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New stuff installed!! I hate it!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="teejay" data-source="post: 220903" data-attributes="member: 51"><p>chris</p><p> </p><p>i'll try and answer to my best knowledge</p><p>1. clutch was not aligned properly with a clutch alignment tool, not many know of this, one big symptom is the clutch slipping feeling - go get it aligned or go to a workshop that has and can do this, else your clutch will wear out prematurely</p><p> </p><p>2. e36 tie rods have a stop nut , if you changed yours new without the nut installed, your steering will eat into the side of your chasis, e.g. tire hitting the sides - solution is to check if the nut has been installed as e36 sterring dimensions differ from e30s so there is a need for the 'bumpstop' nut</p><p> </p><p>3. rear absorber mounts have a this gasket between the body and absrber, so if this is missing you will still get the sound occasionally - go buy or make this gasket, think it cost rm2 or so, but will eliminate the sound</p><p> </p><p>add- you may have bought a wrong clutch kit as the clutch kits has to have corresponding clutch slave cylinder which are sometimes longer or shorter</p><p> </p><p>what is your gearbox model ,where did it come from, which car, which model, which year, and did you use the old slave pump or did you use the slave pump that came with the gb?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teejay, post: 220903, member: 51"] chris i'll try and answer to my best knowledge 1. clutch was not aligned properly with a clutch alignment tool, not many know of this, one big symptom is the clutch slipping feeling - go get it aligned or go to a workshop that has and can do this, else your clutch will wear out prematurely 2. e36 tie rods have a stop nut , if you changed yours new without the nut installed, your steering will eat into the side of your chasis, e.g. tire hitting the sides - solution is to check if the nut has been installed as e36 sterring dimensions differ from e30s so there is a need for the 'bumpstop' nut 3. rear absorber mounts have a this gasket between the body and absrber, so if this is missing you will still get the sound occasionally - go buy or make this gasket, think it cost rm2 or so, but will eliminate the sound add- you may have bought a wrong clutch kit as the clutch kits has to have corresponding clutch slave cylinder which are sometimes longer or shorter what is your gearbox model ,where did it come from, which car, which model, which year, and did you use the old slave pump or did you use the slave pump that came with the gb? [/QUOTE]
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