The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 102 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Car Shuddering Re: Car Shuddering Re: Car Shuddering Re: Car Shuddering Re: Car Shuddering D2S bulbs - where to buy them? Re: X5/X3 towing questions Re: X5/X3 towing questions Re: X5/X3 towing questions test Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(10 messages) <Misc>Cutting carbon fiber Re: <Misc>Cutting carbon fiber
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:45:37 -0800 (PST) From: Mr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Subject: Car Shuddering Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lately my car has been shuddering when I take off or change gears. The car is a 95 325i, 230K, manual tranny. I replaced the clutch a couple of years ago and when it was replaced I noticed there was a pulsing on my clutch pedal when I would lightly press it down. The pulsing hasnt increased or decreased but could this be the culprit? It never shuddered till now. Any ideas anyone? TIA! Manuel 95 325i (whole lotta problems) L.A. BMWCCA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:21:45 -0800 (PST) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Car Shuddering Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wed, March 22, 2006 1:45 pm, Mr said: > It never shuddered till now. Any > ideas anyone? TIA! WAG?: Bad throw out bearing. Jim Bassett ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:40:40 -0500 From: "john grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Car Shuddering Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would have to agree (from my experiences with e30s...) jpg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Bassett Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] Car Shuddering On Wed, March 22, 2006 1:45 pm, Mr said: > It never shuddered till now. Any > ideas anyone? TIA! WAG?: Bad throw out bearing. Jim Bassett Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:16:46 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Car Shuddering Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hrm... Along these same lines, when I first pull away from the curb in the morning in my M3, as I let out the clutch in first gear as I drive away, it chatters a bit, a feeling more like an alternation between grip and no grip on the clutch disc. I have the standard flywheel and clutch installed. Once the car is warmed up, this doesn't happen (or at least not to a significant enough degree to be completely sure it is actually happening). I assumed this was the throwout bearing as well, even though I just had a full clutch overhaul about 8 months ago, which included all the hydraulics. Is my assumption correct? Thanks, Brian 95 M3 --- Mr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lately my car has been shuddering when I take off or > change gears. The car is a 95 325i, 230K, manual > tranny. I replaced the clutch a couple of years ago > and when it was replaced I noticed there was a > pulsing > on my clutch pedal when I would lightly press it > down. > The pulsing hasn�t increased or decreased but could > this be the culprit? It never shuddered till now. > Any > ideas anyone? TIA! > > Manuel > 95 325i (whole lotta problems) > L.A. BMWCCA > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:53:04 -0600 From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mr'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Car Shuddering Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If you didnt replace the rear main bearing seal when the new clutch was installed (have to pull flywheel to do it ) then oil getting onto the friction plate is a good guess .Doesnt take a lot of it . Big Bad Bill the BMW Boy Bill Proud. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mr Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: [UUC] Car Shuddering Lately my car has been shuddering when I take off or change gears. The car is a 95 325i, 230K, manual tranny. I replaced the clutch a couple of years ago and when it was replaced I noticed there was a pulsing on my clutch pedal when I would lightly press it down. The pulsing hasnt increased or decreased but could this be the culprit? It never shuddered till now. Any ideas anyone? TIA! Manuel 95 325i (whole lotta problems) L.A. BMWCCA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ________________________________________________________________________ __ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/06 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:26:30 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: D2S bulbs - where to buy them? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Gang, Where is a good place to buy some D2S HID Xenon bulbs? I have a set of Phillips 4300K bulbs, but I want a more blue-ish light instead of pure white I have now. Thanks David ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:23:40 -0800 From: "Curtis A. Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: X5/X3 towing questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Regardless of what BMW NA says or doesn't say about X3 and X5 towing capacities, any of those models/engines is fine for towing the empty trailer around town, or even moving the trailer+car around the storage lot. Curt Ingraham Oakland, CA 72 2002tii Kirk Lachman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am considering buying a big pusher diesel motorhome (used)to tow the race > car and trailer to/from events. This would replace my '96 F350 crewcab dually diesel truck. > > Moving the trailer around the storage lot has always been an adventure with > the truck so I know it would be impossible with the RV. > > Soooo, I've been comtemplating an X5 or X3 to schlep the trailer around town > w/o the race car in it and to also use the X5/X3 as a "toad" (towed behind > the RV) for the times when I don't need the race car and trailer. > > This brings me to the questions: > > What's the towing capacity for the X5 (4.4 and 3.0) and for the X3 (3.0 and > 2.5)? > > Can the X5/X3 be flat towed at highway speeds? > > Thanks for your help. > > Cheers, > > Kirk Lachman > Sin City Chapter > '95 M3 #21 I-stock ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:45:24 -0800 From: Kazuto Okayasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: X5/X3 towing questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 03:23 PM 3/22/2006, Curtis A. Ingraham wrote: I don't think it's an engine issue at all. I see Europeans on TV hauling travel trailers on the Autobahn in 318s and lesser. Isn't towing limitations usually a function of the chassis/unibody and trailer tongue weight (and trailer braking at higher weight limits). With the euro OE hitch kit (which I've helped install), even a E46 is rated for 3000lb. That said, I believe X5s are around 5000lb+ with either engine, which I would think is sufficient for an open trailer and racer on the road, not to mention as a yard slug. As for flat-towing, don't these sophisticated torque-distributing, clutchpacked center diffs preclude safe flat-towing (or 1-end-up towing) without disconnecting the driveshaft(s)? >Regardless of what BMW NA says or doesn't say about X3 and X5 towing >capacities, any of those models/engines is fine for towing the empty >trailer around town, or even moving the trailer+car around the storage lot. > >Curt Ingraham >Oakland, CA >72 2002tii > >Kirk Lachman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I am considering buying a big pusher diesel motorhome (used)to tow >>the race car and trailer to/from events. This would >replace my '96 F350 crewcab dually diesel truck. >>Moving the trailer around the storage lot has always been an >>adventure with the truck so I know it would be impossible with the RV. >>Soooo, I've been comtemplating an X5 or X3 to schlep the trailer >>around town w/o the race car in it and to also use the X5/X3 as a >>"toad" (towed behind the RV) for the times when I don't need the >>race car and trailer. >>This brings me to the questions: >>What's the towing capacity for the X5 (4.4 and 3.0) and for the X3 >>(3.0 and 2.5)? >>Can the X5/X3 be flat towed at highway speeds? >>Thanks for your help. >>Cheers, >>Kirk Lachman >>Sin City Chapter >>'95 M3 #21 I-stock > >Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >__________________________________________________________________________ >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 Kazuto Okayasu Manager, Desktop Support Services Administrative Computing Services, University of California, Irvine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:50:40 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: X5/X3 towing questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I believe its mostly a cooling issue. Full power at low speed up a grade is a major limiting factor. Gary Derian > > I don't think it's an engine issue at all. I see Europeans on TV hauling > travel trailers on the Autobahn in 318s and lesser. Isn't towing > limitations usually a function of the chassis/unibody and trailer tongue > weight (and trailer braking at higher weight limits). With the euro OE > hitch kit (which I've helped install), even a E46 is rated for 3000lb. > > That said, I believe X5s are around 5000lb+ with either engine, which I > would think is sufficient for an open trailer and racer on the road, not > to mention as a yard slug. > > As for flat-towing, don't these sophisticated torque-distributing, > clutchpacked center diffs preclude safe flat-towing (or 1-end-up towing) > without disconnecting the driveshaft(s)? > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:58:30 -0500 From: Roberto Darroca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: test Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:07:20 -0500 From: Carey Probst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(10 messages) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I took a slightly different approach since the 235-40s are fitments on both the 7 1/2 and 8 1/2 inch wheels. I have had either Yoko AS 100s or not Goodyear KWD2s in the 235-40 size on since the first set of staggered tires wore out. Works fine on both track and street with less understeer than the staggered arrangement but (and I'm guessing here) probably a little more understeer than with a same sized wheels. Much cheaper though, just can't rotate them. Carey Carey Probst '99M3 daily driver '86 325 track toy, cammed, chipped, swayed > Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:22:47 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: E36 M3 same tire size at all 4 corners? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi everyone, > > I've done some surfing and most info I found is for track suspensions, so: > > If I have an M3 with stock suspension and am looking to commonize to a 17x8 > wheel width, what does experience tell me about tire sizing (not wanting to > get into any clearance issues, fender rolling, etc.)? Do I go with 235/40, > 235/45, 245/40, or 245/45 at all 4 corners? > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:09:36 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <Misc>Cutting carbon fiber Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A friend of mine is working on an intake element in his car that has a carbon fiber cover. He needs to cut and drill the CF to get it to fit properly. What techniques/tools should he use? Taping over the material before cutting into it? What kind of tools. Dremel with cutting wheel? Things to watch out for (Cf splinters). Thanks Marc Plante E36 M3/4 (No CF) Vienna, VA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:09:56 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <Misc>Cutting carbon fiber Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BTDT on a CF tube. Tape it. I used racers tape aka duct tape. I used a hand held hack saw with a metal blade. And I held my breath cuz imho CF fibers are going to be our generations asbestos. What ever he uses I'd recommend a "steel" blade since the teeth are closer together and he should get a cleaner cut. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marc Plante Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 1:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] <Misc>Cutting carbon fiber A friend of mine is working on an intake element in his car that has a carbon fiber cover. He needs to cut and drill the CF to get it to fit properly. What techniques/tools should he use? Taping over the material before cutting into it? What kind of tools. Dremel with cutting wheel? Things to watch out for (Cf splinters). Thanks Marc Plante E36 M3/4 (No CF) Vienna, VA Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(13 messages) **********
