m tech 1 steering wheel
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Topic: m tech 1 steering wheel
Posted By: 3.0csl
Subject: m tech 1 steering wheel
Date Posted: 19-January-2007 at 12:18
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Will an m tech 1 sttering wheel from an m3 e30 bolt straight into my 1985 m6? Thanks in advance.
Rohan ------------- Rohan Murphy 3.0 csl 2285146 3.0 csl 2275522 |
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Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 19-January-2007 at 16:27
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Yep no problems Rohan Paul -------------  95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: 3.0csl
Date Posted: 19-January-2007 at 18:01
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Paul, Thanks for your help. Regards, Rohan ------------- Rohan Murphy 3.0 csl 2285146 3.0 csl 2275522 |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 19-January-2007 at 21:15
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No probs! The M-Tech 2 steering wheel will also fit as well Paul ------------- 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: Sohlman
Date Posted: 20-January-2007 at 00:36
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Had a Mtec 1 originally on my six. However you will find an E30 M3 mtec 1 wheel is slightly smaller as the E24 shares the Mtec diameter with the 5 series cars that had them. Not that this is a problem as it will give you a slightly better turn in.
James -------------  Sunday 10th July Brooklands Sharkfest and Big Coupe Day. http://635csi.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ - Coupe Events
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Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 20-January-2007 at 17:32
What month in 1985 was your M635CSi built, Rohan? If it was built before September 1985 (and some were), then the M-Tech 1 steering wheel should be a coarse-splined one (24 splines, I think). BUT: If built from September 1985 onwards, then you need a fine-splined example (36 splines). They are not interchangeable, unless you know a way of swapping hubs. My knowledge of E30 M3s is minimal, but I get the feeling that all of them may have had fine-splined steering wheels, since they followed the M635CSi onto the market, particularly in the UK. -------------   
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3.0csl wrote:Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 20-January-2007 at 17:51
Er, hand on a mo. As Horse says, the splines vary - plus on pre-9/85 cars the steering lock operates on the coloumn shaft and on later cars an E30 style steering lock engages with teeth on the inside of the steering wheel. Put another way - if you can remove the steering wheel (22mm nut) with the kets out of the ignition you have the early sort and no, the later E30 wheel will not fit. A B plate E23/E24/E28 car (UK) will have the early type whereasd most (but not all) C plates have the later E30 wheel. ------------- |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 20-January-2007 at 18:22
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Another clue is to look at the (admittedly tiny) datestamp which is cast inside the steering wheel hub. The stamp on my M-Tech 1 steering wheel (which I will be fitting - sorry, Rohan!) appears to say "6/85", so theoretically suitable for my 1983 car. -------------
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Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 20-January-2007 at 22:55
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Not if it's got the internal teeth for the steering lock it won't. 6/85 could
still be from an E30. ------------- |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 00:04
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No sign of any specific internal teeth on mine, Andy. The only thing I can see in the hub are the splines. -------------
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Posted By: Sohlman
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 14:25
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Another simple way to tell the build dates on the car assuming no changes have occoured on the M635 is to check the rear spolier. Pre 9/85 cars had an all rubber spoiler at the rear where as post 9/85 M635's had the rubber and body coloured rear spoiler. If you have the later rear spoiler and it has not been added then the car should be fine.
James ------------- Sunday 10th July Brooklands Sharkfest and Big Coupe Day. http://635csi.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ - Coupe Events
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Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 18:06
up - then we'll know! ------------- |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 18:28
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In that case, I'm off to the shed (and I don't mean the car -------------
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)....Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 18:49
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that wouldn't be the............. .......Welly shed would it HT? .................... oh ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 20:58
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Simon: Why not come and join me in what appears to be your natural habitat:
...in the gutter? -------------
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Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 22:19
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Honestly. You Council types repairing old bangers in the street. 'Tut"
I've just bought a set of those throwing star whels - on a damaged E32 730i Auto. ------------- |
Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 22-January-2007 at 20:15
Quick.. Reverse - reverse!!  (christ! 6000 posts, must get out more!!  )------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 22-January-2007 at 21:04
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Tcha, I've got 6113.... *snif* Anyway, this is what the hub of a post-September 1985 steering wheel should look like:
My M-Tech 1 wheel in the shed looks nothing like that. It does NOT have the outer ring of teeth. Instead there is a plastic lug. -------------
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Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 23-January-2007 at 10:00
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The outer ring of teeth are for the steering lock, the inner splines are the thing to worry about whether it will fit to your car Paul ------------- 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: Jack735
Date Posted: 23-January-2007 at 10:47
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Looks like there were a lot of BMW parts (as well as BMW motorcycles) fell off the back of a ship, the Napoli, including steering wheels (I saw a chap on the telly with an M-Tech one). "But some of the items plundered from the container ship have already been listed on the internet auction website eBay. BMW steering wheel airbags - advertised as coming from the Napoli - were up for sale online. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6289371.stm - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6289371.stm ------------- Oooh, The machine of a dream, such a clean machine With the pistons a pumpin', and the alloys all gleam, When I'm holding your wheel, All I hear is your gear, With my hand on your grease gun, Mmm it's like a disease son, I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile, Get a grip on my ....... |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 23-January-2007 at 21:23
------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 21-April-2007 at 19:16
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This is my pre-9/85 M-Tech 1 steering wheel:
Note the difference in the boss at the rear..... -------------
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