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Shifter feel improvement for 02 (re:FAQ.18)

This is 2002 addition to Dale Beuning "Shifter feel improvement" in  
FAQ.18.

If shift lever feels loose: take LOWER part of shifter 

and try to lift it:              ^^^^^
if it can be lifted up > 1" or you can shake it left/right -
plastic linkage bushings (x) and (F) on picture are worn.

At least on 02 you don't have to remove driveshaft to replace
bushings. I've done it on my 72 02. 




                                          @
                                         /
                                        /  Shift Lever
                                    (D)/
\===================================== @ ================= Floor Pan  
====
             |(x) -Shifter Plate- - - -|--/
- - ------------]=[]@----------------------@
Trans-      ]  ]](A)   / --  (E)     (B)  (C)
mission     ]]]]]]]]]]/]Driveshaft]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
            ]  ]]    /
- - ------------]    _/
               (F)
02 picture note (E), (F) and (x)


You need to have allen 8MM socket, pretty long socket externder
(several small extenders are even better - extension will be
more flexible, but still strong). 

Overall extender lenght should be a bit more than (A) - (C) distance.
alse you will need 13MM and 10MM wrench and socket.

1.  Fix front wheels and right rear wheel,
    Lift rear left side of car - enough to lift wheel,
    put car in 3rd gear - you will need this to rotate driveshaft.
2.  put support 2-3" bellow trasmission. 

3.  remove left transmission support bolt.
4.  loosen two support bolts on right side. Remove 10MM bolts
    connecting exhaust to tranny.
    Tranny will be lowered on support.
5.  remove shifter support flange (F)-(E) - on F side it
    got plastic bushing - BMW sells it as one pice ~$30.
    

- -*- easy part done -*-

6.  (A) is two metal pieces with plastic bushings (x) in them 

    (~$10 from BMW).
    they are connected to transmission using two allen
    bolts. Shifter plate is connected to transmission thru
    (x) bushings using 13MM bolts (#).
    

 <front   -----\
          |x    ---------- (D)  - Shifter plate up view.
   TRANNY |x    ----------
          -----/
	 

 <front   #
          ----------------- (D) - Shifter plate left view
	 | x    -----------
  TRANNY  -----/
	   #
     Remove (#) bolts (use wrench to hold nut on top/floor side).
     Bolts are located right above driveshaft/tranny flexible  

     coupling:
     In this place you will need to rotate driveshaft - use
     your leg to move rear wheel (or ask your's wife to turn
     wheel) to get enough space for 13MM socket/extender to reach
     bolt.
     

7.   Now you can use 8MM allen socket on long extender to unscrew
     bushing-tranny bolts. After this done pull bushings back
     and put new ones.
     

Installation is reverse.

Remarks: 

1. in different catalogs i saw aftermarket ads about alloy bushings  

   to replace BMW plastic ones, but i never tryed them.
2. I've done this on 4 bolt driveshaft - it shold not be
   different (maybe easyer) for 3 bold driveshaft's (< 1970??)

If you are going to install new shifter linkage, you will need to
nack out pins on tranny/shifter side, detach shift lever
and slide out all construction.

Oleg
02 & M3 & 65% 02 (whell i weldet it for 3 days, primed, got paint,  
compressor - soon to be other 02, but still apart)