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Jeremy wrote:Did emissions. Got it aligned. Removed catalyzed exhaust. Removed driveshaft. Installed CSB on replacement driveshaft. Removed entire shifter assembly.

Most of this stuff (aside from the exhaust work) I'd never done before and it's taken way way longer than anticipated. Hopefully re-assembly tomorrow goes quicker.

Even more awesome...

changing the oil, cap, rotor, spark plugs. Oh Mah Gawd, I don't know how the poor fawker ran with the plugs I pulled out! If I had a camera I'd post pics, they're completely toast. It'll be a whole new 250k mile car by the end of the day.

Spent a few hours under it over the last couple of days; got the driveshaft off, exhaust loose, trans support, chassis brace and sway bar undone, and a bunch of other stuff. When we went to pull the transmission discovered the reverse Torx-headed bolts holding it on, and that my meager set of sockets weren't going to get the job done. Visited several stores before I found any -- I thought Sears had everything! -- and had to part with about $40 for a full set because they didn't have single sockets. Oh well; it's only money, and they'll last me for life, right? Yeah, I should'a knowed they'd be there, planned ahead & saved some $$s...

Now the deal is to find the time to finish the job this weekend while working around all the stuff my wife has planned for the weekend. House-full of people today and rain in the forecast for the whole day, but no work tomorrow!

Valve clearances ~ and about time too......

- and I can't get the bloody oil feed pipe off for cleaning

Missed it. Still in Tel Aviv - one week to go.

Bought, and had arrive a complete cooling/vacuum hose kit, guibo, O2 sensor, heater core, reference/speed sensors, coolant expansion tank, and finished my ashtray delete/leather wrapped gauge pod. Now too install them. Almost time to start this bad boy!

cleaned up the inspection cover and bell housing for the 5spd swap i am gearing up to drop in.

replaced the motor assembly from drivers side door mirror for one that actually moves.

cleaned out sun roof drains. no more puddles

totaled it : (

chrisa7712 wrote:totaled it : (

Sorry to read that. hope you are okay.

Alternator out and stripped down. Casing sanded and ready for paint. Broke a few of the teeth on the little toothed wheel on the adjuster bracket. Grrrrrr. On the order list. The perils of being the first person to undo things in 20 years...

Horns stripped, sanded and liberally gunked in Hammerite to keep the rust at bay.

Radiator mounts wire-brushed to within an inch of their lives and thoroughly gunked.

Right headlight unit stripped down and the bracket wire-brushed, sanded and given it's first coat of satin black. Chrome surrounds given a bit of a polish too. Just have to figure out which of the plastic adjusters should be saved and which I need to order now.. And buy some Rustins to do the lamps and alternator tomorrow!

to day, I will clean the car out after a 1200 mile road trip . To morrow, it will be back to DDing.

yesterday I pulled it ten feet or so out of the garage and washed it, then I pulled it back into the garage.

put my new brake accumulator in (was pretty easy actually).


Tomorrow its on to getting the new exhaust on the car (have to bring down to meineke to get one of the pipe ends flared for a doughnut gasket), and I have to put my new right side strut housing in.

Replaced driver's door lock cylinder yesterday and mounting brackets for driver side rear door molding.

I finally fixed the brake light! Added coolant and replaced the original overflow hose. Ordered a brake pad wear sensor.
Last week I fabricated a new bracket for the trunk lid. The one that wears a goove in it from the spring. I had welded the old one, but it was wallered out on the rivet pivot too.

Left the Land Rover home & broke the 535 out the race shop to make room for the SMG M3 track car. After the Rover it's like driving a go-cart... sweet

Got a reasonable quote for my 'is' spoiler install. Here she comes....

Now if only I can afford to get the Sport Seats reupholstered...

The vibration were still there just a little...after installing a re-manufacturer drive shaft two weeks ago. So today I installed these part...no vibration now.



Also saw a different VIN on my transmission, went to realoem and found this

Installed new gauge cluster, new dash cover, did a full detailing of the inside.

twin55 wrote:The vibration were still there just a little...after installing a re-manufacturer drive shaft two weeks ago. So today I installed these part...no vibration now.

You DID NOT install a new one of THESE! ^^^^^

New cat unit bolted in. New diff mount. What a fucking difference those two make! New Mintex pads up front.

ilikemybike wrote: New Mintex pads up front.

I'm sorry. Hope you don't crash.

I wasted the whole day on my 535is trying to make it not look quite as bad.

cleaned my throttle body, which fixed the funny idle problem

luckyone wrote:cleaned my throttle body, which fixed the funny idle problem

That's a luckyone!

C.R. Krieger wrote:

twin55 wrote:The vibration were still there just a little...after installing a re-manufacturer drive shaft two weeks ago. So today I installed these part...no vibration now.

You DID NOT install a new one of THESE! ^^^^^

No, due to incomplete diagnosis by the mechanic shop... However, he did order the giubo and vibration damper from the dealer which took 2 days for the parts. During the wait jacked up the car and saw the rear universal joint was bad, ordered a drive shaft from bavauto and has it shipped overnight. After removing the drive shaft...using "Wkohler's 10 minutes procedure" for a half hour. I went to the dealer for the parts...the salesman ordered a center bearing and giubo, out of frustration I left the giubo at the dealer, mainly because my had about 10,000 miles within 6 years. Ordered the vibration damper and bite the bullet and order the giubo along with those other parts. So if the dealer would had order the correct parts, I would have installed them. I was by the dealer too.

Had to put gas in the '88. whew, that was a bitch.

Oh, and installed a new Interstate battery in it too.

twin55 wrote:After removing the drive shaft...using "Wkohler's 10 minutes procedure" for a half hour.

It takes me 10 minutes under a car once it's up. I didn't say it was a "10 minute procedure." Don't mock it.

Last week, not today...


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After -

wkohler wrote:

twin55 wrote:After removing the drive shaft...using "Wkohler's 10 minutes procedure" for a half hour.

It takes me 10 minutes under a car once it's up. I didn't say it was a "10 minute procedure." Don't mock it.

Mocking it was not my intent...the steps you gave was very useful for anyone who has never change a bmw drive shaft before. I am sorry if it sound like that.

Installed ze Lemforder tie-rod ends on ze 533...

Sie müssen nur schöne neue Lemförder Teile Liebe

that is all.