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RIP my Final Drive

Thread starter bluegrasspicker
Start date Sep 8, 2011

rxcrider

New member

Sep 9, 2011

JimMoore said:
That's very interesting. Thanks. Ya just can't win sometimes. I guess you have to replace your bearing, then do a fit-test, then order shims, then sit around until they show up.

You may get lucky and find that BMW holds their supplier to a higher standard. Hopefully a good manufacturer will avoid pushing the limits of the spec. You may be able to re-use the shim, I'd just measure to be sure rathern than shoving it in and hoping it is right.