Gearbox not going far enough

[Mohammed_A]

Busy fitting my s50(euro) , using the e36 arms with e28 mounts(could i use the e30 arms??), gearbox is short to the propshaft, what could the problem be? gearbox is a 260 getrag.....
please help

[PiercedE30]

loosen the collar nut on the driveshaft next to the center support bearing. Should give you enough play to bolt it up.

[318isbmw]

loosen the collar nut on the driveshaft next to the center support bearing. Should give you enough play to bolt it up.

Problem solved... Should fix it.

[Mohammed_A]

Thanks ......
after i loosen the collar nut, and bolt up the front, do i just tighten the collar nut where it ends up? and what size is the collar nut?

about the mountings, can the e30 mountings fit???

[IveGotIssues666]

Thanks ......
after i loosen the collar nut, and bolt up the front, do i just tighten the collar nut where it ends up? and what size is the collar nut?

Yup thats correct, and I beleive it's around 42mm or so. Should be able to get a rather large adjustable wrench on it.

Jared

[rThor432]

Two big channel locks works also. I usually wrap a couple of rags around the shaft where I'm biting in with the channel locks to avoid scuffing it.

[jahnaboi]

^ channel locks or pipe wrenches. That collar nut will solve your problem.

[Mohammed_A]

Thanks guys.....sorted