NielsGalan
07-04-2007, 05:59 PM
Hi everybody.
Just thought I'd share my experience with the gear linkage replacement. I decided to do it mainly for fun. There was no real problem with it, except for the feel of the shifter. At all times, I was able to wiggle the shifter a full 2 inches sideways. Needless to say, it just felt worn and old. Time to tighten things up.
I found this writeup in the archives, and decided to go for it: http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1169
Basically all you need to know is in there. But, lazy me, I was wondering wether it was necessary to remove the exhaust and driveshaft to get in there, so I started this thread: http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=32460
Here I got some invaluable advice from Jeff N (thanks Jeff), who supplied me with more photos and more details. Especially the details and pics on that M***** F***ing Bitch Clip was priceless.
As someone pointed out, this was a good time to change the transmission mounts. This cured a whole different problem, namely the "vibration-when-accelerating-from-a-dead-stop issue". More on this later.
This fix is relatively easy, as long as you know what you're doing. And with the supplied links, now you do.
The result? A whole different feel of the car. Shifting now feels radically better, and shaved 16 years off the driving experience. So, if you've been considering this fix: DO IT!
Ps. When changing the transmission mounts, use the right tools to lift the transmission, and don't to it alone. I nearly lost an eye to a crowbar trying to lift the transmission with it with one hand and placing the mounts with the other hand. Stupid stupid stupid.
Just thought I'd share my experience with the gear linkage replacement. I decided to do it mainly for fun. There was no real problem with it, except for the feel of the shifter. At all times, I was able to wiggle the shifter a full 2 inches sideways. Needless to say, it just felt worn and old. Time to tighten things up.
I found this writeup in the archives, and decided to go for it: http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1169
Basically all you need to know is in there. But, lazy me, I was wondering wether it was necessary to remove the exhaust and driveshaft to get in there, so I started this thread: http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=32460
Here I got some invaluable advice from Jeff N (thanks Jeff), who supplied me with more photos and more details. Especially the details and pics on that M***** F***ing Bitch Clip was priceless.
As someone pointed out, this was a good time to change the transmission mounts. This cured a whole different problem, namely the "vibration-when-accelerating-from-a-dead-stop issue". More on this later.
This fix is relatively easy, as long as you know what you're doing. And with the supplied links, now you do.
The result? A whole different feel of the car. Shifting now feels radically better, and shaved 16 years off the driving experience. So, if you've been considering this fix: DO IT!
Ps. When changing the transmission mounts, use the right tools to lift the transmission, and don't to it alone. I nearly lost an eye to a crowbar trying to lift the transmission with it with one hand and placing the mounts with the other hand. Stupid stupid stupid.