Great will be back working on the car in the next few days, updating as I go along cheers

http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techart ... earing.htm

Useful How-To replacing propshaft bearing, length adjustable prop

"However, it is possible to adjust the length of each propshaft by a certain amount (up to 10mm) by loosening the collar nut (pictured) and pulling the two halves of the prop apart. Make sure you mark the two halves first in case you separate the prop completely" Thanks speedtouch, yep just saw that...

Thanks i have been through the link before.

It states that when using m40 box i will have to use m40 prop etc, which i am, i dont understand why there is a gap between prop and gearbox?

Any suggestions anyone

Hi chaps, right so ive got the M40 out and M42 in over the Christmas break. (All M42 components from an e30) However ive come across a problem, using my M40 Gearbox and propshaft etc there is about 15mm gap between box/guibo and propshaft? Any thoughts? ive used the following as suggested: M42 engin...

Good to hear, im looking forward to it actually, just need to free up some time. Just to get an idea, How long approx does the M40-M42 swap take? im reasonably mechanically minded.

Excellent write up, thanks for your efforts, i am just about to undertake this, and replace my 318 M40 with the 318 M42. So will be using your thread as my guide.

thanks, will keep you posted how it goes