Help identifying gearbox! now with pics
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The 262 bit means it could be anything from an old 4 speed to an E30 M3 box. The only I.D is the series of letters and numbers stamped into the edge of the bellhousing.
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Lets have a pic, the linkage on a M3 box is very different to an E28 one.
PS I have an excellent low mileage tested M3 box sold with a warranty if somebody does not want to play lucky dips
PS I have an excellent low mileage tested M3 box sold with a warranty if somebody does not want to play lucky dips
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Andyboy wrote:The only I.D is the series of letters and numbers stamped into the edge of the bellhousing.
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I dont know what its from but the gearstick arrangement looks similar to e21/e28 ie the plate intead of a bar on e30
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Some say that leg belongs to The Stig, who used this very gearbox to carry out high-speed test runs for the forthcoming series of Top Gear.
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it has a removable bellhousing, so its not a common box
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100 % E24/E28 535. M3 has alloy shift linkage.
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Dogleg 5 speed.dough wrote:is it 4 or 5 speed?
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Gearbox mount looks quite far forward, possibly off a 6 cylinder?
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capnmchl wrote:Gearbox mount looks quite far forward, possibly off a 6 cylinder?
Have you read the thread ?
We now know exactly what it is.
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The problem is it is untested and undoubtably has worn layshaft bearings , at best.SHAZ325iSPORT wrote:Any idea on what its worth?
Put it on ebay and state untested, no guarantees and see what happens. It should still make 3/400 quid, possibly more. They are very sought after.
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Shaz, it is correct for either an E24 635 or an E28 535. But it can also be used in E30 M3s if the M3 specific linkage, bell housing and mounts are used. The intermediate ratios are slightly different but the bare box is identical .SHAZ325iSPORT wrote:thanks pete
should i list it as a e28or e24 m5 gearbox?
the last thing i want is to list it wrong and then having to refund
Many other performance cars used a variant of this box.
Put Getrag 265 'dogleg' in the title and the victims will find it !
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And once more!
Without this, you will not know exactly what it's for. Could be a sport dogleg box, could be overdrive - they look virtually identical. Some have syncronised reverse gears, some don't.
That's why you need the gearbox serial number, stamped into the edge of the bellhousing.
[/quote]Andyboy wrote:The only I.D is the series of letters and numbers stamped into the edge of the bellhousing.
Without this, you will not know exactly what it's for. Could be a sport dogleg box, could be overdrive - they look virtually identical. Some have syncronised reverse gears, some don't.
That's why you need the gearbox serial number, stamped into the edge of the bellhousing.



