E36 steering rack question

[Mveraguas]

You just asked a sub-elementary question; the rack has nothing to do with what steering wheel you have. Frankly, the rack doesn't have anything to do with anything steering column or wheel related besides the knuckle and tie-rods. Also, I HIGHLY doubt you have an e36 steering wheel as the e30 splines and hub are completely different than the e36 splines and hub.

Don't worry, I still make panic-threads too; it's better you post and ask now before posting a thread two weeks from now with a $400 wheel going: "Maherderp! Iht dun fehht!"



...And we all simultaneously laugh our wieners off at you.







There was and is ample amount of information on the board to where all your basic questions (such as the one you asked) are covered. Frankly, most of the time I only ask questions AFTER I've done the work to my car myself and I've tried every possible solution but I'm still left scratching my head because something is amiss. Most of the time, the work I've done goes smoothly because I've spent ample hours upon hours gather information about the work I will be performing on my vehicle so I understand the mechanics of what is going on.


I guess we all start somewhere though..

Wow you're so high and mighty!

How about this. Stfu and gtfo.

[Mveraguas]

http://imageshack.us/a/img843/3182/45pi.jpg

Not an e36 wheel?

Mister fucking perfect over here

[AndrewBird]

That is the factory e30 airbag wheel.

You might want to relax a bit and not take things so seriously or personally. Being humble about you knowledge (or lack there of) will get you a lot further than yelling and insulting people who are trying to help you.

[JinormusJ]

Well insert foot into mouth

[Mveraguas]

(inserts foot in mouth)

I apologize.

[JinormusJ]

E36 steering rack question

No worries man
I wouldn't be part of this community if I didn't want to see people and e30s grow better.

I was just simply saying that before even e30 specific information, you might want to touch up on basic car systems and how they function; I was just basing this on your basic i oration. Normally you'd also want to add additional information like model, year, maybe pictures of work done etc.
The more information you provide the boards, the more people are willing and can help you


Luckily; the systems on an e30 are very easily identifiable and very easy to mod as there are tons of newer BMW OEM goodies that are direct fit or modifiable upgrades. M42s and m20s are moderately strong engines and are for the most part very user friendly in terms of maintenance and modding.

Just be sure to unhook your battery when you unplug your SRS airbag. If you don't, you will get an annoying SRS flash above in your check panel above your head (ask me how I know).

[jalopi]

Also - just in case you didn't know - most airbags have capacitors in them (basically a "battery" that drains over a set period of time).

Just to be on the safe side, I'd disconnect your battery (which was previously mentioned) but also wait a half hour to an hour before messing with the airbag. The capacitor should go dead by then.

[TobyB]

Thought this was a place for people to get together and share knowledge to help each other out.

no, that sometimes happens by accident, but as you've found, it's usually where we
come to tool on whoever inserts foot in mouth first.

And on that note, doesn't the E36 rack suck about as much as the E30 one?

hee

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[Andy.B]

no, that sometimes happens by accident, but as you've found, it's usually where we
come to tool on whoever inserts foot in mouth first.

Haha. So true.

[JinormusJ]

And on that note, doesn't the E36 rack suck about as much as the E30 one?

No; the e36 rack is much much faster an has more overall travel than the e30 rack; it is a fantastic rack for a daily driver.

You may be confused as they are both progressive ratios (the center of the rack doesn't turn as fast as the ends do). The linear rack (Z3, e46 ZHP, Z4MC) are racks were the steering is constant all throughout; meaning the center is just as quick as the ends at full lock.

People believe because of that, that the linear racks are superior; myself included. However, the e36 rack is still a huge improvement over the e30 one (heck, even a better improvement than the e30 M3 rack)

[Mveraguas]

Thanks for the info JinormusJ

[JinormusJ]

:up:

[TobyB]

No; the e36 rack is much much faster

That's odd- the rack in my 94 e36 is slower than the Queen Mary.

The car DOES turn very tightly when you spin and spin and spin it, but shit,
it takes at least a hundred cranks to get it heeled over to full list. I never counted-
hey, time to go get coffee and see how many turns it really takes. Back soon.

(no, I don't want to be at work right now, why do you ask?)

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