drive shaft question

[leadguy.howe]

ok so my drive shaft snapped in half this is in a 85 318i m20b20 swapped 5 speed 4 door and i had another e30 sitting around a 325e 85 5 speed 2 door so i took the drive shaft out of it and tried to use it but from the csb to the trans it is to short, i read in another forum that it dosent matter if its for a 2 door or 4 door is this true??

[mikegar]

true, the 4 door and the 2 door are the same wheel base. 101.something". i just recently did a 5 speed swap and the donor car was a 2 door and my car is a 4 door, evrerything was the same.

[leadguy.howe]

hmmm im so confused then is it just 325e's? or what??

[mikegar]

the motor that is in you car is it a 4 or a 6 cylinder?

[leadguy.howe]

its a 6 cylinder m20b20 it was swapped

[mikegar]

are the transmissions the same length? are the flexdiscs the same?

[leadguy.howe]

well see im not really sure about all that because when i bought the car the swap was already done the guy who used to own it told me that it came from europe and i tried calling the guy that had it before him but he didnt speak very good english, is there a way i can find this info out by looking at the trans? and what is the flexdisc?

[mikegar]

it is the thing between the drive shaft and the transmission

[leadguy.howe]

oh yea they are the same sizes are there longer ones? cause seriously when i bolt the csb up the front half of the drive shaft sits about a inch and a half away from the flexdisk so when i pull it closer to bolt it up my csb is angled and it eventually wears and breaks

[mikegar]

well normally the drive shafts are the same between the cars(eg 2 door 325 and 4 door 325). so im guessing that the transmission is different. or the motor mounts might be different.

[dashboardmonkey]

Is your CSB on the right way?

Post up a pic or two.

[E30_fiend]

you may not have a getrag 260.

how short is the drive shaft? are we talkin like an inch or less or multiple inches??







Taylor

[leadguy.howe]

well the one i used to have in it was skinnier than this one and longer like maybe an inch and a half ill post up some pics like tonight. the csb is on the right way and im sure of it im just so confused. what transmission comes with a 318i? isnt it a m10 motor?

[E30_fiend]

Yeah the early 318i's came with m10 motors. The later came with m42 motors. That's why I'm thinking the tranny may be different. One may be for the 4cyl motors and the 260 getrag for the 6cyl cars.







Taylor

[mikegar]

it might be the gearbox from the 320. its a 245 getrag i think