Yeah the key is to cover the entire gasket in black permatex. My rear diff is wet but not dripping so that should eventually get replaced.
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Originally posted by Maybe Magpie View PostHi friends! New PNW (seattleish area) e30 owner here....
What do you all think? Good plan? Too much, too little?
I spent all winter working on my house and waiting for our little son to show up. I hit a triple all in one week in early may: I got an offer on my house, we bought a sweet woody spot in kingston (with a shop, finally!), and we welcomed our little boy to the world on May 7th!
Also the car is looking dreamy with the mt1 kit and RMs on.
Where are my Kitsap people at?
Peter
-Peter
318is slicktop | F15 35dM | F250 SD
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Repeat post in a couple of NW forums. Looking for the stamped steel rear shift mount bracket, called a "bow," # 25111207113 for an early shift plate transmission.
Anyone have one in a box or under a parts car? I probably shouldn't start a manual swap without this piece.
If I had accurate dimensions, I could maybe have one fabbed from thicker flat plate steel (?)
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Okay - I looked and remembered I sold that part with some shift linkage stuff I had.
That being said, it shouldn't take too long to make that bracket out of some scrap metal, weld a bolt onto one end and that should get you by until you can find the legit part. Just my .02; ended up doing the same thing in another build and worked great.clutchCTRL!Move with a purpose.- 1991 325iX 4dr/5spd- 1976 2002 SlickTop/2.7i M20/G260- 2000 323i AT2016 Mazda CX3 Sport AWD
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Yep. Ordered a new rubber bushing for it.
I'm still confused about how this all attaches - The upper and lower steel bows bolt together at the stud. They hold the rubber bushing, which fits in the hole in the shift plate. Does this assembly actually hang from the tunnel sheet metal? I haven't seen a manual installation in person. Otherwise it's all cantilevered off the two forward shift tower mounts at the rear of the gear case.Last edited by LateFan; 07-20-2020, 10:39 AM.
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