89 325i bearing?

[zerokid5555]

I spoke to a guy on the phone about a 89 325i. He had mentioned that the car makes a rattling nose shifting from first to second. He said it wasn't the transmission and that he thinks its the clutch bearing. He also mentioned it being a common problem for that year and model, does anyone know anything about this?

[Jean]

muffler hanger bearing?

[jlevie]

A bad throw out bearing would make noise every time the clutch was used, as would a bad pilot bearing. A noise that only occurs of a 1-2 shift sounds more like a problem within the transmission. But there are other possibilities. Get the car inspected by a BMW tech and you'll have a better idea as to what's wrong.

[zerokid5555]

scratch that miss communication,... he said he was told it was a shifter bushing and his mechanic said its better if you just buy a shift rod with a bushing in it already so you can just swap it out anyone know anything about this?

[zerokid5555]

sounds like i will need a shifter bushing kit..forgot to mention car has a short shifter kit..

[jlevie]

If one of the wear parts in the shifter need to be replaced, it is safe bet to say that they all do. Just get all the parts and rebuild the shifter.

[zerokid5555]

ya i plan on buying a shifter rebuild kit and doing so..also the clutch would come to the floor and not come back up..he checked it out and said the clutch needed to be bled. He said he took care of it today.