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Old 01-06-2020, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Bmwtvboy View Post
I'm curious, are you doing this with a full lift system or jack stands on your back? This job requires a complete disassembly of the drive train? Trans removal? Front subframe removal to get to the oilpan n rear seal?
I have a 4-post lift - best tool investment I ever made because I'm getting too old to do this kind of stuff on my back! About 10 years ago, I pulled the trans from my wife's e46 convertible to fix the infamous 'no reverse' problem using only jackstands - never again.

From memory for the rms and oil pan:

1) mufflers come off
2) center exhaust comes off
3) heat shields come off
4) F & R driveshafts come off
6) trans comes out
7) clutch & flywheel comes off

now you have access to the rear main seal

keep going for the oil pan...

8) stiffening plate comes off
9) front axles comes off
10) front sway bar comes off
11) front subframe comes off (I left the ps rack attached and disconnected hoses)
12) front diff comes off
13) dipstick and tube comes off
14) ps pump comes off (unbolted and pushed aside if you're not changing hoses)

now you can drop the oil pan
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