engine and drivetrain Re Shift Linkage....is This A Wear And Tear Item?

[jrkoupe]

no. 11...

 

Ive never had this item in my hand, so Ive never eyeballed them......does it "wear'?.....

 

(any1 ever use the upgraded part by AKG for this item?....it seems from realoem that 02 and 320i share same pieces....AKG lists it for the 02.)

 

thanks

 

 

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=ST12&mospid=47140&btnr=23_0774&hg=23&fg=15

Edited September 10, 2013 by jrkoupe

[KFunk]

Those are the platform mounts, a.k.a. anti-vibration mounts, or something like that.  There are two of them.  They have fairly solid, thin rubber bushings in them, and yes they age and rot out.  They don't rot out as quickly as many other rubber pieces, but they do eventually. 

Edited September 10, 2013 by KFunk

[williamggruff]

Turns out you can shatter the metal housing.  Not sure how, but we managed to break two of those in a single season of Lemons racing.  Could be the occasional t-bone, frequent offroad excursions, or simply ham-fisted shifting.

[FunkyLaneO]

if your transmission leaks and they get fluid on them they wear out even faster.

[eurotrash]

I coated all the rubber bushed areas with silicone, to try and extend the life and protect from any leaking fluids.

Edited September 11, 2013 by eurotrash

[Maximillian]

My experience  in my own BMWs is that you replace the all the various bushings at once. Each of them makes up a small amount of play that equals a larger amount of play. Also If one is bad, it stresses out the new ones you just replaced. The whole system is designed to collapse and absorb energy in the event of an accident so they are usually good for about 70k, that is unless it is an E30 M3 which are replaced like every 20k

 

HTH,

Max

[M3M3M3]

My experience  in my own BMWs is that you replace the all the various bushings at once. Each of them makes up a small amount of play that equals a larger amount of play. Also If one is bad, it stresses out the new ones you just replaced. The whole system is designed to collapse and absorb energy in the event of an accident so they are usually good for about 70k, that is unless it is an E30 M3 which are replaced like every 20k

 

HTH,

Max

+1

when doing bushings, do them all at once.

[jrkoupe]

thnx to all for the insight.....