Boxer BMW

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Wheels and brakes
All about BMW wheel bearings. 
How to balance a BMW wheel.
How to install the axle correctly.
What are those 5 dents for in the rim?
Front brake adjustment and repair. 
Rear brake adjustment and repair. 
Do you have brake squeal?
Final drive oil transfer.
The quick check for tightness of the driveshaft bolts.
Some random transmission information.
Why a deep oil pan?
BMW shock disassembly
Engine rear seal leaks.
Is the perch wedge missing on your BMW hand controls?
BMW engine specs.
Removing the fork lock.  
The care and feeding of your BMW keys.
Care and feeding of the headlight switch.  
BMW chassis greasing tools.
What should be in the BMW tool kit.
What does this /2, /3 or /5 really mean?
BMW model VIN information.  
BMW emblems. New, 13 Feb, 2003
Electrical and tuning
Why it may be hard to tune your BMW.
Should I use one or two petcocks?
All about points.
Battery basics.
Why grease the battery terminals?
Horn and hi/low or starter switch repair by Bob Fleischer.
Basic electrical trouble shooting on a /5 BMW, by Jim Franzen.
Troubleshoot your starter system.
Safety info
Why you w. The mechanical advance unit.
The slash 6 seat mod. Dump those hinges that break.
Pictures of tanks with the cutout for the master cylinder.
Telescopic fork bushing change for the US and 1970-71 /5 forks.
How to change the fork oil, gators or fork seals.
How to change the automatic flip up sidestand on the 72 and later, to a stay down type and back again.
About my BMW life
BMW ads and posters for sale. Updated often.
Used final drives.
Used top end parts. New on 7 May, 2002 
Used transmissions. 
NOS, late /2 clutch lever.
BMW with a VW engine.
Old BMWs that I have owned.
Build yourself a BMW parts washer.