How To Guide - E36 Steering Rack Swap

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  • der affe
    Moderator
    Technical
    • Dec 2005
    • 8452

    #196
    just picked up my e36 3.2 rack today. Robert, just to clarify, you need a e30 knuckle or an e30 knuckle for the core?
    greg
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    • RobertK
      Kicked cancer's ASS.
      • Jun 2005
      • 5864

      #197
      Originally posted by der affe
      just picked up my e36 3.2 rack today. Robert, just to clarify, you need a e30 knuckle or an e30 knuckle for the core?
      greg
      Just a knuck for the core. I have one or two extra laying around.

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      • der affe
        Moderator
        Technical
        • Dec 2005
        • 8452

        #198
        Originally posted by RobertK
        Just a knuck for the core. I have one or two extra laying around.
        sorry, i meant to say e36 or e30
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        • japspecvr6
          Mod Crazy
          • Apr 2005
          • 602

          #199
          Boy did i have my share of this thread. lol

          M52 |S52 Cams|E36 Rack Swap|GC Coilover Kit |. . . . . . . . . More To Come

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          • nefarious7907
            E30 Enthusiast
            • Jan 2005
            • 1170

            #200


            Is that a factory non riveted knuckle? 12/83 production date and realoem shows nuts and bolts for it. I am swapping my rack out this week, in 20 degree weather.


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            • Doughnut
              E30 Modder
              • Oct 2007
              • 869

              #201
              Originally posted by nefarious7907
              Is that a factory non riveted knuckle? 12/83 production date and realoem shows nuts and bolts for it. I am swapping my rack out this week, in 20 degree weather.
              You have the older 84' style just like mine, and this is what i was thinking about when the OP talked about putting spacers on the steering shaft.

              The only way i can see you shortening it is if you cut the shaft in the midle and re weld it, or cut the end of the yoke on each end as much as you can and push it on the splines as high as it will go...

              Or get the later style, if it retrofits?
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              • nefarious7907
                E30 Enthusiast
                • Jan 2005
                • 1170

                #202
                I got mine out today and it appears that I can just do away with the rubber bit and I should be fine ???? Dunno?


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                • Doughnut
                  E30 Modder
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 869

                  #203
                  Originally posted by nefarious7907
                  I got mine out today and it appears that I can just do away with the rubber bit and I should be fine ???? Dunno?
                  I guess, though i dunno what it will do to the dampening in the steering system...
                  It will gain you what? 1/2, 3/4 of an inch?
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                  • nefarious7907
                    E30 Enthusiast
                    • Jan 2005
                    • 1170

                    #204
                    It would remove 3/4 of an inch from the knuckle, but the pin in the middle will have to be shortened and made a bit narrower. I dont really see a need for the pin since I am not offsetting it so I may just lop it off tomarrow.

                    But on another note that knuckle was a SOB to get off, I have just about rebuilt my entire car and removing the steering rack and that knuckle has to be one the of the dirtiest jobs I have ever done, power steering fluid was everywhere. But that knuckle was on there and had no intention of ever coming off. Luckily I had a BFH and a crow bar. A set of brass drift punches could come in handy too.
                    Last edited by nefarious7907; 01-06-2008, 11:42 AM.


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                    • Doughnut
                      E30 Modder
                      • Oct 2007
                      • 869

                      #205
                      Originally posted by nefarious7907

                      But on another note that knuckle was a SOB to get off, I am just about rebuilt my entire car and removing the steering rack and that knuck has to be one the of the dirtiest jobs I have ever done, power steering fluid everywhere. But that knuckle was one there and no intention of ever coming off. Luckily I had a BFH and a crow bar.
                      When i replaced that rubber uni back when i first got the bimmer, i removed the coolant header tank out of the way to get better access.
                      I was flushing the coolant at the time anyways :D
                      Post some more pics up nefarious7907.
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                      • nefarious7907
                        E30 Enthusiast
                        • Jan 2005
                        • 1170

                        #206
                        Originally posted by Doughnut
                        When i replaced that rubber uni back when i first got the bimmer, i removed the coolant header tank out of the way to get better access.
                        I was flushing the coolant at the time anyways :D
                        Post some more pics up nefarious7907.
                        Wow my english was broken and grammatically challenged in my last post.

                        But I removed a lot of stuff topside, but I ended up doing all of the wrenching from under the car.

                        Here are few disected pics of the the knuckle.






                        I am going to go chop the male portion off right now and see if I cant get my steering put back together.


                        http://www.cardomain.com/ride/657387

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                        • Doughnut
                          E30 Modder
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 869

                          #207
                          Did you leave a stub of the males penis to stick into the plastic bush on the yoke? If you did, looks like you would have had to machine the penis's OD down a bit.
                          Any updates?
                          Has it all fit together?
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                          • nefarious7907
                            E30 Enthusiast
                            • Jan 2005
                            • 1170

                            #208
                            Its going to be reinstalled here in a few minutes I just though I would post some pictures up before it goes in

                            I machined the unit down a bit and it fits snug in the hole





                            http://www.cardomain.com/ride/657387

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                            • nefarious7907
                              E30 Enthusiast
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 1170

                              #209
                              now that I got it back in I dont think that I had to modify it at all, but it looks like it will work just fine anyways.


                              Modding is over-rated FYI


                              http://www.cardomain.com/ride/657387

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                              • Doughnut
                                E30 Modder
                                • Oct 2007
                                • 869

                                #210
                                Originally posted by nefarious7907
                                now that I got it back in I dont think that I had to modify it at all, but it looks like it will work just fine anyways.


                                Modding is over-rated FYI
                                What? You didn't need to remove the rubber uni? Can you notice any difference without the uni?
                                Pics of install, this will be happening to my 84' shortly :)
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