Removal of Vibration Dampener help needed.

[Mr.SWISS]

So for some unknown reason the VD is installed on the output shaft(mine wasn't)big deal. Why not remove the nut,tap out the studs, and be done.

[Beej '86 325es]

We ran across one of these during my friends clutch job. Added two hours to the cursing.

Did you have to have the tranny bolted to the engine and lock the crankshaft in place to remove and install the nut?

[vectorsc]

We did have it that way, but I don't know if we had to. Wow....you're in St Louis. Almost close enough to hear our cursing over here in Kansas City.

If you heard, "FUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHCK" and smacked your kid in the back seat for cursing you should tell him you are sorry and one of your internet friends set the record straight.

We removed the lock bolts holding the guibo onto the driveshaft, and pulled that sucker off there. You have to loosen the collar on the driveshaft to compress it sometimes, and it was a flaming biatch anyway. When we put it back on we'll swing the diff outta there to do so.

Or just leave the guibo out and pack JB weld in there. Probably have about the same chance of grenading.

[ron k]

Hey,

How did you finally get that VD off? Mine is the same as yours...My prop shaft is lying on my garage floor right now. I hammered on the round headed studs a little but to no avail. More pounding required? Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Ron

[Beej '86 325es]

Hey,

How did you finally get that VD off? Mine is the same as yours...My prop shaft is lying on my garage floor right now. I hammered on the round headed studs a little but to no avail. More pounding required? Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Ron

Na, it's sitting on the garage floor, same as it was a year ago. If I do anything with it, I'll probably do it after it's installed in the car. Otherwise, I no way to torque on the nut that holds on the output flange.

[ron k]

Impact wrench makes very short work of that. Buy one for about $100 (IR231) or rent it for a few bucks.

Cheers,

Ron