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YOUR RESEARCHJust changed the transmission mount, and found this part broken....
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Every time I have dropped my trans this flex disk stayed on the output shaft of the trans when I disconnected the cardan shaft.
Just changed the transmission mount, and found this part broken....
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I registered with this forum to inform that I my mechanic had installed the 318i guibo to my 996 c4 cardan shaft.
Just changed the transmission mount, and found this part broken....
Replace mount, the vibration gone
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Just changed the transmission mount, and found this part broken....
Use exact same flex disk
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Interestingly enough, my old '67 Mercedes-Benz 250SL and my '03 BMW M3 both used the exact same flex disk...
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Check on it next time i'm in
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It was apparently slightly thicker but they were confident that it would work well and will check on it next time I'm in.
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Replace entire driveshaft, they were able
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My indie did the same thing: since the Porsche Flex disc is not available without replacing the entire driveshaft, they were able to fit a BMW 318ti automatic Trans Flex disc in place.
Just changed the transmission mount, and found this part broken....
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just changed the mount, the vibration gone.
and found another part shot....how to call this part which the arrow pointing to ?? i tried to buy it online, but don't know how to find it. thanks.
thanks Doug, i will call Jeff this afternoon.
It is odd that this part seems is a very common part need to replace within a period of time, and i even could not find the part online
i went to the porsche dealer on friday, showed them the picture, and told them i need a flex disc/guibo, they did not know what is it, ehhh......................
LOL The flex disk shouldn't require a whole new driveshaft... Interestingly enough, my old '67 Mercedes-Benz 250SL and my '03 BMW M3 both used the exact same flex disk...
It certainly should not take a new cardan shaft. Every time I have dropped my trans this flex disk stayed on the output shaft of the trans when I disconnected the cardan shaft. That is not to say that Porsche only sells it with a cardan shaft, there are lots of parts that they only sell as part of an assembly.
Yes I agree it shouldn't...on my E39 BMW it was a separate part but I think on the E60 BMW it only comes as part of the shaft
I think it may be the case here too...but will let the parts experts determine that
Search around on R'list a little more. I just read a thread where someone used one from a 1984 BMW 318 automatic as a direct replacement @ $30.
Maybe it was Pelican??
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-996-997-forum/
IT WAS HERE
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ft-03-c4s.html
see post #8
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http://www.bmwpartsweb.com/BMW-Parts...D-E2E2217.aspx
I registered with this forum to inform that I my mechanic had installed the 318i guibo to my 996 c4 cardan shaft. The bmw's unit is 26 mm thick, about 7 mm thicker than the one fixed on the Porsche. Fortunately, the amount of free play at the cardan shaft allowed for this difference to be 'absorbed', so to speak. Bottomline is, IT FITS!! The BMW unit cost me US30 only. Good luck guys.
My indie did the same thing: since the Porsche Flex disc is not available without replacing the entire driveshaft, they were able to fit a BMW 318ti automatic Trans Flex disc in place. It was apparently slightly thicker but they were confident that it would work well and will check on it next time I'm in.
So far so good x 1 month!
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Is it possible that using the BMW flex-disk replacement described above could somehow affect the function of the AWD system (i.e. that it wouldn't be as "grippy" or otherwise responsive?)
KOPerformance.com has the proper porsche part. The BMW part I've seen (not sure if it was from a 318) is thicker as described, but the metal eyes do not stick out as they do on the porsche part, which fit into the transmission and driveshaft.
I found it on their website as Part 102539005-57 - are you sure it is the exact same as the Porsche flex disk? Have you ordered it from KO yourself and can verify? Thanks!
