Re: 1985 325e slight shake

[alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx]

"Fisher, ED" <edwd@domain.elided> wrote:
> 
> The car is a 1985 325e with 42,000 miles.  Always garaged, always 
> pampered. This Saturday I noticed a slight thump in second gear at
> slow speeds.

Ed,
This is your car's way of telling you to drive it MORE!
;-)

> I have read on the digest before about "guibo" carrier bearings.
> Can a DIYer change these with decent mechanical skills and a good 
> service manual? 

Absolutely!
Guibo == flex disk. I think E30 Bentley (www.rb.com) covers the procedure.
If in doubt, join BMW CCA and our Lone Star Chapter and you will have the 
assistance of local and national tech advisors a phone call away!

> Can these go bad with age? 

Absolutely.
Generally, everything goes bad with age. Rubber components first and 
foremost. If you are going to start driving your car, prepare to replace 
all rubber components: suspension bushings, hoses, etc.

> Even on a car with these few miles? 

Age and rubber rotting has as much if not more to do with parts 
degradation that mileage.

> Can this be the cause of slight steering wheel shake (even after a
> tire change and careful balancing)? 

Nope.
Suspect front control arm bushings.

alex f

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