Transmission brace???

[DEV0 E30]

Shifter is really up to you and what you like. Experimenting is really the best way to figure out what you like.

The stock E36 M3 shifter SUCKS. Get an MZ4 or MZ3 shift lever and bend it.

Really? It's pretty much the same thing as a Z3 1.9 which is what I want to get for my other car. I don't like super low shifters.

[FredK]

Haha, well, I installed an M3 shifter into my car, and it feels like the shifter was placed in a bowl of pudding. I also run a MZ3 shifter on my E36. No contest.

I like a little more notchiness and a little less throw. But to each their own. I'm seriously thinking about just ditching it and getting a B&M race shifter for cheap. The Z4 shifter kit is like $80 from BMA or Understeer.

[e30ryan///m3]

You'll need 1, 2, 3, 7, (4) of 10 and (2) of 11, 12, 15. The stock E36 M3 shifter SUCKS. Get an MZ4 or MZ3 shift lever and bend it. You'll need the rubber boot from the E30 (part number 8 in the diagram), NOT the E36. The E36 rubber boot is too big, as I found out.

So I don't need number 9?

[FredK]

Whoops. Haha yes you need #9. I'll edit that post.

[e30ryan///m3]

Whoops. Haha yes you need #9. I'll edit that post.

Thanks!!!!

[DEV0 E30]

You may want to check out the UUC Clutch Arm Bushings since you're gonna be rebuilding the linkage. They replace #2 in the diagram.

Got a BMW with a squeaky clutch pedal arm driving you insane? Is it also sloppy, and slipping to the side? Quite simply, it is well-known that BMW's original clutch arm bushings are the culprit for these annoying problems. You can lubricate, replace, curse, even murmur obscure voodoo prayers - but none of that will work. The Solution: By simply replacing the stock bushings with the UUC Motorwerks Clutch Arm Bushings (made from self-lubricating UHMW*) you can permanently get rid of that annoying squeak and the side-slop. $20 per set is an inexpensive way to keep your sanity. * UHMW possesses a unique combination of physical and mechanical properties which enable it to perform well under the most rigorous conditions of wear and environment. It has the highest known impact strength of any thermoplastic presently made, plus high resistance to abrasion against a wide variety of metals. These properties make UHMW an exceptional material for industrial impact, wear and sliding operations.

LINK TO UUC STORE:

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Also: Delrin:

https://secure19.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/product_detail.asp?CS=uuc&RowID=7&All=True#Top

I put them on my m20 car but haven't driven it yet, I'll give my review in a week or so. We'll see if they are all they are cracked (no pun intended) up to be.

[FredK]

So the UUC clutch arm bearings work on the shift console too?

[browntown]

Someone needs to find a bracket that fits perfectly that someone welded together painstakingly, get the dimensions, draw it on emachineshop.com, and have them make 10-20. Should be able to get the end cost about 100$ a piece or less. I've been playing with the software, it's cool.

[DaN]

Anyone try running the e36 trans support bracket? I have a 90 325i with s50/zf
Right now to get it drivable ,I'm running the e30 325i bracket with a stock e30 trans mount on the left and a 320i mount on the right.

If its better, I will get the e36 bracket, not sure if the holes will be close, or if the dimensions will work in the e30.

I'm also running the m3 shift carrier and linkage with the z3 1.9 lever.
The z3 lever felt good with the stock trans, but it feels crappy with the ZF, it has long throws and its not very crisp. I was also running a brass bushing and bolt on the front of the e30 carrier, which was likely why it felt better.

I suppose I will get a z4m lever.

[kylebes1]

resurrecting for the second time

So did the combination of the 320i mount and the e30 mount solve the bracket angle issue?

[matt]

Just buy a bracket from the guy in MD who makes them.

...if you're too cheap to get a trans that actually fits. (Sorry 260 people, but you know I'm right.)

[DaN]

resurrecting for the second time

So did the combination of the 320i mount and the e30 mount solve the bracket angle issue?

It works for me, with the m3 zf trans. Not sure about the 260.