M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road

[hotross]

12 thou is like the max. With a standard gasket it must of been close as...

Which gasket you using this time around with the M52b30?

[magpie]

progress report >>>>>>>>>>>




an hour in the morning will see it ready for the mot once the bonnet is on and the panel gaps lined up ....... lovin the bullseyes





got the "Ernst" back box fitted and it's very quiet campared to the scorpion ..... need to drive it first before i decide if it's staying .... no "Whafting" along here !



i need a double fog light swith of all things ..... can't find mine anywhere and i don't have any spare , i've got a single foggy switch so at least i can get the rears working for mot time .

[magpie]

she goes rather well

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[jmc330i]

Nice

[sweep]

Very good mick

[magpie]

cheers lads , got round to some bufty action today >>>>

cleaned all the grime off and fitted the new insulation , great improvement






also managed to squeeze in some councilness




///M-TECH innit

[magpie]

taxed, tested and covered 90 miles no problem ,

[jimbom30cab]

Awesome, give us the full low down on how the 3 litre feels over a 2.8 then

[jmc330i]

Looks good and after all the work a new MOT is a great feeling

Seeing yours makes me want to keep my RG wheels, but I've just bought 2 new 15" tyres for MOT

Id also be interested to hear the difference of the 3.0 over the 2.8

[magpie]

1st gear just wants to spin with hardly any effort and a bit embarrasing when i don't want to do it lol ...... 3rd gear pull is great i don't need to thrash the bores out of it now. The extra torque is just what the m52 needed , i found myself kicking the clutch to get the revs up into vanos quicker when it was a 2.8 .

95 mph at 3k revs

[ImysE30]

Looking good Mick

[appletree]

95 mph at 3k revs

What flavour diff you running?

Posted your tree out today, was away with work, sorry

[magpie]

3.07 torsen ....

[magpie]

i could be out by 5-7 mph with th 16's

[appletree]

3.07 torsen ....

Same as me, nice to have 6th as an overdrive gear isn't it

[magpie]

3.07 torsen ....

Same as me, nice to have 6th as an overdrive gear isn't it

yeah it's great , i kept going for 6th gear when it was a 5 speed

[magpie]

all my gears are fine but when on tick over the box is noisey unless i hold the clutch down ...pretty p1ssed off about this but not gonna let it spoil the moment as it works ok apart from this .


looks like i've been tucked up again, that's every gearbox i've had in the car now

anyhoo i've bought some better g/box gloup that might shut the box up a bit and my engine oil and filter turned up ...

[BenHar]

all my gears are fine but when on tick over the box is noisey unless i hold the clutch down ...

Might be the release bearing, Mick.

Ben

[magpie]

all my gears are fine but when on tick over the box is noisey unless i hold the clutch down ...

Might be the release bearing, Mick.

Ben

brand new clutch and bearing mate .

[appletree]

Could be wrong Mick but think there's 3 different types of oil for the 6 speeders depending on what colour sticker your box has known it, think there was a green, orange and yellow sticker. Don't know why there would be a difference but sure when I looked into it there was.

[BenHar]

all my gears are fine but when on tick over the box is noisey unless i hold the clutch down ...

Might be the release bearing, Mick.

Ben

brand new clutch and bearing mate .

How about the spigot bearing? Definitely the right size?

Ben

[appletree]

Might be the release bearing, Mick.

Ben

brand new clutch and bearing mate .

How about the spigot bearing? Definitely the right size?

Ben

Good point my standard IS one was the wrong size for the 6speeder had to get another off a beating company.

[rotta]

is it flywheel chatter? or maybe the lay shaft bearing is failing?

[jimbom30cab]

Mick, my 6 speed is the same, with the clutch up and in neutral it does clatter a bit.

I was worried about it , did a load of googling and it seemed a common thing.

It's not got any worse a year later on.

I used Royal Purple syncromax oil for your info.

[DanThe]

Its a Getrag thing

[magpie]

will any other 6- speed boxes fit i.e e46 one ??

i've got a zf 5-speed here but need a prop coz i cut mine up to fit the 6-speed

[magpie]

managed to locate a prop £75 delivered ... my eyes have been pulled out again

on a brighter note every coont else wants £99.99 + courier .

i'm not giving up on the 6-speed just yet ..... reconditioned might be an option .

[DanThe]

Id get it rebuilt Mick, will probably be cheaper than buying another worn box

[hennared323i]

wcpgw?

[magpie]

wcpgw?

pardon ?

[Jesus325iTouring]

What could possibly go wrong

[magpie]

it's already gone wrong .... a gearbox repair isn't going to be cheap and i'll probably have to pull the engine out to remove the box .

[Simon13]

My 6 speed box in my e36 has been noisey on idle for 40,000 miles like every other getrag box. Sound no worse than any M20 box i've had. I'd not worry too much

[Andyboy]

The rattle at idle is the lay gear having a bit too much play/backlash. I wouldn't worry about it. If it bothers you that much drain it and bang some EP90 in there - not even remotely recommended by the manufacturer but it'll quieten it down. I did this on a five speed E46 unit and it's still going now and the gearshift is fine - a bit baulky in very cold weather.

[Brianmoooore]

Was a handful of sawdust that did the trick in my day.