Transfer case

[beewhy]

After read the whole post I believe that I have the driveshaft issue. I will have to give Tom a call as well

[scottfiske]

Hi beewhy,

Just finished mine a week ago. Shaft came back from Tom, was perfect. Just an fyi, I did not remove my exhaust or heat shield, I worked around it. I used a drill bit to make a hole in the heat shield to get to one of the transfer case crossmember support bolts.

I also did not remove the transfer case crossmember support. I just loosend the bolts, its slotted to allow you to slide the transfer case back.

If you put the tranny in gear while the car is running, look at the front of the transfer case where the front driveshaft engages, and the transfer case hub is spinning, and usually accompanied by a horrible noise, this is the same issue.

If you have any questions, let me know.

[beewhy]

What did Tom charge and how long did it take to get your shaft back?

[scottfiske]

Tom charged $515 including shipping. I sent it to him on Tuesday, he received the shaft on Thursday, he had it fixed and shipped it out to me the next day. I received it on Monday.

[beewhy]

I think that's a good price

[goeje1]

nice to hear, as i love my x but man this thing is one problem after another, i just had my transfer case rebuilt 8,000 miles ago because the chain streched, i als had the transmission rebuilt. i wonder what is next, there has been so many things i have fixed ive lost count.

[scottfiske]

Funny, I hear ya... I change my tranny every 40k miles, it has 130k on it and still works great...we will see how long it lasts....

I change the transfer case every 20k, only holds a qt or whatever it is....still works great...not much play.

window regulators, dissappearing pixels, broken door handles, etc..etc..

But mechanically they run forever. I don't mind the other stuff, it such a great car for my wife and kids. Shut the door on an Infinity or Lexus and then go back and shut the X5! What a difference!

[goeje1]

I agree my X feels like a tank when you get in it with the sport feel of a racecar, i just hope the engine holds up as that is about the only things untouched other than of course everything around it failing such as radiator, 2nd water pump, alternator, ALL suspension arms links front and rear not to mention it eats tires for breakfast but much of that stuff is normal wear items other than the suspension arms, links should last longer. Just keep it away from BMW dealer repair shops I’ve now caught them twice sabotaging parts to push up repair service bills. they try to take advantage of people thinking everyone is stupid that walk through there doors, little did they now I’m very involved with all the maintenance of my X and know every inch of it inside and out, you have to with this car as it will drain your pockets if you don’t get involved with much of the repair work. I try to do as much of it as I can and have major stuff done by a trusted mechanic.

[goeje1]

oh forgot to mention the valley pan was also done at 120,000 as that failed, I got 205,000 miles on it now.

[nikpottala]

I sent my drive shaft off to Tom about 11 months ago. I made it about 15,000 miles and the new shaft spun in the transfer case. This time, I just decided to do it myself and drop the transfer case and fix it right.