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

[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

[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.

[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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[wkohler]

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.

[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.

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.

[oceancab]

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?