Shifter rebuild

[SamE30e]

Does the driveshaft and exhaust have to come off to change all the bushings?

[e30this]

no

[Jean]

Yes, unless you have very small hands.

[StereoInstaller1]

Driveshaft, exhaust, heat shields, transmission cross brace...just fucking do it, or beat your head against the wall for 3 hours longer.

[jlevie]

All I do is to unbolt the transmission cross brace and allow the rear of the transmission to droop. There's not much room to work, but if you are well acquainted with how the shifter is assembled the job isn't that hard.

[e30this]

I dont know about you guys but all I did was slide the heat sheild back once unbolted and then went about my business on the shifter parts.
didnt have to drop anything else.
guess it might help I have a lift ..

[Kingb]

I had a lift and only removed the tranny brace and heat shield like e30this. I bought the whole kit from pelican so it came with a new clip/pin on the tranny(the bitch one).

[drift]

Kingb, how did you remove & replace the dowel pin ?

[Kingb]

I called it the bitch pin in my post, but I used a little pocket screw driver and went from the top like I was comming from the engine and pried the locking tab off and that is why I call it the bitch pin. You can not see it only feel for the tab to slide the screw driver under. I had a new one so I just bent it off.
Just to make sure you are talking about #3 right?? http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...27&hg=25&fg=05

[drift]

No, i was asking about the dowel pin / part # 18 on that website ^

[Kingb]

Well number 19 is a wide flat clip that you have to use a small screwdriver to pry it apart and slide it back of the coupler. Then the pin will come out. You might have to push it through. Putting it back in is more of a PITA. Then slide the clip back over

My pin slide out while I was driving cause the clip rotated down and the pin slide out and my linkage was laying against my driveline. I put it back in on the side of the road only using the stock jack. Not recommended.