s_ribbens
06-30-2006, 10:50 AM
I was told when I bought my 89 535im a few months back that it had an open diff. Not so! I was changing motor, tranny, and diff (well, trying to- needed a shorter 14mm socket to fit in the insanely small space) and found that I do indeed have a LSD while checking over the ever growing list of items I need to replace.
Am I misinformed that these cars don't typically come with a LSD? If they don't, was it an option when buying the car? Just curious why I have one if it isn't standard. I can probably find out if I have the original order sheet from BMW (nice having friends at the dealership!).
Found out that I basically need to replace EVERY single rubber item on the car while it was up on the lift for inspection. So much for continuing my M3 track-prep for a while (or making the next track day for that matter). :( Bilstein Sports are on the way and a full rubber suspension bushing kit arrived at the shop yesterday. Install will wait until I have the shocks. I am not looking forward to spending hours upon hours pulling/pressing bushings but I am very much looking forward to the car handling much better.
After that is all done I still have brakes, guibo and center support bearings (if this car has one), rear half-shafts, wheel bearings, and a few seals on the motor (or I'll just wait til I re-build for my future turbo project). The beauty of an old car with almost 235k miles! Ah... I love it, although my bank account doesn't. Thank goodness for working at a BMW tuning shop so I have more than enough tools and help!
Am I misinformed that these cars don't typically come with a LSD? If they don't, was it an option when buying the car? Just curious why I have one if it isn't standard. I can probably find out if I have the original order sheet from BMW (nice having friends at the dealership!).
Found out that I basically need to replace EVERY single rubber item on the car while it was up on the lift for inspection. So much for continuing my M3 track-prep for a while (or making the next track day for that matter). :( Bilstein Sports are on the way and a full rubber suspension bushing kit arrived at the shop yesterday. Install will wait until I have the shocks. I am not looking forward to spending hours upon hours pulling/pressing bushings but I am very much looking forward to the car handling much better.
After that is all done I still have brakes, guibo and center support bearings (if this car has one), rear half-shafts, wheel bearings, and a few seals on the motor (or I'll just wait til I re-build for my future turbo project). The beauty of an old car with almost 235k miles! Ah... I love it, although my bank account doesn't. Thank goodness for working at a BMW tuning shop so I have more than enough tools and help!