1983-92 Bmw E30 Manual Steering Rack Conversion Atf Kit on 2040-parts.com

1983-92 BMW e30 Manual Steering Rack Conversion ATF Kit. Fits all e30's except 325iX. 

This conversion kit can also be used to convert the standard e30 rack from power to manual mode.  This kits allows swapping of an e36 or non-M Z3 steering rack, installed in manual steering--not power--ode, into an e30 while keeping the rack lubricated.  As many SPEC-e30 racers running stock m20 engines (required by rule) doing dyno pulls can atest, coverting to a manual rack adds a 2-3 hp gain as parasitic drag on engine by steering pump is eliminated.  Manual steering also allows for more precise road feel at medium to high speeds, as the vintage 1980's power steering systems are way too sensative at speed.

The original steering rack to power steering pump end fitting were cut-off and welded to one hose end to allow proper fitment and by-pass the power steering pump (please the nice tight beads in second picture above), as this cannot be achieved with the existing hoses.  Both ends of this kit connect directly to the steering rack--bypassing the power steering pump which you then remove--and allows for the rack's lubrication by ATF.  This kit performs the same function as the aluminum power steering delete plates you see on the Internet.  However, this set-up allows you to easily refill the rack's lubrication, as with the delete plates you have to remove it and then make a mess trying to get ATF fluid into the two 13mm wide steering rack holes!  This will be especially true if your e30 slightly leaks ATF out the end shafts of your steering rack (into the flexible black rubber boots), which many do after 25 or so years.  

In very-good, used fully-functional condition.  Kit includes:

  i) ATF Lubrication Carrier         BMW part # 32411097164
 ii) ATF Bracket                                               32411126321
iii) Hose (custom modified)                             32411133401
 iv) Hose                                                         32411135936     

If you are unsure as to fitment, please consult your local BMW dealer as fitment is buyer's responsibility.  

This item will only be shipped to addressing where USPS "signature confirmation" is available (no P.O. boxes), or to United States servicemen/women having an APO, FPO, etc.

Please also do not purchase this item if you are unfamiliar with determining whether this item is functional or not, as some current buyer's of items are definately incapable of making that determination, or timely seeking those who are. YES, I WILL KEEP THIS ITEM RATHER THAN SELLING TO YOU NOOBS (re-seller middlemen, general mechanics--or professional third-parties making money off the humble BMW e30 community--and mechanics who troubleshoot by replacing parts, not BMW specialists)!  As my listings are free, I'd rather save my parts and resell next Fall (i.e. parts not yet listed: (i) BBS BMW e30 "Euroweaves", 15x7 et24 4x100 with hubcaps; (ii) Alpina A/C vent four-function digital readout (engine oil pressure and temperature, LSD differential temperature, and Manifold Pressure); and (iii) BMW e30 M-Technic deadpedal/footrest) to an e30 or BMW enthusiast/mechanic who truly appreciates them for what they are, and not focused as much on how much they cost and yet be completely clueless as to whether item is functional or not.  

As a result, if you feel you cannot leave feedback within a reasonable time period for the particular item--especially those whose "fitness is self-evident in itself" like a plastic body panel, requiring absolutlely nothing to test--please do not purchase this item, as I will block you from subsequent purchases. Similarly, many electrical parts, such as lights, horns, motors, etc, can be tested by using the applicable in-line fuse wired to a 12v car battery positive terminal, and separate wire connected to the negative.  Many switches can be tested the same way using a light bulb or test light. You don't need a BMW to do such tests, let alone a car. I stand behind my products, but not the clueless...

Although I am ALWAYS willing to give POST-sale technical support, almost every product I sell on E-Bay is BMW Original Equipment, or Original Equipment Manufacturer, and should require little technical support with the vast amount of information from BMW Dealer's, Independent BMW Mechanics, on the Internet, local BMWCCA, tuning meets, friends, etc.  I will try to give you all the technical post-sale support you need, but please do some independent research BEFORE you contact me, and we will be better able to solve your issue.  Don't be like the clueless high-point E-Bay buyer who purchased a Motronic #173 ECU, complained about a "Check Engine" light (CEL), but did'nt realize that Motronic 1.3 has "adaptive learning" requiring repeated on-off cylces of the ECU to adapt from "brand new" factory engine fuel and ignition timing maps to be "re-mapped" for their specific used engine, which throws a CEL until adapted.  "Adaptive learning" and storage of fault-codes in ROM is the distinguishing feature between 1.1 and 1.3, and a little research by that NOOB would have gone a long way before accusing me of selling a so-called "defective product." Of course that buyer is now "NOOB BLOCKED."                 

Any buyer not leaving feedback will also be blocked. The Internet is also a huge forum that can democratically determine the validity of an item, and I would be happy to discuss the validity of any of my items, especially on any BMW forum. Of course that applies both ways, as in certain instances--especially small businesses--you may find it necessary to reply to my original threads discussing your "professional" expertise and competence, and please feel free to complain about me there also.

Finally, feedback for buyer's will now only be given after feedback is given to me the seller first.

If you have been blocked, do NOT attempt to contact me in any way, as I will first report you to E-Bay, then the applicable law enforcement agencies for statutory harrassment, and then the applicable Internet forum. YOU HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY BLOCKED BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO CONDUCT ANY FUTURE BUSINESS WITH YOU!

I pull weeds for a living, am rank-amatuer mechanic like most other's on E-Bay, and quite assuredly most buyer's easily have better skills and credentials, so the above requirements should be easily met.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you for looking.  Please also see my other listings for tested and clean BMW parts at affordable prices.