propshaft?!

[bmw9818]

questions, ballsed up my propshaft refitting basically doing rear end gearbox etc, did the rear end first then engine/box, however waiting on some parts for the front did the rear first then front, and now the prop wont go on?



ive split in half but still..

325i,

[Brianmoooore]

Thought I'd already replied to this?? Why won't it go on exactly? Prop. doesn't need to be split to fit it, and I hope you've put it back together with the same splines engaged with each other as it was originally.

[bmw9818]

Yeah it's lined up as per the dots, was a late night yday working on it! the prop wouldn't go on due to the guibo cover on the gearbox end, this morning undid this and bolted the prop up to the guibo and slid on,

[Brianmoooore]

Guibo cover is a harmonic balancer, and can be removed permanently with no ill effect. It was only needed with the original design of guibo, which will have been long since replaced.