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      10-31-2017, 08:57 PM   #6
Gizmo135i
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Drives: 135i n55
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Park Ridge NJ

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Shouldn’t matter where the gear is when you assemble it as long as the tab on the eccentric shaft is on the correct side of the two stoppers (it should be facing up). Also the procedure for moving the shaft and removing the stopper is sort of critical to avoid damaging the shaft.

Did you remember to re-install the oil pipe? it’s not there in your last pic... also it is important that the gears be lubed with oil during assembly.

Depending on what failed usually the eccentric shaft itself and the oil pipe should be replaced along with the actuator as the gears wear out and cause stiff movement. If it was diagnosed with ISTA it probably would have condemned all three. In addition after the repair, not only does it need to be initialized but the run in procedure needs to be done with ISTA

Not really a repair you want to “wing it” on lol
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