For those of you with e36 ZF drivetrain

[Jean]

Where there an early/late e36 ZF tranny?

What models came with a driveshaft we can use in our e30s? (4bolts vs 3)

[dpgrand]

There was a 310 (early) and a 320 (late) zf tranny i believe.

[Jean]

Would you happen to know when each was available or what cars or years had what? And possibly any differences?

Much appreciated. I am going to possibly pick one up and I want to be aware of the differences and to know what to look for.

[dpgrand]

e36M3 until 9/97 - S5D 310Z
e36M3 from 9/97+ - S5D 320Z
e36 328 (all) - S5D 320Z

I found this on Bimmerforums:

"the 310 and 320 are identicle except for one gear is a hair different i can't remember whether it is 3rd or 4th and the differance is in the hundredths. off the top of my head i would like to say it is 4th gear and one of the trans' has 1.23 and the other 1.24. that's it."

I can't find this info anywhere else however....

[chuck90m3]

I have two E36 M3 one E46 M3 and one E30 318is transmissions for sale if anyone is looking

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=120930

[Jean]

dpgrand - thank you!

[matt]

The driveshafts you're looking for came in any manual e36 328 or M3 with a 4-bolt diff flange. You do NOT want a 6 bolt diff flange.

[dpgrand]

np

[Jean]

Matt - I thought they were 3 or 4 bolt diff flange types? The one I am going to look at is still attached to the ZF tranny, came out of a 97 328 4door 5speed with sport package.

[matt]

No... CV style driveshafts have 6 bolts.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...08&hg=26&fg=10

[Jean]

Gotcha. The one in question should be 4 bolt then if I am understanding you right

[matt]

I dunno what that one will be, but you need one with 4 bolts.

[Jean]

i dunno what that one will be, but you need one with 4 bolts.

97 328

[FredK]

Yeah, there should be a yellow sticker on the back of the driveshaft. The sticker has last 6 digits of the part number. A 328i driveshaft should be labeled 227 283.

[Jason89i]

or e30 m3 shaft.