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I recently had to replace the right outer tie rod. I started by going to Mesa Performance to obtain the part. I was told they are no longer available but another BMW model part will work. I think it was the tie rod for an E12. I was told it is different but has been used many times in an E9...

I forgot about this thread and never did follow up. I am now replacing an out tie rod and came across this thread while doing a search. The original steering problem was resolved by removing all the fluid in the reservoir and cleaning it out. I also replaced the old filter with a new one. I...

OK, Chris. Let me see if I can find it and I will let you know.

Chris, I molded a few and gave one to Murray used one for myself. I think I also sent one to someone else. I might have one left over from an initial test molding that is not perfect but is still usable. Let me know if there is any interest.

Would that be MoS2 grease? I don't think Molybdenum Disilicide has very good lubricative properties.

Sometimes, all it takes is cleaning of the contacts that activate the spring rewind. Some fine sandpaper remove the oxide layer very nicely.

I am guessing that is manual? If so I can take a look to see if I can find my old one that I replaced.

Great, I will PM that information to you.

If the radio picks up stations in the USA, I'll take it.

A 2000 TiLUX was almost my first BMW. I really liked that car but it had a dent in the driver side C pillar that bothered me. This car reminds me of it. A friend had one for a few years but was afraid to drive it because of the scarcity of parts for it.

I like a lot of John Mayer stuff. If he is doing only The Dead music, it should be great. To far for me to go see it though.

Ron, if that ? is for my post, you would understand if you were Mike. Its all about meeting too take a look at his parts.

Mike, sorry I could not make it back in the afternoon. Let me know when you will be there again and I will give it a try again. Gary

Thank you for the information on the MaxJax. That is exactly what I have been looking for. I have a low garage ceiling and I need something that is portable but does not get in the way of working under the car. I don't need it right now but for $1200 I would be happy to spend the money right...

That happened to my 2800CS about 10 years ago. The head was not cracked but I found a small hole leaking coolant into an exhaust port. Apparently there was porosity or some kind of defect in the head in that area and after many years of use it broke through. A little corrosion may have...

Thanks Chris.

I would like to stop by on Saturday to see if you have anything that might be of interest to me. What is the address of your shop?

Other than dealing with the smoke and ashes, all is good along the SoCal coast. I feel for the people in Anaheim Hills and parts of Orange and Tustin.

Plastic media should be a good choice if it does a good job of removing the paint and does not transfer to the metal. My company uses walnut shell for removing Aerospace coatings if we don't want to damage the substrate metal. The problem with walnut shell is it can leave an oily residue that...

Layne, you are correct. It is the compressive stress on the surface being blasted the causes warpage. It actually make the blasted surface longer causing to want to arc. The thinner the sheet metal the worse the warping.