E46 Things
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Progress this week:
-Asked @Jdesign which shop near me wont scratch my wheels during a rotate/balance, he suggested Midcoast Auto in West Allis so I dropped them off there. They seem like a nice operation. Should be picking them up tomorrow.
-Removed shift carrier bushing (thanks to @straight6pwr for the image)
-Removed the selector rod joint. This is much more challenging with the transmission in the car and the driveshaft installed. Who could have imagined!?!?
-Installed new selector rod joint with pre-installed DSSR. This seemed like a good way to go and I think it was an easier way to hold onto the joint with the limited visibility and access.
The compression set of the foam on the old joint vs the new joint:
The stock rear carrier bushing shows no cracks or obvious signs of wear but it is so flimsy and has a ton of radial movement by design. The Turner Motorsports bushing is gon b’ gud.
I need to drop the trans crossmember 1/2” again to get the rest of the shifter installed (for bitch clip clearance) so I will save that for later.
....plugging away 15 minutes at a time
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What did you get charged at Midcoast? And do they mount used tires?
***Updated:$111. and yes.
I need to ask them if they do emissions testing. I’m not sure why I am required to have an emissions test for a second consecutive year but would prefer not to watch someone stall and slip the clutch as they pull it in and out of the shop
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$75 and yes.
I need to ask them if they do emissions testing. I’m not sure why I am required to have an emissions test for a second consecutive year but would prefer not to watch someone stall and slip the clutch as they pull it in and out of the shop
Where do you go for emissions testing? I've gone to two places and both I drove into the bay, they plugged it in, and I drove out when they were done.
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Where do you go for emissions testing? I've gone to two places and both I drove into the bay, they plugged it in, and I drove out when they were done.
The first place I tried last year was Fast Track oil but the pipes that surround the inspection pit combined with the entrance ramp were just too aggressive for my stants.
The second place was an indy shop similar to a Car-X but they wouldn't let me pull it in.
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E46 was also back to back years (first when I bought it and then the year after). I used Wilde Toyota since it was close and fast and they had worked on the Tundra. They drove the car.... came back clean with no mileage run up so I guess all good.
F150 last year was at a shop just west of Moorland on National Ave (north side of street). I think it used to be a Firestone or MIdas? No inspection pit, the bay they drove into was just a slab.
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the Lakeshore Mobil station in Shorewood just has you pull up to the service door in the lot. They didnt even move the car, just plugged in the device and boom goes the dynamite.
Dan
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What did you get charged at Midcoast? And do they mount used tires?
update: I picked them up today and they charged $111 out the door
A little different than the $75 quoted on the phone but i’m not going to make a big stink about it. I think I usually pay $90 for this sort of work and I am just happy they took care to not scrape them -
Shift carrier partially installed. I burned a lot of daylight getting the bitch clip aligned and installed.
My hands and wrists feel like I wrapped them in pork chops and stuck them in a cage of hungry dogs.
The rear carrier bushing (blue urethane piece from Turner) is a jerk to install. I much prefer the E30 style. I did not get that in, it is the last step of the shifter install.
I moved on to:
- Replaced dipstick tube o-ring in oil pan
-Replaced o-rings on plenum to oil pan connector hose
-Bled brakes
-Installed wheels/tires **NOTE TO SELF, TORQUE LUGS ONCE THE CAR IS ON THE GROUND***
Tasks remaining:
-CPV o-ring (has not arrived due to shipping problems)
-bleed clutch-install rear shift carrier bushing, reinstall shift boots
-install exhaust (section 1) with new gaskets and hardware
-install undertrays
-put car on ground
-Torque wheels + strut brace
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Good news:
-Shifter is in!
-Shifter sits lower!
-Shifter feels great fore/aft, very snickety!
Not the best news:
-Turner shift bushing could not be installed with the driveshaft in the way. I will hang on to it and install it some other time.
-some side to side play still exists due to the selector rod joint pin. If I ever replace the clutch/have the trans out (lets hope not) I will have a pin custom machined to fit tighter.
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Not to be a dick, but.. you couldn't get the driveshaft out? Isnt it 4 bolts?
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Not to be a dick, but.. you couldn't get the driveshaft out? Isnt it 4 bolts?
Dick.
3 for the flex disk
2 for the center support bearing
6 for the section 2 exhaust flange which would require new gaskets
6 for the diff flange to the driveshaft (interestingly its a constant velocity joint instead of a u-joint)
a couple for the remaining heat shield
This is all very do-able but my garage time/family time balance has been a little lopsided lately and I just need to be done wrenching for a while. In an attempt to make a make some sort of improvement I filled the voids in the bushing with silicone to help firm it up.
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I have lost hope that Injen will ever release their new S54 intake and I am not a fan of the other intake offerings that are under $800. If the heat shields were more substantial I would feel better about them
For now I have replaced the stock plastic elbow with a silicone elbow.
I also tried out some 12mm rear wheel spacers but there is rubbing so I removed them.
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This week:
-Acquired an spare tire kit
-Detailing a 335i to post it for sale for my father in law
-Purchased and cancelled an order for a muffler because I just cannot bring myself to be loud/open pandoras box chasing the right combination of resonators to make an S54 exhaust sound nice
-4th gear is allegedly good for a tick over 130
-Incorrectly used the word “an”
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-4th gear is allegedly good for a tick over 130
That's it? Dat der tree turty 5'll do 130 in first from a roll! Getting ready for race wars I see...
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