can anyone identify this M3 centre bearing?

[gareth]

i need a new centre bearing for my M3 prop but i need to know if it's an early or late one... they changed in 09/87 according to this: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=26&fg=10

annoyingly i can't trace the chassis number or number plate of the M3 to do it the easy way...

this is the car that the prop came from:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/ ... 71ea6a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/ ... 066a88.jpg

this is the centre bearing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/ ... 0cf39a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/ ... 2b5c5a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/ ... 79367c.jpg

any ideas?

[kam-325i]

What numbers/Letters are stamped on the part ?

[fuzzy]

it looks the same as the one i just fitted to my 91 touring. dont know if the 325 and m3 shares the same prop though.if it is i got it from ecp for Ԛ£28

[gareth]

there's not part numbers or anything on the bearing.

it looks like my 91 touring one too... but i don't know what make it an early / late one...

[Martinaston]

The only difference between the early and late is the distance betwwen the mounting holes, its the same part for all E30's so just get the one that matches the year of the chassie it's going onto.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partxref.do? ... &showus=on

[gareth]

ahaaa, cheers mate.

a bit wierd that list doesn't include the touring though...

late one it is then.

ta!

[Martinaston]

Offer it up to the underside of the car before you fit it to the prop so as not to put it on the wrong way round.
One side is slightly shorter than the other on the late version.

[gareth]

will do though i could compare with the M20 one i'm removing to be sure.

cheers