I still have not been able to see under my Bimmer, but from what I gather from my research last night,
the 735 Automatic does not have a Flex Disk / Coupler / Guiber and the brake fluid reservoir that is
also used by the clutch hydraulic system is only referred to with the manual transmission, so neither
can be the reason for my disconnect to the transmission.
I have seen illustrations of a Driveshaft CV Joint on the 1992 735iL Automatic, I am thinking that could
be the issue.
Again the disconnect was just as smooth as pushing in the clutch on a manual shift.
Any other suggestions to look for and how to check them?
ALSO, even though my 735 has auto transmission and manual mode, it is still considered
an automatic and not a manual, CORRECT?
Any insight from the knowledgeable crowd would be much appreciated,
PS> For the last 3,000 miles when I would drive real slow for a long time. or sit at a long red light I would hear a thump as I started driving, it would get faster with the speed of the car, lessen when I turned to the left, thump harder when I turned to the right and would quit when I speed up to 45 mph or so.
I thought that it was the hydraulic line that ran from the steering reservoir to the self adjusting shocks that were removed and the line capped off in case I wanted to reinstall later. I was told that air might be getting trapped in the line making it flutter, I was going to have that capped at the steering unit when I had the tires rotated.
I guess it could have been a tranny issue instead.