Reverend73
05-21-2006, 02:32 PM
If anyone wants to assist I'll be at the auto hobby shop replacing the center driveshaft bearing on the M5. Probably take a few hours as the entire exhaust system has to come out to get to it....yippeeeee:eyecrazy
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View Full Version : Installing center bearing now.... Reverend73 05-21-2006, 02:32 PM If anyone wants to assist I'll be at the auto hobby shop replacing the center driveshaft bearing on the M5. Probably take a few hours as the entire exhaust system has to come out to get to it....yippeeeee:eyecrazy Reverend73 05-21-2006, 02:32 PM by the way, this is right now, today. Kunu 05-21-2006, 11:30 PM how did the replacement go? 99MPower 05-22-2006, 12:15 AM how did the replacement go? HAHAHHA.. i was there.. ill let brian have fun with this one... Reverend73 05-22-2006, 12:44 AM Everything on the M5 has given me nothing but grief when I go to replace it, install it, etc. This was no exception. I get to the hobby shop at 9ish, by 0930 I had the exhaust off and was ready to start removing the driveshaft. Then it happened, the 18mm bolt that holds the two peice driveshaft together decided it didnt want to come out. I had read that this bolt would be tough getting out and would fight till the last thread, well my bolt decided not to come out at all, instead it decided to snap off. Great. So I then proceed to get the driveshaft the rest of the way out, which was easy. This whole job wouldve taken maybe two hours if the bolt hadnt broke, instead it took more like 7. We had to go get drill bits and an easy out. Nothing worked, the easy out failed miserably, we even tried heating it to red hot, no dice. I ended up drilling it out as bid as I dared then ran a tap thru it to clean out the threads. But it is back together and doesnt make the wooooeeeewooooeee sound anymore :) Big thanks to calvin for being my transportation and helping on the reinstall. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/a4xgatorusa/M5+061.JPG Kunu 05-22-2006, 01:01 AM OUCH!!!! Calvin definately is on it when it comes to BMW's.... glad everything worked out in the end I see from the picture that the lifts were available K Funk 05-22-2006, 02:29 AM ah yeah, those things can be a bitch. Now I'm glad my car has a gigantic 26 mm nut instead. It pays to have big nuts! The Beastmaster 05-22-2006, 04:02 AM Alright! Looks like you'll be prepared for this when you get to VA. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/ Reverend73 05-22-2006, 10:13 PM Alright! Looks like you'll be prepared for this when you get to VA. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/ That road sounds awesome, will definately have to drive briskly through it! |