^^ nice. I'm at the point of ordering a rack as well. Just wanted to see a couple more cases of people installing them.
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Originally posted by 89325iturbo View PostWould anyone buy a remaned unit? Rock auto sells remaned ones for $200, that's with the core charge. Most of what I see on eBay is about that price or more.
I got the Z4 steering shaft in today and decided to chop it up. Heres what I found.
Outer plastic shield removed
Quickly learned it doesn't come apart unless you make this cut. There are little tangs crimped over the hole holding the ball bearings inside from falling out. Cutting the female part of the shaft here allowed me to see what was going on inside.
Here is what is inside
The male section also has a small clip holding the bearings from sliding off that end
The clip is easily removed to give access to the ball bearing assembly.
Ball bearing size in case you decide to fill the grooves with solid rod like wanganstyle
Depending on how short the shaft needs to be will determine what I do with mine. Either keep the telescoping ability or weld it together. I think keeping the bearing assembly inside is just fine. Whether the shaft is 8" long or 3" long, the same amount of bearings are holding the shaft together.
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My Z4 OEM rack showed up yesterday and lo and behold, E30 inner and outer tie rod assemblies fit the Z4 rack like I was hoping. The E30 boots will have to be stretched to fit over the Z4 rack but shouldn't be an issue, just more of a pain in the ass. Now I need to pick up a pinch bolt for the lower joint and it's ready to go in. Theres no way to use E30 lock washers so I'm going to red Loctite them in and call it good.
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Someone needs to measure the total throw and mm per revolution so we can compare it to the rest of the swappable racks.
per. turn------BMW Part #
- E30--------------36.5 mm--------32 13 1 092 335
- E30 M3-----------38 mm---------32 13 2 225 556
- E36 M3 '95--------41 mm--------32 13 2 227 191 *NEW 08.15.11 Pink
- E36---------------45.5 mm-------32 13 1 096 280
- E36 M3 96+-------45.5 mm------32 13 1 096 280
- E36 Z3 M---------45.5 mm-------32 13 1 096 280
- E46 (9/99-4/01)--46 mm---------32 13 6 753 438 *NEW 08.15.11 Pink
- E46 (4/01-9/01)--50 mm---------32 13 6 755 065
- E85 Z4 M---------51 mm---------32 13 7 836 844
- E36 Z3 non-M-----53.5 mm-------32 13 1 095 575Byron
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Originally posted by E30SPDFRK View PostSomeone needs to measure the total throw and mm per revolution so we can compare it to the rest of the swappable racks.
per. turn------BMW Part #
- E30--------------36.5 mm--------32 13 1 092 335
- E30 M3-----------38 mm---------32 13 2 225 556
- E36 M3 '95--------41 mm--------32 13 2 227 191 *NEW 08.15.11 Pink
- E36---------------45.5 mm-------32 13 1 096 280
- E36 M3 96+-------45.5 mm------32 13 1 096 280
- E36 Z3 M---------45.5 mm-------32 13 1 096 280
- E46 (9/99-4/01)--46 mm---------32 13 6 753 438 *NEW 08.15.11 Pink
- E46 (4/01-9/01)--50 mm---------32 13 6 755 065
- E85 Z4 M---------51 mm---------32 13 7 836 844
- E36 Z3 non-M-----53.5 mm-------32 13 1 095 575
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