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Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: montmil on March 05, 2010, 06:39:52 PM

Title: Shift lever O-ring Size
Post by: montmil on March 05, 2010, 06:39:52 PM

I'm replacing a pesky, leaking shift lever shaft O-ring on the 1981 R65. Old seal out and new seal on hand.

My question concerns an O-ring I found mounted on the shifter shaft and located on the interior -trans side- face of the shift shaft lever. This O-ring is outside of the oil seal. I do not see this O-ring on the parts fiche. There is a machined recess on the shift shaft for the O-ring so my assumption is that it belongs there and is not a PO's idea of leak control.

Shift shaft is #4 in the diagram. The O-ring would be hidden from view in this drawing. Failing locating the exact size, I'll just mix n' match with my metric ring supply... hopefully.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=0364&mospid=47851&btnr=23_0269&hg=23&fg=05


Gracias for any input.     Monte

Title: Re: Shift lever O-ring Size
Post by: Bob_Roller on March 05, 2010, 06:42:43 PM

There's no o-ring on the shifter shaft, just the oil seal that goes into the transmission case .

Title: Re: Shift lever O-ring Size
Post by: montmil on March 05, 2010, 06:48:32 PM

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There's no o-ring on the shifter shaft, just the oil seal that goes into the transmission case .

Thanks, Bob. Than must be a PO's touch. ::)