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Good places to find a 5 speed driveshaft for a 79 528i?

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:57 am
by oceancab
I've been looking online and from what I saw, remanufactured shaft prices seem to be around 500 bucks?

Also wondering what specifically I should be searching for, like part number and interchangeability and models that I can try to salvage from

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:10 am
by Mike W.
I think Mesa Performance is cheapest at about $325, but you would need a core.

You can use one out of a E12 or E24 thru 82 5 speed car. You can also use one out of an A/T car with a 3HP22 transmission which is most of them. They are slightly different in length, but close enough to use, which I have done several times in the past.

Good places to find a 5 speed driveshaft for a 79 528i?

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:48 pm
by peter claassen
I got a rebuild at Portland Drive line.

The cat and exhaust system cook the original u joint bearings


The rebuild includes much more robust ball bearings and a full re-balance



On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:57 AM, oceancab <joshquach@gmail.com (joshquach@gmail.com)> wrote:
I've been looking online and from what I saw, remanufactured shaft prices seem to be around 500 bucks?

Also wondering what specifically I should be searching for, like part number and interchangeability and models that I can try to salvage from






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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:14 am
by wkohler
Mike W. wrote:I think Mesa Performance is cheapest at about $325, but you would need a core.

You can use one out of a E12 or E24 thru 82 5 speed car. You can also use one out of an A/T car with a 3HP22 transmission which is most of them. They are slightly different in length, but close enough to use, which I have done several times in the past.
The driveshaft from an '85 535i fit perfectly with a 265 in my 530i. Got to use the late flex disc too. I lucked out with it being a Beyer shaft.

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:59 am
by Mike W.
wkohler wrote:
Mike W. wrote:I think Mesa Performance is cheapest at about $325, but you would need a core.

You can use one out of a E12 or E24 thru 82 5 speed car. You can also use one out of an A/T car with a 3HP22 transmission which is most of them. They are slightly different in length, but close enough to use, which I have done several times in the past.
The driveshaft from an '85 535i fit perfectly with a 265 in my 530i. Got to use the late flex disc too. I lucked out with it being a Beyer shaft.
I was wondering about that thinking it might but not sure. The list would then expand to that, 82 528e 5 speeds, and 82/83 528e and 533i A/T cars.

Re: Good places to find a 5 speed driveshaft for a 79 528i?

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:10 am
by oceancab
peter claassen wrote:I got a rebuild at Portland Drive line.

The cat and exhaust system cook the original u joint bearings


The rebuild includes much more robust ball bearings and a full re-balance



On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:57 AM, oceancab <joshquach> wrote:
I've been looking online and from what I saw, remanufactured shaft prices seem to be around 500 bucks?

Also wondering what specifically I should be searching for, like part number and interchangeability and models that I can try to salvage from






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how much did it cost to get the shaft rebuilt?