Shift Linkage rebuild

[equate]

How do you get the shifter off?

 

[Ben]

which part? first you take off the shift knob by pulling really hard. then you take off the leather boot and then slide the rubber boot up. working from under the car, pull off the snap ring and pull the linkage out of the shifter lever ( be careful not to drop the washers on the heat shield because you will lose them). then, working from the top, use either a needle nose pliers or a screw driver and turn the white plastic bushing counter clockwise, and pull the whole thing out. then theres all the other linkage on the transmission, but i havent really looked at that.

 

[equate]

hmm I thought you needed a special tool to get the shift lever out. Do you know of a write up anywhere on how to rebuild the linkage? Thanks

 

[nadroj]

try bmwe30.net i think i saw one there

 

[equate]

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=RATTLE KIT E30M3

Thats what I need, how do I put it in lol, those write ups on bmwe30 are crappy because they get to concerned with upgfrades and shit

 

[Ben]

hmm I thought you needed a special tool to get the shift lever out. Do you know of a write up anywhere on how to rebuild the linkage? Thanks

you dont 'need' a special tool but it makes the job go about 2.9 seconds faster. i have no idea how to rebuild the linkage, but i suspect you take out the old bushings and pieces that wear out, and put new ones in.

 

[xLibelle]

all you need to know
http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=articles&report=view&ID=00005&Section=11

you might need to take exhaust off to get shielding off. you can work around the driveshaft, but you might as well take it off to because its easy. the rest is easy.

 

[fporro]

let me know if you do it, cus i have a shorty shifter that i'm itching to install.