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08-29-2018, 04:48 PM | #1 |
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Propshaft flex disc
Anyone replaced one of these flex disc, donut, guibo things or whatever it is their called?
The one on my wife's 2006 120d is starting to perish slightly, so will therefore need replacing in the not to distant future. Is this job easily doable on the drive with basic tools? Does the exhaust need to be removed? Will probably end up getting my mate to do it, but if its easy enough may have a go myself. |
08-30-2018, 01:22 AM | #2 |
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yep drop exhaust and its an easy job,,but id take it to an indy,,although mine is pretty cheap,,my e46 flex/bolts/centering bush all got done last year,,febi parts from buycarparts.co.uk about £130 for the lot,,but id also do the centre bearing while its all off and the centering bush as said..i watched as my indy did it..ill post what i got charged when i have a look at my history which i keep,,but sure it was around £50
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08-30-2018, 06:44 AM | #4 |
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Out of interest what were the symptoms to encourage change of guibo/ centering bush / centering bearing? I'm guessing there were reasons rather than just changing for the sake of it?
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08-30-2018, 12:38 PM | #6 |
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centre bearing was a proper shake with gearstick wobbling like jelly,,the doughnot needed doing as it gave quite a thump when engaging/releasing clutch,,when the old one cam off it was quite easy to see it was knackered,,the centering bush was fine,,bit since id bought it ..fitted it,,ive read a couple of instances wheer the centering bush never vgot replaced,and they had to take everything off again to change a £7 part..s
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08-31-2018, 02:57 PM | #7 |
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My E46 ate them for breakfast, but my E90 still on the original at 144k.
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08-31-2018, 11:52 PM | #8 |
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Could you describe it a bit more? I have vibrations at around 2k RPM when accelerating. It started after my clutch/DMF change. I was in a rush when putting everything back and didn't examine the crankshaft. I had it out and not sure if I fitted it back incorrectly or something. Could it be because I didn't line it up correctly somewhere? A mechanic told me I had to make marks before removing so I put it back in exactly as it was due to balancing. Could that be true?
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09-01-2018, 06:19 AM | #10 |
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I think he meant propshaft not crankshaft.
But in answer to the question - yes the propshaft must be marked and put back together exactly the same as it was taken apart due to the balancing of it (from what I've been reading about it). If you don't then you are likely to suffer with vibrations which is what sounds like you may have done. |
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I guess I'll have to get under there again sooner rather than later. I have to replace the heatshields anyway. Any ideas how to get the propshaft back how it was? It what.. 3 positions at one end and 3 at the other, that's 9 possible "combinations"? |
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09-02-2018, 01:57 AM | #14 |
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I'll get under there and see if there are any marks there already from when they originally balanced. If not I'll just have to lift the rear end up whenever I have time and move the shaft one bolt over. And keep doing that until the vibrations go away.
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09-02-2018, 05:11 AM | #15 |
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Slightly OT but are you doing the heat shields because they’ve corroded near the bolt? I did mine yesterday, bought some heat shield material and made big “washers” to pull the heatsheld back nice and tight. And tight describes me, not spending money on new heatshields :-)
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09-02-2018, 12:43 PM | #17 |
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I used to have a vibration through the car when I floored it at low RPM’s so though my donut was gone but since fitting polybush inserts in the subframe mounts it’s gone away.
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