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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #60 on: 09 January 2019, 18:39:30 »
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Most likely a driveshaft joint stripped its splines,Beemer diffs are quite tough stuff normally  :y
I think you'd hear/feel that happening, Henry. Tigger said he lost power and didn't mention any nasty noises. It's more likely it's just popped out, I think.
But.....until the lazy bastard has a look and let's us know, it's only guesswork.
Yay!  :)

You forgot the smilie!  :y
A smiley might have made me look smug.  ;D
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #61 on: 09 January 2019, 18:46:55 »
Quote from: STEMO on 09 January 2019, 18:39:30
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 09 January 2019, 18:29:33
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Quote from: henryd on 03 January 2019, 18:42:01
Most likely a driveshaft joint stripped its splines,Beemer diffs are quite tough stuff normally  :y
I think you'd hear/feel that happening, Henry. Tigger said he lost power and didn't mention any nasty noises. It's more likely it's just popped out, I think.
But.....until the lazy bastard has a look and let's us know, it's only guesswork.
Yay!  :)

You forgot the smilie!  :y
A smiley might have made me look smug.  ;D

You smug Uncle STEMO?  ???  Nah!  ;D
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #62 on: 09 January 2019, 18:49:07 »
Not wanting to piss on the parade, but isn't the bit that's popped out connected to the drive shaft end by six bolts?

I suspect that the parts bill will include a new diff, two drive shafts, two hub flanges and a new swear jar... :-\

There's a decent BMW breakers over in Essex...

www.bmwspares.co.uk  :y
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #63 on: 09 January 2019, 18:49:20 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 09 January 2019, 18:46:55
Quote from: STEMO on 09 January 2019, 18:39:30
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 09 January 2019, 18:29:33
Quote from: STEMO on 09 January 2019, 18:22:05
Quote from: STEMO on 03 January 2019, 18:46:45
Quote from: henryd on 03 January 2019, 18:42:01
Most likely a driveshaft joint stripped its splines,Beemer diffs are quite tough stuff normally  :y
I think you'd hear/feel that happening, Henry. Tigger said he lost power and didn't mention any nasty noises. It's more likely it's just popped out, I think.
But.....until the lazy bastard has a look and let's us know, it's only guesswork.
Yay!  :)

You forgot the smilie!  :y
A smiley might have made me look smug.  ;D

You smug Uncle STEMO?  ???  Nah!  ;D
Do I detect a hint of sarcasm there?
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #64 on: 09 January 2019, 18:56:13 »
Quote from: STEMO on 09 January 2019, 18:49:20
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 09 January 2019, 18:46:55
Quote from: STEMO on 09 January 2019, 18:39:30
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 09 January 2019, 18:29:33
Quote from: STEMO on 09 January 2019, 18:22:05
Quote from: STEMO on 03 January 2019, 18:46:45
Quote from: henryd on 03 January 2019, 18:42:01
Most likely a driveshaft joint stripped its splines,Beemer diffs are quite tough stuff normally  :y
I think you'd hear/feel that happening, Henry. Tigger said he lost power and didn't mention any nasty noises. It's more likely it's just popped out, I think.
But.....until the lazy bastard has a look and let's us know, it's only guesswork.
Yay!  :)

You forgot the smilie!  :y
A smiley might have made me look smug.  ;D

You smug Uncle STEMO?  ???  Nah!  ;D
Do I detect a hint of sarcasm there?
Surely a given ;D
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #65 on: 09 January 2019, 18:56:39 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 January 2019, 18:49:07
Not wanting to piss on the parade, but isn't the bit that's popped out connected to the drive shaft end by six bolts?

I suspect that the parts bill will include a new diff, two drive shafts, two hub flanges and a new swear jar... :-\

There's a decent BMW breakers over in Essex...

www.bmwspares.co.uk  :y
The spline May have popped out, like this chap does with his little hammer
https://youtu.be/T43vjZeBtOA
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« Reply #66 on: 09 January 2019, 19:11:54 »
Quite possibly... although a more pertinent question would be how/why it's popped out :-\
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #67 on: 09 January 2019, 20:47:25 »
I'm thinking that there must be a circlip of some sort that holds it in and has come adrift.  :-\
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #68 on: 09 January 2019, 21:14:12 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 January 2019, 19:11:54
Quite possibly... although a more pertinent question would be how/why it's popped out :-\

There is a c-clip on the spline spigot stub that goes in to the diff. It is designed to retain the stub in a groove in the diff but is not designed for being pulled against with force. Baggy/worn suspension/worn rear subframe, that allows too much travel sideways is one of the causes. The c-clip alone will struggle to hold the stub in if sideways movement is present in the suspension. They even do a spacer that goes between the stub flange and the half shaft (6 bolt fixing that Al referred to) to try to minimise sideways movement but I believe this to be for the bimmer guys that run with high degree negative camber. Another theory is that as the spline/diff teeth wear they act like a vortex and spit the stub out.  :-\

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« Reply #69 on: 09 January 2019, 21:24:03 »
Now we're getting somewhere  :y
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« Reply #70 on: 09 January 2019, 22:00:15 »
Yes and I was pulling a hard U-turn when I lost power!  ::)  ;)
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Re: Dead Beemer!
« Reply #71 on: 09 January 2019, 22:02:14 »
Well, if you will be rough with it! ::)

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« Reply #72 on: 09 January 2019, 22:06:10 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 09 January 2019, 22:00:15
Yes and I was pulling a hard U-turn when I lost power!  ::)  ;)
Don't mention pulling anything hard. There are people on here who make rude comments about stuff like that.  ;D
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« Reply #73 on: 09 January 2019, 22:13:28 »
As Columbo would say 'Just one more thing'.
The guy in the vid I posted didn't seem to remove any C clip before he podged the stub axle out.  :-\
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« Reply #74 on: 09 January 2019, 22:23:10 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 09 January 2019, 22:00:15
Yes and I was pulling a hard U-turn when I lost power!  ::)  ;)
Have you had the wheel bearing on that side replaced?

Wonder if the wrong bearing was fitted and has allowed the shaft to move :-\
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