m50 swap clutch problems

[99em1]

Great resource

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=109919

BTW that tranny part number wont help you differentiate early vs late eta. You have to look at the date stamp inside the bellhousing.

Weren't all early getrags sheet metal console? If you have the regular aluminum shift bracket then you can rule out the bellhousing depth issue.

[jizo]

+1
This was very helpful.

[Adrian_Visser]

Good info I did not know this.

[boyd_dave]

cool i never noticed that date stamp.

so...which t.o. bearing did you use?

[jizo]

I didnt want to take over jonny5's post but here we go....
I think we are going with the most practical route, 30mm TOB. We dont have time to replace the output shaft (that was destroyed by PO) from the late tranny, and I dont have the $$$ right now to buy another tranny. Dont know where i can get one on the fly but guess its to the dealer mon morning.
Is there going to be a diffrence in feel and performance if we go this route?

[sharky]

Well I learned something, that there are 2 kinds of G260's Hopefully the TO bearing will fix it.

[99em1]

I don't see how a thicker throw out bearing is going to correct nearly an entire slave rod worth of slack. I could see it correcting an issue where the slave fits normally but still doesn't disengage the clutch. The thicker bearing isn't going to be over an inch longer. To show what I mean from left to right
E21 323(30mm) / 318is / 325i

[jizo]

AHHHHHHUUUUUGGGGG!! I'm just gonna forget about buying the kids Christmas gifts and go and get that tranny from Way in RI. LOL
I'll avoid all this headache and call it a day!!!

[99em1]

If you need a small output flange I have one.

[jizo]

I am under the impression that to change the output flange is a bitch. I was told that its not worth the headache. Only if i was going to re-build the tranny would be worth it. Is it that hard? Is it worth it?

[99em1]

Output flange takes a few minutes if its off the car. Never tried it on the car. Probably sucks more.

[jizo]

Picked up a ANOTHER trany and it was GOOD!! Decided not to go with the bigger TOB. Now Im happy. She started right up on Friday. I missed the fire up but Jonny tells me that she puuurs like a lioness!!!! Cant wait to brake her in this spring!!!

[jizo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKsa_qxG4nw

[erne325ic]

hi my friend i have the exact problem as you , m50 , m20 single mass flywheel , e30 clutch , and it feels bad , and it doesnt return good the pedal

i just order the e21 throw up bearing *21-51-1-204-525 *

this bearing fix your problem ?

[Blaine0002]

did you install the m20 pilot bearing for the nose of the tranny input shaft?

Oh crap.. I put an m50 one in.. Thats not gonna work with my g260 is it?
Im going to have to take all that crap off now....