# e30 325ix **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 20, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e30-325ix/20452 "2006-11-20T16:53:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thelosthero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/thelosthero/32/4957_2.png) [@thelosthero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/thelosthero)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e30-325ix/20452/1 "2006-11-20T16:53:05Z")
ok so i have an e30 its an 89 325 ix and i started workin on it today and i need to replace the flexible coupling or guibo its called and since my car is all wheel drive the bently and haynes manuals have jack shit about my car and i need to figure out how to drop the drivetrain so i can replace the coupling any1 got any experience? ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e30-325ix/20452/2 "2006-11-20T20:19:49Z")
Unbolt the center support on the driveshaft, have the rear of the car in the air, out of gear, ebrake off. Unbolt the driveshaft from the trans, move it out of the way, unbolt the guibo, pull it off. Installation is the reverse. ---
**Author:** ![thelosthero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/thelosthero/32/4957_2.png) [@thelosthero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/thelosthero)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e30-325ix/20452/3 "2006-11-21T22:13:42Z")
can’t pull it out there is something is connecting it going through the middle of the flexplate or guibo