1976 BMW Motor Replacement - BoJo

[BeMyWay]

Hey Dudeland....I did an unscientific weight examination using an electronic bathroom scale:

• Stock 228mm flywheel = 18.2 lbs
• Ligthen 228mm Flywheel = 17.0 lbs

I went down the 228mm flywheel "rabbit hole" because of ignorance and convience. 

I purchased the lighten flghtwheel because it was all that was available in my price range and it came with pressure plate and clutch plate.

 

Using lessons learned...for my use it doesn't matter if I use a stock 215 or a 228 lighten or not flywheel. 

This is going to be a weekend car for the streets and none of this might not really matter what flywheel I use.

 

As the 'sage', TobyB asked, "WHY?"...i.e., what are you doing it for?  Statements like this help me to sift through facts and fiction.

I really like the way the 2002faq group thinks.

 

Thanks a lot!

a

 

[2002iii]

I'll buy that lightened 228mm flywheel if you aren't using it PM please.

[Dudeland]

15 hours ago, BeMyWay said:

Hey Dudeland....I did an unscientific weight examination using an electronic bathroom scale:

• Stock 228mm flywheel = 18.2 lbs
• Ligthen 228mm Flywheel = 17.0 lbs

I went down the 228mm flywheel "rabbit hole" because of ignorance and convience. 

I purchased the lighten flghtwheel because it was all that was available in my price range and it came with pressure plate and clutch plate.

 

Using lessons learned...for my use it doesn't matter if I use a stock 215 or a 228 lighten or not flywheel. 

This is going to be a weekend car for the streets and none of this might not really matter what flywheel I use.

 

As the 'sage', TobyB asked, "WHY?"...i.e., what are you doing it for?  Statements like this help me to sift through facts and fiction.

I really like the way the 2002faq group thinks.

 

Thanks a lot!

a

 

I have been on the site for some time and @TobyB has a lot of these things figured out. 

 

I am not sure that I was that much help, but I am glad you got things sorted. 

 

A video of a quick rip when you get it all sorted would be awesome.  As for me, we just got hammered with snow,  not so bad if you ski, but no good for 2002's. 

 

 

[BeMyWay]

Dudeland...you ROCK my friend!    You were help and continue to be of assistance to me.  "IF" I was paying for help, I would owe you a lot of money..., maybe I can pay you back in 2002faq dollars, it has about the same value as monopoly money...but some people still get excited!!!

 

Just as you noted, "TobyB has lots of these things figured out."...."he's been there and done that"! 

I'm glad, because it saves us from having a headache from trying to figure out what has gone wrong or "wondering if this is right".  Him sharing of his knowledge and wit, is a serious plus for this '02faq community.

 

We are really fortunate to have so many talented people on this forum...it is quite amazing. 

 

 

[BeMyWay]

19 hours ago, 2002iii said:

I'll buy that lightened 228mm flywheel if you aren't using it PM please.

 

Now see, you are reading my mind and that's not fair!

 

If I do decide to sell the 228mm lighten flywheel...then, I'll send you a pm, dm, mm???🤣

 

Thanks for checking.

[BeMyWay]

Okay, I'm back...did you miss me ? LOL

 

Well, I'm up to my old routine of trying to piece together BoJo.  In the process of installing the flywheel, I noticed the dowell was missing...how did I miss that?  So, now I am shopping for the pin and hope I can get it here by this weekend.

 

I've completed a few things:

• Cleaned the shifter assembly and dry fitted it to the transmission.
• Installed the exhaust and intake headers
• Rebuilt the 38/38...it looked to be okay, but why not?
• Installed new guibo
• Received and installed new motor and transmission mounts 
• More stuff...

 

I'm hoping to shove the tranmission in first and then the engine.  I want to make sure I get all the items connected on the transmission, because of such little room under there with the 5speed.

 

Here are a few pictures...the red wagon hauls!

 

My shift kit refresh

 

Shifty...

 

Hopefully soon I hear it roar to life !!!

 

 

 

IBB

[BeMyWay]

Okay,  I am getting everything checked before I button up the clutch assembly.

 

I have the pilot "needle" bearing installed in the crank...it came this way.  

 

So, I see that my pilot "needle" bearing does not use a cover plate and felt ring....?   Am I correct???

 

See listing below: 

 

My new engine with pilot "needle" bearing setup:

 

 

 

Anybody have any advice on the pilot "needle" bearing setup?   I thought it might throw the grease around the transmission nose shaft...but, there is no evidence of this happening on my old engine which has the same pilot "needle" bearing setup and nothing to hold the grease.

 

If not, I am going to slap 1-gram of multi-purpose grease and call it good as instructed above.

 

These little things are starting to make me a litle crazy!!!

 

Edited February 9 by BeMyWay

[Mark92131]

On 2/6/2024 at 8:53 PM, BeMyWay said:

I want to make sure I get all the items connected on the transmission, because of such little room under there with the 5speed.

 

Did you change the seals on the shift selector and output shaft?  Mine looked good until I fired up my engine and they proceeded to leak.  Now I'm looking at pulling the transmission back out.

 

Mark92131

[BeMyWay]

On 2/10/2024 at 1:09 PM, Mark92131 said:

 

Did you change the seals on the shift selector and output shaft?  Mine looked good until I fired up my engine and they proceeded to leak.  Now I'm looking at pulling the transmission back out.

 

Mark92131

 

Mark...the seals are in great shape.  I will pull the output shaft and look.  I can see the other seals and they seem to be fresh. 

 

Thanks for the reminder.

 

[BeMyWay]

I had a little time between "whatever I really claim to be doing (I'm married)", and installed the flywheel.

 

It's nice to see this engine coming together.

 

Used the flywheel lock:

 

 

 

Added a little lipstick to show the timing marks:

 

 

Edited February 12 by BeMyWay

[TobyB]

Ohhhh.  

I hate to be 'that guy'.

 

but.

 

The only needle pilot bearing I've ever installed had a rubber seal on it, 

like an integrated wheel bearing seal AND the bearing itself.

The reason I remember was that it took a special tool to install it,

so that I didn't crush the seal or damage the bearing.

It was made by INA.

 

It seemed like a really good idea, since it would help to try to keep junk out of the delicate

little needles...

 

t

 

[jimk]

2 hours ago, TobyB said:

It seemed like a really good idea, since it would help to try to keep junk out of the delicate

little needles...

The needle bearings for the throttle shafts and throttle linkage shafts on the S14 have seals like that.  Locating replacements is a bit of a search.

[TobyB]

false alarm-

looks like the current version no longer has the integral seal

if the picture is accurate.

 

sorry.

 

t

BMW 2002 Coupe 2002 2.0L L4 Pilot Bearing (Needle Type)

WWW.RMEUROPEAN.COM

 

[BeMyWay]

I almost went there...

 

 

Seriously, I really appreciate hearing from you all...no matter what the reply.

 

Thanks!

Edited February 13 by BeMyWay

[BeMyWay]

Doing a test fit and I think we are ready to install...