speakeasy 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2006 can anyone help?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted February 6, 2006 hey jack - your manual aye? What happened to the driveshaft? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2006 would a driveshaft from an 87 M20 320i manual work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) it should if his car is manual. Auto ones are shorter. I have an auto one if its what you're after. Edited February 7, 2006 by bravomikewhiskey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deftones 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 320i driveshafts are different to 325i ones as I found out the hardway. The 320i gearboxes are shorter than the 325i gearboxes, well, manual gearboxes at least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nz320i 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 would a driveshaft from an 87 M20 320i manual work? nope,I tryed really hard with this when i did my conversion but found the centre bearings on the pre facelifts and facelifts are different widths. The facelift ones are 5mm wider And aparently it wouldnt work because if we drilled a new hole to make it fit it wouldnt be balanced anymore- worth a shot though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deftones 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 Just get a new centre bearing housing. That's all I did, but then realised the DS was a tad short anyway, but reused it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 I may have one for sale. It was a 320 driveshaft that has been shortned. Pre FL though so it will need a new centerbearing and it needs to be balanced again becuase its seperated at the center bearing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SRBMW 6 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 Can you give a measurement from diff flange to rubber coupling on gearbox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 1) 320's and 325's did share gearboxes - depends on the exact build date on whether the same size. 2) Yes pre f/l and f/l centre bearings have different sized mounts - I just swapped mine over when I did the g/b conv. but it then shat itself - a whole new one including housing is less than $100 anyway. (I can't remember exactly but I was shocked how cheap it was). 3) Due to the phasing of the driveshaft universals, provided the two sections are from the same shaft there are only 2 possible configurations the two halves can join. If one creates vibration simply pull it out and swap it by 180 degrees. 4) Inspect the guibo/flexible coupling while you are there as these are also $100 and if its shagged you may as well do it whilst the shaft is out. Also the nuts on the shaft flanges are one-use. I've reused mine 2 or 3 times, but if you are one of these people that does everything by the book replace them too. And the auto shaft is still for sale... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted February 13, 2006 still looking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murks 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 i have a drive shaft...320i auto one off a new 1990 e30..call 0212589005..if you in akl :rambo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
