I had my 74tii towed to what used to be a very reputable BMW shop in Santa Cruz to have the following items fixed after my guibo suffered a catastrophic failure which trashed my driveshaft and also the output flange on the transmission. I hadn't been to this shop in a couple of years and was surprised that it was under new ownership. The longtime owner had retired. Bummer.
#1 - Replace Guibo (I provided new disk, bolts and locknuts (all original BMW parts).
#2 - Replace output flange on the transmission. (I provided new BMW output flange and lock plate).
#2 - Replace damaged driveshaft (I provided new factory BMW driveshaft).
#3 - Replace transmission mount (I provided new factory BMW 320i type mount).
#4 - Replace stock 4-speed shift lever with one that I rebuilt using new internal parts.
So, I picked up the car late on Friday night. I couldn't pick it up during the day, so I had arranged for them to leave it locked outside as I had a second key. No problem.
First thing I noticed when I started the car was that the exhaust pipe was banging against the body of the car. I had made that mistake myself before, so I knew exactly what the problem was. Fail #1 - Exhaust pipe not adjusted correctly and thus hitting body. Then I noticed that the shifter felt sort of strange, but I was able to shift and drive the car home. I know that the stock 4-speed shift lever has a slight bend in it which tilts to the driver side just slightly. Could they have installed it backwards? I checked the next day and sure enough. Fail #2 - Shift lever installed backwards. So, today I jacked up the car to take a looksie at the guibo to make sure that they installed the bolts correctly with the nuts on the flanges. Fail #3 - four of the guibo bolts installed backwards. Then to my surprise. Fail #4 - They had left the metal band on the guibo. You're supposed to remove the band after you get the driveshaft all aligned properly. Needless to say I was fuming at this point. All I can say is that they will never touch my car again. What a drag. Moral of the story is that I should have done the work myself. Live and learn. Hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day,
John