what goes in there?

[Crodell6]

I don't know what the assembly bolts up with... Can anyone help?

[tonerrrr]

Piece - o - rubber

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=25-11-1-204-422-M9&catalog_description=Buffer%20Stop%20for%20Shift%20Tower%2C%20318i%20%281984-85%29%2C%20325%2Fe%2Fes%20%28through%205%2F86%29%2C%20M3%20%281987-91%29%2C%20Each%20%20

[tonerrrr]

BTW: realoem.com

this is for mine production 3/86: http://realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?mo...4&mospid=47308

#7 http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...93&hg=25&fg=05

[pfahls1]

Mine is a 86 325es and does not have that.

[tonerrrr]

It's supposed to haha.

[pfahls1]

It's supposed to haha.

Interesting. I wonder what happened to mine? Does not appear to even have the bolt hole for one. Mine was produced in 04/86. Was this a update to later models or earlier models or are they all supposed to have the stop? I have not missed it. Lol.

[E30Gus]

Replace that rubber piece with an aluminum (or similar) spacer and it tightens up the slop a bunch.

[tonerrrr]

Interesting. I wonder what happened to mine? Does not appear to even have the bolt hole for one. Mine was produced in 04/86. Was this a update to later models or earlier models or are they all supposed to have the stop? I have not missed it. Lol.

In your picture you're cutting out the area we're talking about, do you have a pic more to the left of that shot?

[pfahls1]

In your picture you're cutting out the area we're talking about, do you have a pic more to the left of that shot?

Yep. I DO have that. Lol. :roll:

Mine appears to be farther to the left than the one in the picture the OP had.