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BMW E34 1992 525i Touring
RIP Touring...probably never going to drive you again...
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Don't know how the 5 speed is different from the 6 speed. When I did mine, I need to add the reverse light switch connector since it was absent on the 5 speed auto but the switch is on the 6 speed gear box. The connector is a generic Bosch two prong connector. I made use of one I pulled from a 94 SAAB 9000 I parted a few years ago.
The green and blue wires go to the reverse light switch on the gear box, if I remember correctly.
Last edited by yaofeng; 04-24-2008 at 01:08 PM.
'01 540it, 6/01
'03 325i 5 speed, 9/02
'10 535ix. 9/09
'10 mini 6 speed
'15 mini countryman 6 speed
My neighbor dougal came to the rescue with a a diegrinder
2 more bolts out, and bam!
And here she is.. a working 5hp18
More updates to come!! Picking up the resurfaced flywheel+tacos now
nice.... i just finishd mine a month ago i swap engine & manual trans.... it's fun to drive manual touring....
More updates:
Since the machine shop had not resurfaced my flywheel I went ahead and started on the interior bits.
Shifter pannel:
Then continued on to the pedal box.. whatabitch. Used a sawzall to get the "safety" bolt out
Also worked out the hydraulic lines (and installed the clutch fluid tank):
and at 8pm eastern time... it looked like this :-)
More tomorrow
Julien
Day 3:
Went to the clutch and brake specialist today to pick up my flywheel. He tried many different methods to resurfacing it but in the end nothing worked. So i brough it home and did some cleaning of my own:
after using the die grinder with a special end i got this result:
i also soften the edges on my clutch with the diegrinder so it seat itself better in the existing ridges (per clutch man's instructions)
After being happy wih those results I went and tried to attach my flywheel with the special (read: $50) tool I got the from the stealer... but it was the wrong size: AARRRRRRRRRGGGHHH :-/
So I tried to find another tool that would work locally.. Advance had the torx50 socket as part of a kit, so I bought that. Didn't fit so I took out the diegrinder again to make it smaller.
End result:
Got the flywheel+clutch In.. But am worried about the amount of torque I got on the bolts since Ross told me they (the torx bits) are weak and will snap.. hit it with a heavy impact wrench for about 5 secs each + red loctite. That *Should* do it.
I then took the tranny out of it's crate.. cleaned her up, changed the fluid, put on new tranny mounts and cleaned up some of the linkage.
At this point in time I noticed I was missing the shift carrier If you have a 530i/5speed parts car, PM me asap!.. and it started raining so I had a break.
After that I got inspired and got the ole tranny in der
That's it for today!
More to come.
Julien
Last edited by Julien; 04-25-2008 at 08:28 PM.
Was a delay in the progress because i was missing my shifer carrier.. so i made one:
Plans
home depot parts:
Finished product:
gary likes:
Shift is notchy & tight. I like :-) even if it is only a temporary fix.
and my slave cylinder crapped out inside the bellhousing of the gearbox as I was trying to bleed it...
Problem turned out to be the little nylon cup & clip that hold in the fork that touches the throwout bearing. $7 later, a quick rebuild of the slave cyl, and removing the tranny got everything fixed. Car seems to run well. Feels slow, but I'm not getting to hard on it either.
-next wiring up clutch pedal switch to start car & for cruise..
Julien
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lightweight mod?Originally Posted by Julien
My guibo was in STELLAR shape (I don't know how the car still moved)
does anyone see something other than a shiftrod in this pic?
Last edited by bimmerd00d; 04-29-2008 at 12:00 AM.
1995 540iA M-Sport - 76k miles. 1 of 1 auto AW3 cars.
1995 540i/6 - Misc Parts donor for above.
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