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Not one of the greatest movies of all time, but 'The Karen Carpenter Story' had one of our Coupes in it. It shows her manager driving my 2800CS into her driveway when they got their first big break. From what I was told, he owned a Coupe and they wanted to be as authentic as possible.

I had already planned to replace the seal again if I decide to replace the crush sleeve. It is inexpensive but it takes a lot of disassembly to get to it and the crush sleeve. I thought the same thing about the cooling fins. If it has them it must get pretty warm. I will continue to monitor...

I replaced the differential input shaft seal using the BMW method 'without replacing the crush sleeve'. I resolved the minor leak but am a little concerned about my work. I ended up rotating the nut about 5-10 degrees farther than the original position and still did not quite get to the...

Oh, I forgot to mention that Mike was right on about the seal. It is a 30x42x7 mm lip seal. I ordered a Timken seal.

I got the transmission out today and found the front seal wasn't leaking at all. The leak was though one of the studs on the front housing (slave guide flange). I don't know why it suddenly started leaking there. I will seal all those studs really well when I put it back together. What I did...

I will verify the dimensions when take the transmission out this weekend and check out those sources. Thanks for all the help. I will report my findings. I use both O'Reillys and Rock Auto frequently. Gary

If Mesa Performance can't come up with a seal, I will pull the transmission and carefully remove the old seal to get dimensions. He ordered it even though it is NLA. He said sometimes NLA orders show up even if it is 6 months later. I had already decided I would be using RTV in place of the...

I am looking for a transmission front seal for my manual ZF transmission (70 2800 CS). It is listed a NLA. It seems that seals are still available for the Getrag transmission but I really don't want to replace the entire transmission as a fix for a leaky seal. Does anyone have advice on...

I got it fixed and for anyone interested, that seal is still available from BMW. I got mine through Mesa Performance and it cost $25. I probably could have found it cheaper but I like to support Jim whenever I can because he is a reliable 'go to' for Coupes and is just a few blocks from me...

I will let you know what I learn.

I got the bush and pinion out. The bush has an O-ring on the outside and is wedged in there pretty good. It took a little force to get it out. Then, of course, the pinion just fell out. Dave, I think you are right about the typo. The seal inside the bush appears to be an O-ring with some...

Thanks Dave. I am getting ready to take more stuff apart to see what I am dealing with.

I have a leak from the transmission speedometer cable connection. I looked in my BMW blue repair manual and the only section I can find that mentions this area is under "Speedometer pinion-Removal and fitting". The instructions are: Detach speedometer shaft. Remove bush and speedometer pinion...

I didn't read the book but I got the CD and listened to it. It is a great story and I am a cat fan. Well, I love all animals. I can't wait for the movie to come out. A few years ago, I was playing the book for my crew chief while going cross country to a race. He was really into it until I...

I have found when my clock is working, the battery does not drain fast. When the clock is not working, the battery drains faster. My theory is; the mechanism that rewinds the spring is in the rewind mode and continues to draw current. However, I am sure there are other ways the clock could...

I think the only drawback to Webers is you have to learn not to floor it when the rpm is low. Otherwise, I think they provide better performance than the Zeniths. After over 35 years of running with the Webers I don't even have to think about throttle modulation. I think Webers are easier to...

I owned a "Pig" for 15 years and can assure you the E9 is not a pig. The FJ55 Landcruiser is affectionately called a "Pig". Not so much because of its performance (which was not great until you got it off-road) but more so for its shape. After owning my 2800CS for 37 years I would not...

I had a 1973 FJ55 Landcruiser that required yearly rebuild or replacement of slave cylinders every year. After four years of this, I decided to try Silicone brake fluid. I did it the correct way by replacing all the rubber and flushing all the brake lines with alcohol. I ran that Landcruiser...

I think I have a coupe of the originals that I never did install. I am slow to do things like that. I still have a BMW ACA decal on my windshield.

It is obvious that driver has been around that track a few times. Looks like the driver did everything about a perfect as can be done.