My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)

[patsbimmer1]

Looking good Earl!

[Earl]

My flywheel got finished up yesterday=) 

My clutch kit should be on it's way here shortly and I am picking up a transmission on Saturday. Once I get the trans, I will be cleaning it up and replacing the shifter detent springs, input/output shaft seals, selector shaft seal, and the selector rod joint.

[REKIII]

Liking the progress!  Is the car still in storage at the paint shop?

[DrLeadFoot]

I'm so jelly of that shifter linkage! Got to get the wire wheel out and clean mine up!

[Earl]

Still in storage at the paint place indeed=( Still haven't found any shops by us.

[jc43089]

What size master are you using with the power brake delete?

[Earl]

Going to be running an 11/16 Rabbit master

[jc43089]

I forget, how big is OE?  What was the specific application for yours?  Is that one that Massive recommends?

[Earl]

OE is 23 or 25mm. Lee recommends 17-19mm.

[Doorman]

Earl

Of you want the garagistic Derlin front and rear bushing kit lemme know.

Bought it for my rebuild but it was wrong.

I think the e30/36 are the same parts.

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[Earl]

I actually have Garagistic front carrier bushings and the rear one is actually different on an e36=)

[Doorman]

Earl said:

I actually have Garagistic front carrier bushings and the rear one is actually different on an e36=)

Got it

[Earl]

Picked up another getrag 250 Saturday to replace the one that was in the car. I had some first gear issues and figured I should really replace it while I am doing everything else. 

The trans mounts that were on it were some of the worst I have seen=P It looks like they were separated and the trans was just resting on them...

Anyone ever see a selector rod joint like this? I have a feeling it is some cheap off brand replacement. Good thing I am replacing it anyways=) 

Here is a comparison of the clutch fork pivot pins. The middle is the one from my car and the one on the right is from the "new" trans. 

I also cleaned up the clutch fork, media blasted it, and have it ready for powder coating. The wear was pretty minimal.

I started cleaning up the trans a little yesterday. Still not near as clean as I want but it's better. 

Hoping to finish cleaning it this week so that I can pull the old seals. Ordering the new seals, detent springs, selector rod joint, bitch clip, and clutch fork retaining spring as well.

[Doorman]

Earl

My 325e has that same selector rod joint.

I couldn't get it off under the car.

[Earl]

Scrubbed the trans a bit more last night. I might go over it one more time because I am still not happy with some spots. 

[jc43089]

So pretty, me likey.

[Earl]

Picked up the flywheel yesterday after work=) Don't mind the stain on the friction surface. It happened when the flywheel was cleaned after being resurfaced. You cannot feel it on the surface so it won't harm anything. 

I also got some parts back from powdercoat. 

[Earl]

First box of transmission refresh parts came=) 

I will need to sand on the selector rod joint just like the shift lever because BMW released a new design with a wider bushing to eliminate the little yellow washers.

[jc43089]

I assume the newest BMWs use the new part, its crazy that it is the same part for 20+ years. The washers were a pain to get in there sometimes.

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[Earl]

I was trying to find a joint from the previous revision and everyone had gone to the new ones=/ haha