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Yes that piece is missing.. also it's available for $8, problem solved.. Thank you!

Are the 2 "E" pieces on the diff side you describe the number 2 or 3 in this diagram? https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=3995-USA-11-1979-E12-BMW-528i&diagId=18_0022 I don't have those pieces, so wondering if that's a part of it. Also I've discovered a pinhole leak/seep on t...

The car is definitely louder than today's cars which are virtually silent when idling, but I don't know if that's just because cars were louder 40 years ago. There's no excessive exhaust vibration or noises that I can hear, but I don't have a reference. This setup does makes it really easy for one p...

Thanks for the write-up! My relay seems to be starting to break down so this will be useful.

Agreed, they should be replaced as a unit. During my research on driveshafts I read that replacing the center bearing isn't always a solution, because the non-replaceable U-joints get worn, and will cause accelerated wear on the new center bearing. But if you get an aftermarket driveshaft, most of t...

Thanks Mike, I'll see if I can just drill and install a bolt. But as for your second point, it looks like some exhaust guy noticed the same thing you did and came up with their own solution. It's a 90* rod that slots into this custom rubber mount, and feels really solid, it's well and truly locked i...

Does anyone know what the diff side of the rear muffler mounts to? There is nothing near the hanger. There are body holes and I have some temporary wire there. Realoem lists a rubber hanger but doesn't show what it hangs on to, but also shows the mount horizontal, this one is vertical. It looks like...

Also if you want to go on a particularly long road trip, this almost-parts car is still for sale https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/6141708706.html

The Diff is F**ked....but I'm not giving up.....I'm just going to wait until a parts car shows up if ever. Can't say I wasn't warned by the people on this forum. Nice yard art though. :lol: One day when I have the pieces I'll swap my rear end for an e28, and when I do I'll look you up to see if you...

If you take out the center vent you can reach in and pull the vent cables open or shut and feel the slider/track. I permanently shut the broken side on mine so the AC would work. I used the front camera on my cell phone to see what was going on in there. You might be able to replace the parts that w...

I did this when I swapped the pedal box from an auto to manual, see the pics in my Getrag conversion post in the gallery. I reused the same rubber as it was okay. It is just held in to the groove in the pedal box, very easy to replace once you've removed the steering column.

I set my cam side lash to .008-.009 inches on my M30B28 The rockers on all M10/M30s have a cam-to-valve ratio of of 1.298. So if the specified valve measurement is supposed to be .012, then .012/1.298 = .009 at the cam side. Later M30s had slightly more clearance, your M30B35 should have more cleara...

If the eccentrics wear grooves into the valve stems they're not going to rotate anymore, making the problem worse. I only ever measure from the cam side, valve side is too unreliable.

Good catch. Looking closely at your picture I notice that relay is for an Audi. I guess just because it fits, doesn't mean it's right!

Well makes me feel better that I haven't tried anything on my seats, if nothing besides a Benjamin application really does anything.