M/T - Shift Lever Rattling Noises
90bmw04Group 25 Gearshift Mechanism
Bulletin Number 25 01 88 (1636) Page 1 of 2
Woodcliff Lake, NJ March 1990 Service Engineering
This Service Information Bulletin supersedes S.I. 25 01 88 (1636) dated May 1988. It introduces a new part and revises the re-assembly procedure.
Please remove and discard S.I. 25 01 88 (1636) dated May 1988 from your S.I. binder.
SUBJECT: Shift Lever
MODEL: M3
Complaint: Customer complains of shift lever rattling noises.
Situation: Disassembly and inspection show no obvious cause for rattling noise.
Remedy: Perform the following re-assembly procedure:
1. Reassemble the shift rod joint using plastic plug P/N 25 11 2 226 585.
2. There should be no play in the shift rod joint after re-assembly (less than 4/100 mm).
3. Replace the white thrust washers (# 17) with new YELLOW ones (P/N 25 11 1 220 439).
4. Replace the attachment spring clips (# 18) with new ones (P/N 25 11 1 220 379).
5. Check the junction of the upper and lower sections of the shift lever to ensure that no excess glue has leaked out (and joined both sections together). It this has happened, carefully trim away any surplus.
6. Replace the upper gear lever bearing (# 10) (P/N 25 11 1 220 608).
7. Replace the gear shfft lever knob, especially if the knob has been removed and re-installed several times.
Parts
Information: The following parts are necessary: (references are to 3 Series Parts fiche, frame 23-043)
Description Qty Part Number
Plug (refer to item # 16) 1 25 11 2 226 585
Thrust washers, yellow
(refer to item # 17) 4 25 11 1 220 439
Spring clips
(refer to item # 18) 2 25 11 1 220 379
Gear lever bearing, upper
(refer to item # 10) 1 25 11 1 220 608
Note: This complaint can only be eliminated by performing all the repair steps as stated.
Warranty
Status: Reimbursable under the provisions of the BMW New Car Limited Warranty of 3 Years/36,000 Miles.
Defect code: 25 11 04 39 00
Labor operation: 25 11 111
Labor allowance: 19 FRU