Earl Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Yesterday proved to be a successful day at the shop. (for how little time the girlfriend let me stay there) I got the rear half of the driveshaft off and started to drop the subframe. I took an hour working from side to side, pounding the subframe down with a hammer and woodblock. The bushing sleeves weren't stuck, but the subframe was at a slight angle so they didn't want to just slide down=) All of that work provided me with this: I then removed the diff, trailing arms, and brakes from the subframe. That took a while, since I couldn't figure out how to keep the diff from turning while I removed the axle bolts. I also tried removing the axle from the hub, but couldn't get a socket to sit on the nut far enough. I found out after I got home that there is a locking plate that goes around the nut......I felt stupid, but will be removing it today. The diff was definitely leaking. Hopefully it is okay. That will get cleaned up today, as well as many other things=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Very nice progress! What was your method for removing the diff mount. Did you mark the front half of the driveshaft in relation to the rear before separating them so that it will still be balanced when reassembling it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Very nice progress! What was your method for removing the diff mount. Did you mark the front half of the driveshaft in relation to the rear before separating them so that it will still be balanced when reassembling it? I did not......hopefully I'll be okay. I just pushed the bushing out by hand. lol It seperated from the metal sleeve. You can still see the steel sleeve in there. I tried hammering it out with a chisel with no luck=( Edit: I just remembered that PO replaced the guibo. He would have had to remove the front half to do so. Hopefully his marks are still there. I never had any vibration issues. How much does it cost to get rebalanced? Edited February 28, 2013 by Earl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I did not......hopefully I'll be okay. I just pushed the bushing out by hand. lol It seperated from the metal sleeve. You can still see the steel sleeve in there. I tried hammering it out with a chisel with no luck=( Id recommend finding the balancing alignment marks (painted dots, sometimes a sticker with arrows on a reman. shaft) sooner than later. There may be grease, scrapes, or some other clue that will help you line them back up/make your own balancing marks now before the driveshaft gets moved around/wiped down etc. just in case the factory balancing marks are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I removed the front Sunday I believe. Put it on the ground, picked it up, and set it over by my transmission. I did the same thing with the rear yesterday. So I know I didn't wipe it off if it is there=) I will look. I reckon getting it rebalanced is costly ?Edit: I felt so proud of myself removing all of this all alone. Now you make me feel stupid=P By the way, do you like being called Snap, or by your name? Your name is Brian (sp) right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I removed the front Sunday I believe. Put it on the ground, picked it up, and set it over by my transmission. I did the same thing with the rear yesterday. So I know I didn't wipe it off if it is there=) I will look. I reckon getting it rebalanced is costly ? Edit: I felt so proud of myself removing all of this all alone. Now you make me feel stupid=P By the way, do you like being called Snap, or by your name? Your name is Brian (sp) right? Not sure about the cost of rebalancing. I bought my reman driveshaft from a company in IL that is known for doing BMW driveshafts properly (Wholesale Import Parts or something like that). For ~350 IIRC. If you cant see any alignment marks or clues of how it goes back together then, as annoying as it would be, you could keep re-installing until its right Call me whatever... Brian, whiteboy, snap, lurp, T-Bone (Seinfeld reference) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Haha okay=P I just wanted to make sure I knew your name. I just hope the marks are there. I didn't even think about it when I dropped it down. the axles don't need to go back on the diff the same, do they? I would assume not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 drive axles mount up any which way. I even swapped sides (left side is now on the right side) to help even out any wear the ball+cage has had from shock loading in the one direction (weird paranoid engineer overthinking type logic). The inverted hex bolts used for the axles like to get greasy threads so make sure they (the threads) are very clean before re-installing them and use blue threadlocker to prevent them from backing themselves out. It happens more than youd think after someone removes/replaces an axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 You're talking about the e-torx bolts right? I was thinking of switching the axles to the opposite sides too=) I will definitely be rebending all new brake lines for the subframe though. There are lots of bubbles at every bend=/ I now need to go through underneath and see if any others need to be done. All of the lines in the bay are being re-ran to put them out of sight=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I got an email from my German friend Kitty today. It included this picture: That is all=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Earl Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Jake and I got the subframe bushing out today. They were in there insanely bad. I pressed the rubber out with a two jaw puller, and then pounded the sleeve out with an air chisel:) We then tried to air chisel the sleeve out if the diff cover. That didn't work very well. Jake ended up trying to cut it in half with a torch. It worked, but he just barely melted a tiny bit if the cover. It's okay. It was in a thick part:P I also got the trailing arm bushings out thanks to Brian (Snap). Not much else got done. There aren't many things I can do besides the bay as I want for the POR-15 to arrive. We will see what Wednesday brings:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCrew Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Jake ended up trying to cut it in half with a torch. It worked, but he just barely melted a tiny bit if the cover. It's okay. It was in a thick part:PShhhhhhhhh........ 0.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I picked up some brake cleaner and a rust/paint stripper wheel Tuesday, so that I can prep the arms, subframe, and block for paint=) Yesterday I worked on something that I have been putting off for weeks. Removing the lower half of the fusebox was where I stopped the relocation process. Yesterday I decided to do something about that. I started by removing all of the relays from the lid: I was then about to remove all of the wires for the fuses, but noticed something. Each section of fuses is clipped into the box. They were pressed in there really good, but I managed to get them out. I'm not sure if anyone has noticed this before, since I see people just stuffing the whole lid under the dash. That looks half assed to me. I will be making a mount for just the fuses and relays to sit on. The rest of the wires will be neatly bound up and set aside. A friend luckily stopped by and gave me a hand stuffing the wires into the footwell. I was tugging on them lightly before he arrived, but it wasn't working well at all. With his help, we had the wires all pulled in within about 10 minutes. Here is how it sits now: And the mess I have to sort out: Saturday will be filled with grinding, scuffing, sorting, and all sorts of adjectives. I'm hoping to get the wires organized, and the parts prepped for paint. I may possibly even get primer down=) We will see.Tah Tah for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I got out both days this weekend, but not for long at all=/ Saturday I was seperating my fusebox wiring. I put the fuses together in a bundle; relays together in another bundle; grounds into two seperate bundles; and I have a few other stray wires to sort out. I couldn't get any pictures due to the lighting. I need a real camera=( I then ran out of propane and left the shop. My feet were frozen and I decided to go out on a lake in the MK3 for a few hours. If my friend gets any video up soon, I will try to post it. After all of those shenanigans, I returned Sunday afternoon after a nice lunch/breakfast. I had to get home before my girlfriend, so I only had an hour toget anything done. I decided I would tackle at least one side of the block to prep for paint. I took pictures of both sides and then completed cleaning up the exhaust side. Before: After: Wednesday I will be tackling the other side, as well as modifying my control arms/ cleaning them up for paint. I'll throw this picture in just for fun. I'm trying to figure out if I want to just make a plastic panel to cover the fuse box hole, or if I actually want to weld a panel over it. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I think I'm going to replace my headgasket for warm and fuzzies since I'm already tearing the block down this far. Has anyone done an M42 headgasket before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 It's been a while but I have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 From what I can tell, it is really straight forward=) You bought and OEM gasket right? I hear nothing but bad things about the Victor Reinz gasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I got a little bit done yesterday. I started off by cleaning the other side of the block up with what was left of my drill mounted wire cup. I need to get a wire wheel for the grinder and it should get the last bits of stubborn rust dust off. I then put a cutting wheel on the grinder and slipped working on the trailing arms=P Whoops. Well since I "wrecked" one of them, I figured I would do the other. I then got the idea, why not wreck the spring seats on the body too? So I did. More updates Saturday....or will it be sooner? =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Is that required for air suspension or are you just going to run coilovers and decided to chop some things up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I wahs makin' room fo dat SBC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I wahs makin' room fo dat SBC!Soooo.. Air ride? Haha. Is your ti a manual by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Soooo.. Air ride? Haha. Is your ti a manual by the way? Of course it is=) If it wasn't, a manual swap would have been the first thing on the list. It does have a semi bad transmission though. It has the common problem with knocking out of first gear if you don't put it in gear before coming to a stop. It has to stay in gear then. If I take it out of gear at all while stopped, it will throw it out of first when I go to take off. In the case I do take it out of gear stopped, I have to go in reverse; drive backwards a bit; and put it in first gear. It also has a third gear knock very rarely. It has happened enough times to be a known issue though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 get a different transmission. That sounds annoying as hell Earl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 No funds to waste on a new one sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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