pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2008 heya guys. the mrs new e12 has a little issue with the gear selector. its sitting on the driveshaft. there should be a little bush that bolts to the body just behind the shifter. like a e30 but its not there. anyone got anything? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 ???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Are you missing the whole lot or just the rubber bit? I might have the bracket but my chances of finding it are unfortunately pretty minimal (garage is a bomb site), and the rubber bit was stuffed. BMW (and other suppliers of BMW parts) will have the rubber bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 im not sure what im missing. the plate which the selector sits in is still there and the front 2 rubber bits are ok. its just the back one gone. bolt and all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) im not sure what im missing. the plate which the selector sits in is still there and the front 2 rubber bits are ok. its just the back one gone. bolt and all. Find the pic at www.realoem.com then compare your car to an early E30 one (needs to be early as they changed the shift cradle at some point). That way you can figure out what is missing. Edited August 25, 2008 by CamB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=25&fg=05 #4? They are a bitch to find, Ray should have em..although they are an integral part of a manual swap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted August 26, 2008 http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=25&fg=05 #4? They are a bitch to find, Ray should have em..although they are an integral part of a manual swap Just be careful - that's the later style linkage and its less likely that will be the same as on an e12. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroitalian 62 Report post Posted August 27, 2008 Your shifter should look like the attached picture. Which parts do you need? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rxsumo 33 Report post Posted August 29, 2008 Silly questions time. Is the car fitted with a 4 or 5 speed box? If it is a 4 speed box, it isnt fitted with the rubber buffer, and the most likely problem is that the shifter plate itself is broken, it fatigues the area arount the top mounts until the plate breaks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2008 its a five speed box. and i only had a quick glance at it but i will have a proper examination tomorow but it looks like i need 3, 5, 6 and 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites