take a 6mm allen wrench - qty 8. You will likely need to remove the ring gear/LSD unit to do this. HTH Bob Conway NJBMWCCA '99 M3 Coupe '97 M3 Coupe '92 325is '89 325i (Track) '88 325is (Track) '88 325is (R&T) '89 Suburban -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 12:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [bmwuucdigest] Daily digest (12 messages) The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 17 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: 200311/169: Instructions: Selecting digest table of contents format UUC Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/170: Looking for a place to store car and tire trailer in south Florida "Vernon L. Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/171: E46 Touring Aftermarket Exhaust "John Kjos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/172: Sears Jacks "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/173: Re: Sears Jacks "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/177: Re: Sears Jacks Jay G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/174: Trade on BMW.. Went another route.. "Ron J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/175: E46 Winter Tire Suggestions "Greg Pollock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/176: Re: Recommendations needed for a jack and jack stands... "Lowe, Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/178: A few questions... "DUNLAP, LARRY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/179: M30 cylinder head R and Ramblings "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 200311/180: LSD Bolt Torque - Please Verify "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:59:33 -0500 From: UUC Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Instructions: Selecting digest table of contents format Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- To all "Digest" mode subscribers: To set the format of the table of contents you receive from the bmwuucdigest, please follow the instructions below: Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (do NOT send to the normal list address) with the following in the message body: configset bmwuucdigest digest_index_format = [VALUE] The possible values are: numbered - show the message number, subject, and author's email address. numbered_name - show the message number, subject, and author's name. subject - show the message subject only. subject_author - show the message subject and author's email address. subject_name - show the message subject and author's name. Example: To set the table of contents to subject line only, use the following: configset bmwuucdigest digest_index_format = subject I encourage ALL of you to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word help in the message body. The system will provide you with TONS of information on how to customize your subscription settings to your taste. Regards, Michael K Donohue System Administrator UUC Digest http://www.uucdigest.com ----------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:15:51 -0500 From: "Vernon L. Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC BMW List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "E36M3 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Looking for a place to store car and tire trailer in south Florida Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone, Sorry for the multiple list cross-post. I'm searching for a place to store my M3 and tire trailer for the winter in the Fort Lauderdale area. I'm still technically living in Pittsburgh, but I'll be working in Fort Lauderdale for the next 6-8 months and I wanted to hit some of the South Florida tracks during the winter and maybe do a few autocrosses as well. I've done some casual research on self-storage garages, but I wanted to see if there were any other options out there. I have an E36 M3 and a Trailex Tire Toter (about 6-8 feet long). If anyone has any ideas of a place I could rent for a reasonable price, please let me know! Thanks, Vern Anderson ----------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:34:34 -0800 From: "John Kjos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E46 Touring Aftermarket Exhaust Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, I'm posting this for a friend with a 325iT/5. He wants an aftermarket exhaust so he can hear his exhaust sounds. He doesn't want it to be too loud though. I'd appreciate it if anyone experienced in this area could make some recommendations. I once had an E34 525iTA and bought a B&B (Triflow) exhaust. I removed it the next day as it was so loud in a wagon. Thanks in advance. John Kjos '99 540i/6: Dinan S '01 525iTa: Stock ----------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:55:39 -0800 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Sears Jacks Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Matthew Yip wrote: > Hmm - my Sears jack hasn't leaked in 10 years even > after being left in the rain at countless races and it's been used to > raise more weight than my puny E28 so I wouldn't go discounting Sears > jacks immediately. I bought a big heavy Sears floor jack in 1980 and the thing still works great after probably more abuse than Mathew's jack has ever seen. I kept it bolted and locked in the open bed of my Toyota 4x4s for years and used it many times to jack the vehicle when it was stuck in the sand, mud and snow (I also had sand ladders bolted in the bed of the truck). In addition to regular jacking duty I still use the jack a few times a year to "tow" people that park in front of my garage in San Francisco (I jack up the back end with the parking brake and roll them out of the way). Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 ----------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:05:37 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Sears Jacks Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In addition to > regular jacking duty I still use the jack a few times a year to "tow" >people that park in front of my garage in San Francisco (I jack up the >back end with the parking brake and roll them out of the way). Please tell me you move them to a 90 degree attitude to the curb and leave them that way ;-) Actually, in SF, I can envisage using a set of those roll around dolleys and just giving the car a good, down hill, shove........ Brett Anderson KMS ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:51:02 -1000 From: Jay G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW BMW BMW BMW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Sears Jacks Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wow...sand ladders...i never knew they made such things...i wish i knew there were these things back when i used to do "amateur" off roading with my first jeep back in high school... for those of you curious, i googled it up... http://www.britishpacific.com/offroad/sand_ladder.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > (I also had sand ladders bolted in the bed of the truck). ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 00:10:34 -0500 From: "Ron J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC-BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Trade on BMW.. Went another route.. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi All, I got a few responses regarding sh**tty trade value on a 15 year old car.. (85 535i) well I decided against the dealer (Mercedes) taking the car.. They offered me $1000.00 CAD on the car as it sat, that included the wheels and tires (brand new), which I know I can unload for $1000.00 on thier own.. So I decided to give the car to my young cousin that needs transportation to and from University. He was really appreciative. I gave him the car with the 14" steel wheels and caps, and kept the 17" wheels and they are now for sale.. I could have sold the car on the market and got more money, but I didnt have room in the garage for the car, and I live in a downtown city where parking goes at a premium, so keeping it around would have been a detriment. It has a happy home and I can help him work on it. My new car got delivered last wednesday, and I have had it for a week now.. I really like it, its quick, comfortable and new.. I bought a 2003 Mercedes C320 Sports Coupe with a 6sp manual transmission in brilliant silver.. I was going to get the C230 compressor, but the increase to the 320 engine was had for an extra $20 a month.. So I went for the extra grunt.. Great torque band and extra horses.. Cheers Ron Janjua 03 MB C320 Sports Coupe "To put it in simple terms, politics defines what people want; government decides what they get. For democracy to work, government must respond to politics (Shogan, 1982) ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:51:52 +0000 From: "Greg Pollock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E46 Winter Tire Suggestions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> With the recent talk of winter tires, I wanted to ask the list their recomendations for winter tires on a 2000 328ci. In my previous BMW I used all season M+S tires all year round. This year I want to have a dedicated set of tires and wheels for the winter. I plan on putting the winter tires on a set of Style 44 17x8 7 spoke wheels. I live in the Philadelphia area where we don't get a lot of snow but we do see our fair share. So I was wondering what other people used in winter conditions such as this where there will be some snow but for the most part you are driving on dry pavement. I know this could be a personal preference question with different answers and that is fine as I am I looking for feedback on which tire to use for the conditions I described. Thanks for your help. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Shopping upgraded for the holidays! Snappier product search... http://shopping.msn.com ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:05:54 -0500 From: "Lowe, Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Recommendations needed for a jack and jack stands... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sears now has a nice looking aluminum jack for $179 now ($169 with Craftsman Club card). It's red and has a nice carrying handle at the handle end (opposite end of the wheels). I like to carry the jack from there rather than from the side. Regards, Dan ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:26:44 -0500 From: "DUNLAP, LARRY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: A few questions... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1993 318is related questions... What's the usual failure mode of the idle stabilizer? The car stumbles at idle. No miss or anything when under load, just stumbles while idling. Stabilizer, or vacuum leak? Is there a way to test the stabilizer? I managed to knock out a lens on my glasses, which went down the defroster vent in the dash... Any easy way to retrieve this, other than flipping the car over and shaking it? :^) I looked in the archives about mufflers... what's the general concensus on after market mufflers? Good/bad, just stick with stock? Still have a slight shudder under moderate braking... car has new struts/shocks (Bilsteins), new rotors (front and back), new control arms w/balljoints, x-brace, and has done this through 2 sets of tires and rims... what else is left to change? ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:47:23 -0500 From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];, [EMAIL PROTECTED];, [EMAIL PROTECTED];, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M30 cylinder head R and Ramblings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Any assistance from the group on this head fix welcomed and greatly appreciated. > John, I did my cylinder head at 141,000 miles(cam r and r ), then again when I lost the gasket at 225,000 on my 88 735i. The first time I removed the head with manifolds(major pain unhooking fuel rail and little injector clips/harness), the second time, following the advice of the dealer mechanic that I had recently bought a 1/2 hour lap dance at the local strip club (best $20.00 I ever spent) I undid the intake manifold from the head, and left it in the car. This meant that I didn't need to unhook throttle, cruise control, Fuel injectors, and a variety of other time consuming items to unhook, break, and re install..Much easier.. like 6 hours easier! The head was a lot lighter without the intake on it as well, I was able to install it without using a hoist the second time, solo. I used stock head gaskets both times, there is a minimum head thickness that needs to be observed.. if you don't mill the head much in reconditioning, you don't need the thick head gasket. The first time I did the head and cam, and I took the whole thing to the local NAPA machine shop, where they did a valve job, and changed and reassembled the head for me. I have personally done a 2002 head cam reassembly, and it is a fiddly process trying to hold the valves down while you install the cam..it was a lot easier to give the shop the $300 or so it cost and let them do all the work. A trick I have heard for installing the cam is to use one of those KD lever valve compressors, and block the valves open with little pieces of wood to hold the rockers up to get the cam in. The rocker shafts have cutouts for the head bolts, so they need to be properly clocked on reassembly, or the head bolts won't go in. My dealer buddy told me that he has seen a lot of people bend valves in a head replacement. Be very careful to have all the pistons at the midpoint of their travel when you reinstall the head, then they can't bend the open valves. You can then roll the engine up to #1 and #6 at TDC with the cam at #1 cyl both valves closed(both cam lobes pointing directly away from the rockers) and reinstall the cam sprocket and chain, and tensioner. I'd say it took me about 20 hrs to do the whole job the second time. I used a wire brush and a grinder to decarbonize the pistons, taped off the other jugs to keep the crud out. Make up a piece of plywood with 2x4's on it for a skid to hold the open valves away from the skid, and securely fasten the head to it for transportation so you don't bend the valves in transit. AT 141k the valves were ground, and the valve stem seals were new, the next time the shop just cleaned and vacuum checked the head, and gave it back to me stating that all was perfect and it wasn't necessary to do the valves. The head gasket set that Bavarian auto sells is pretty good <www.bavauto.com >, I think Elwing makes it, the same as OEM according to the dealer guy when he looked it over. I think that was about $160.00 The Bentley manual (I used the 535i manual, same motor) states that the cam sprocket timing mark needs to be at 12:00...well it is straight up relative to the engine, but these are slant six motors, and it is 12:00 relative to engine centerline, but not relative to the installation in the car(more like 1:30)..took me a few tries to get that right. My dealer buddy doesn't use the two stage torquing recommended, he goes to 70 ft lbs with pretty good luck. Dan Patzer says to retorque..and I agree with him. I found the firewall end two bolts to need a lot more retorque, in fact since that is where the head gasket blew, I would guess that the design lends itself to moving there more. By the way, did you have one steam cleaned spark plug? mine was a very clean #6 plug due to the coolant leak. Well, off the top of my head, this is about all I can remember, I hope this helps. Remember to use new copper washers on the cam oil spray bar, and remember to install it so the holes line up with the cam lobes, and loctite the banjo bolts so they don't back out. I like to roll the engine over a few times manually with the plugs out so I can make sure the valves and the pistons aren't going to smash into each other and wreck my day! better to find out this way than when you turn it over with the starter! If memory serves(check before you try) I think pin 11 on the diagnostic plug is the one which will allow you to use a remote starter switch to turn the starter without ignition..very useful when setting up the valve train. I use a paper clip in the plug pin hole, and get 12v from the remote battery lug under the hood. Hope this helps Dave Leonard 88 735i w 252k miles, and a new British Racing Green paint job(DIY! in the garage) It still runs as strong as the day I bought it, and the tranny had no gunk in it when I just changed the filter! 91 325ic (about to journey to the airplane hangar for hibernation) ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 14:19:10 -0800 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: LSD Bolt Torque - Please Verify Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have it on good authority (Brett Anderson, Bob Conway) that I should check the bolts holding the LSD unit in the medium case M3 4.10:1 diff I bought before installing it in my car. OK, the cover is off, I found the bolts, and the spec is 33 NM. A handy dandy web site tells me the conversion is 1 NM = 0.738 ft lbs, so this is 24 ft lbs. Is that all? Well, that and the Loctite, but that seems kinda wimpy. Can anyone confirm that I've done the conversion correctly? My 3/8 inch drive torque wrench (recently calibrated at the Bay Area Bimmerheads Torque Wrench Testing Party held at my house, of all places) does not have a Newton-Meter scale. I don't have a real good way to test the torque short of putting a wrench on the bolts and seeing what happens. They don't *look* loose. Thanks, Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA 1990 325i waiting for diff swap 1991 325i providing back-up transport in case I get the '90 apart and need parts or something ----------------------------- End of [bmwuucdigest] Daily digest (12 messages) ********** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:01:44 -0500 From: "K.C. Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Instructions: Selecting digest table of contents format Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Okay, I give up. I attempted to change my table of contents format, but just got error messages from Majordomo. I tried wading through lots of h*lp commands, but Majordomo apparently just doesn't want to spell things out in plain (or even slightly techie) English. It looks like I need a password to change my digest settings. Any clue on how to get one (I tried the 'newpassword' command to no avail)? TIA, KC Boyce '97 M3/4 E30 Eta Page: http://www.e30eta.com ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] Daily digest Issue:$ISSUES(11 messages) **********
