Auto to 5speed Transmission Conversion Write up(56k no

[Digitalwave]

Yeah man, you will know exactly what I am talking about once you remove the old pedals.

[morontron]

Cool thanks a lot man!
I'm sure it'll be easier to understand when I have the two pedals sitting next to eachother :)

[Digitalwave]

You will have the cut the upper section of the old pedals from the air bag car to use as a steering column support. The steering column is different on air bag cars and the non-air bag pedals won't have the upper support, so you're whole column will just flop around.

You can use the 3.73 open diff.

[morontron]

Not really but you'd better do one hell of a job inspecting them.
The more old parts you use, the more likely you will have to go back and redo something later when it fails.
Just use good judgement.

If I have an airbag car and am being supplied with non-airbag pedals (the opposite problem of what the author of this article had) , what will I need to do to make them fit?

Also my 1990 BMW 325i has a 3.73 open diff. Will I be able to use this or do I need a different differential? (haha) The parts car is an 87 325is btw.

Can someone send me the pictures and I will host them myself? jeremyjenewein at gmail dot com

[///M42 sport]

Is it really necessary to replace all the bolts/washers new?

[ptownTSI]

anyone have a host for the pictures yet?

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

can a gtg260 from 528e work in '91 325i?

yes, in fact, if you use the one from '82 or '83 or something, it's got external bellhousing/transmission bolts.....or something

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

can a gtg260 from 528e work in '91 325i?

[Digitalwave]

Pictures are completely unnecessary to do the swap, I did it all just by reading this article:

http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=articles&report=view&ID=00158&Section=11

[Digitalwave]

It's called a pilot bearing. A small gear puller can remove it.

[devarato]

its the bearing that fits inside the crank shaft, i presume for the input shaft of the 5spd to slot into....automatics do not have them

[Digitalwave]

Hey just wondering , Can you use the Old starter motor that was on the Automatic on the conversion to the 5 speed ?
or are they identical ?

They are the same, you can reuse it.

[RobertK]

So that reddish-brown wire is actually a ground?

[echothreezero]

Got it - 2x green w/ black spliced into the incoming power (green w/ yellow) for the reversing lights.

[echothreezero]

I'm doing this conversion right now. Everythign going to plan so far.

A few pointers: - use a big breaker bar on the torque converter bolts and a big F/O screwdriver on the ring gear and you'll be fine. Or get another breaker bar on the front pulley nut and wedge it against the ground.

- you can change pedals over on some models without removing the pedal box - I did. You still "teach the neighbours a few new words" if you have aircon like me and the lines get in the way, but a lot less hassle than changing the entire box.

- I haven't yet worked our the wiring thing. Some of my wires are diff colours. I have a brown, a Green with yellow, a blue with white and two green with black entering the plug.

Going by the write up I should be joining the two green and black with the green and yellow? Isn't green and yellow power in for the little shift console light and the reversing lights? Brown would be earth for the little console light, and blue the return via the reversing bulbs?

So do the green and blacks need to go to ground, or do they indeed get jumpered to the green and yellow. My manual says I could just jumper two pins on the ECU connector, but that territory really scares me!