The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 279 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Carfax please Re: <misc> independant in Tampa area? Re: Flywheel for and E36? Re: Flywheel for and E36? Re: Flywheel for and E36? Re: Flywheel for and E36? Re: Flywheel for and E36? <E30> Door lock mechanism
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:28:16 -0400 From: "Aziz Meruani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Carfax please Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If anyone has an open Carfax account, I would appreciate a report on: VIN WAUAC28D3YA039022 My cousin is looking at a 2000 A4 1.8T, I tried to convince him to get an e36 in that price range, but he seems to like the A4. Anything to look out for would be appreciated. Going to get it inspected at an independent shop, but Carfax would be nice too. http://www.trader.ca/powerpage/details.aspx?vlotid=554299&adid=5285661 Thanks. -Aziz ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:44:09 -0400 From: "John Sabatini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <misc> independant in Tampa area? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Any recomendations for a good independant in the Tampa Bay area? Highly recomend Rennen Imports on Kennedy Avenue in Tampa. They are located at 1917 Kennedy Blvd and their phone number is 813-876-0606. Great guys and very fair. They have done a lot to my little Bimmer, routine maintenance, and serious suspension upgrades. Tell Steve or Kyle I sent you. Another good shop is Cars & Concepts in Drew Park. Their number is 813-348-6183. John Sabatini Odessa, FL '90 325is '87 911 Carrera '01 Volvo V70 T5 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:36:00 -0400 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Flywheel for and E36? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/5/06 7:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anyon know of flywheels from other models that will work on an E36 //M3? > Barry on 10/5/06 7:38 AM, Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not sure about the flywheel, but I do know that if done right the M5 clutch > fits. The E34 M5 single mass steel flywheel (P/N 11 22 1 312 491) bolts right up to an E36 M3. It weighs 12.7 lbs vs 22.7 lbs for the 3.2 (or 29.4 lbs for the 3.0). However its ring gear count is off by one tooth, preventing proper engagement of the starter. Therefore you'd have to recover the ring gear from an original flywheel and have it installed on the M5 unit. You then couple this with the E34 M5 pressure plate and sprung hub clutch. That's fine if you have the time, facilities and inclination, although I don't suppose there are a whole bunch of E34 M5's lying around in junkyards waiting to donate their organs cheaply. Of course UUC Motorwerks <http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/> already sells an engineered solution incorporating their aluminum flywheel plus a choice of E34 M5 fitment clutches and pressure plates. I have this setup and it's very nice. Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 10:48:32 -0500 (CDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Flywheel for and E36? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Since it's the E34M5 flywheel Neil states is the one to use, there's no fundamental reason one couldn't use the early E28 M5 flywheel in place of the E34 M5 flywheel with the proper ring gear as Neil has pointed out. Just like the E34M5, one isn't going to find a large quantity of E28 M5s in the yards. However all pre 1/84 533i used the S38B35 flywheel. IIRC, all 633i and 733i of the same vintage also used this flywheel. FWIW: The S38B35 flywheel weighs about 7.2Kg, slightly heavier than the S38B36 flywheel as used in the E34 M5. Another possibility would be to use the single mass flywheel from an M30B34 and have it lightened and the proper ring gear pressed on during this process. The single mass flywheels can be lightened to about 10 lbs total weight. All of these flywheels use a 240mm clutch disk, which is what the S38B36 (E34 M5)unit is. HTH Rich '85 Euro M5 "Garage Queen" '86 535iA "DD" '06 Cooper S "Momma's Toy" > on 10/5/06 7:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Anyon know of flywheels from other models that will work on an E36 //M3? >> Barry > > on 10/5/06 7:38 AM, Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Not sure about the flywheel, but I do know that if done right the M5 >> clutch >> fits. > > The E34 M5 single mass steel flywheel (P/N 11 22 1 312 491) bolts right up > to an E36 M3. It weighs 12.7 lbs vs 22.7 lbs for the 3.2 (or 29.4 lbs for > the 3.0). However its ring gear count is off by one tooth, preventing > proper > engagement of the starter. Therefore you'd have to recover the ring gear > from an original flywheel and have it installed on the M5 unit. You then > couple this with the E34 M5 pressure plate and sprung hub clutch. > > That's fine if you have the time, facilities and inclination, although I > don't suppose there are a whole bunch of E34 M5's lying around in > junkyards > waiting to donate their organs cheaply. > > Of course UUC Motorwerks <http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/> already sells an > engineered solution incorporating their aluminum flywheel plus a choice of > E34 M5 fitment clutches and pressure plates. > > I have this setup and it's very nice. > > Neil > Fort Wayne, IN > 96 M3 - Bastard child > 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic > 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD > > > > > 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: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:33:43 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Flywheel for and E36? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> One thing you're overlooking is stack height. The dimensional requirements within the bellhousing, specifically slave to crank plane, are different between M50 and M30 configurations. This critically affects the ability of the slave to engage/disengage the clutch. Pressing off the M50 starter ring and fitting it to the M30 flywheel is likewise far from a simple proposition. Basically, if it was possible to do this, someone would have done it 15 years ago when the first M50-equipped vehicles were released. As Neil pointed out, UUC already offers a perfect "direct fit" E34 M5 clutch conversion setup for all M50/S50 series powertrains, and at a cost of at least $100 less than a new BMW E34 flywheel: http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/flywheel/LFWLE36SH.htm If you're not looking for aluminum, we are about to release a steel version with added mass specifically for turbo applications that want the M5 clutch while still retaining drivetrain load for boost development. - Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [UUC] Flywheel for and E36? > Since it's the E34M5 flywheel Neil states is the one to use, there's no > fundamental reason one couldn't use the early E28 M5 flywheel in place of > the E34 M5 flywheel with the proper ring gear as Neil has pointed out. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:11:38 -0400 From: "Ben Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Flywheel for and E36? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I had the single-mass flywheel from an early (pre-9/83) 528e on the OBD-I 3.2l S52 which was in my E30. looking at the notes from the build, it included the starter from the 528e as well, I dunno whether that's something which can be done on an E36 or not. it used an E30 clutch & pressure plate too. so perhaps my mixture of parts isn't as useful for a normal E36 application. the 528e part (11 22 1 273 153) seems to be unique to that application, but perhaps it's called by a different name in another use. Ben On 10/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since it's the E34M5 flywheel Neil states is the one to use, there's no > fundamental reason one couldn't use the early E28 M5 flywheel in place of > the E34 M5 flywheel with the proper ring gear as Neil has pointed out. > Just like the E34M5, one isn't going to find a large quantity of E28 M5s > in the yards. However all pre 1/84 533i used the S38B35 flywheel. IIRC, > all 633i and 733i of the same vintage also used this flywheel. FWIW: The > S38B35 flywheel weighs about 7.2Kg, slightly heavier than the S38B36 > flywheel as used in the E34 M5. > > Another possibility would be to use the single mass flywheel from an > M30B34 and have it lightened and the proper ring gear pressed on during > this process. The single mass flywheels can be lightened to about 10 lbs > total weight. > > All of these flywheels use a 240mm clutch disk, which is what the S38B36 > (E34 M5)unit is. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:07:24 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Flywheel for and E36? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Heck I might be interested in that steel one when it comes out if my dual-mass ever gives up...I am running an M3 dual-mass flywheel/clutch/preasure plate in my 318ti M44/stock gearbx setup. That was the best I could get the dealer to do when he replaced my gearbox. I don't think I want extra light aluminum with my mini-torque motor, but a bit lighter than stock and without that blood dual-mass would be nice. David Ellsworth Richmond, VA -----Original Message----- >From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Oct 5, 2006 12:33 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [UUC] Flywheel for and E36? > >One thing you're overlooking is stack height. The dimensional requirements >within the bellhousing, specifically slave to crank plane, are different >between M50 and M30 configurations. This critically affects the ability of >the slave to engage/disengage the clutch. > >Pressing off the M50 starter ring and fitting it to the M30 flywheel is >likewise far from a simple proposition. > >Basically, if it was possible to do this, someone would have done it 15 >years ago when the first M50-equipped vehicles were released. > >As Neil pointed out, UUC already offers a perfect "direct fit" E34 M5 clutch >conversion setup for all M50/S50 series powertrains, and at a cost of at >least $100 less than a new BMW E34 flywheel: > >http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/flywheel/LFWLE36SH.htm > >If you're not looking for aluminum, we are about to release a steel version >with added mass specifically for turbo applications that want the M5 clutch >while still retaining drivetrain load for boost development. > >- Rob > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:48 AM >Subject: Re: [UUC] Flywheel for and E36? > > >> Since it's the E34M5 flywheel Neil states is the one to use, there's no >> fundamental reason one couldn't use the early E28 M5 flywheel in place of >> the E34 M5 flywheel with the proper ring gear as Neil has pointed out. > >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: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:26:13 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: <E30> Door lock mechanism Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In trying to solve the issue of why the key doesn't turn in the E30, I thought I'd also remove and inspect the door lock mechanism. However, I couldn't get the three phillips screws in the door to loosen. Any thoughts on how to do this? I think I'll try a heat gun next time and then cooling it. I also have an impact screw driver that I'll try. -Kevin ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(8 messages) **********
