I am in the process of replacing the automatic trani. The drivers side axle is out. Trani is loose...1" gap at bellhousing. Still will not come out. Does the passenger axle also have to be removed?

I see that the clutch is new however If the trani or the engine has a Seal leak, your clutch could have oil on it.
Any oil dripping at the Bellhousing?

you want to flush out the trani most likly is the filter ran through the trani the check balls inthe shift siloniods are clogged with filter now, but if you have low/1 and reverse the other possibility is that you lost a clutch band inthe trani, that would require a new trani.

BMW transmissions have not dipstick to oil level

You did not indicate if it is an automatic or manual trani..

A automatic trani should be serviced around every 30k miles..

A manual trani should be done every 80k miles or so..

have a great day !

they are sealed trani and yes if your trani slip you need to add trani oil that u get from the dealer only and ask for breakable seal with oil

The automatic transmission fluid goes in the same place where the Trani dipstick is.. It is called the filler tube.. Just use a funnel..

When checking the fluid - have the engine running in park..
Trani fluid is measured in pints not quarts on the dipstick..

The shifting problem might not be from low Trani fluid.. It could be caused by other things..

IF the fluid is low - that could cause the trani to slip and cause internal damage..

Good luck..

well it depends on where it is leaking from if it is leaking from the pan in the seal area replace the seal and you might as well change the trani fluid and filter just to be on the safe side. If you cant find where it is leaking get a can of Gunk engine cleaner and clean the trani off nice and good the look for fresh leaks after driving a bit. If it looks like its a cracked case then you might as well just drop it and replace it. But the first thing is to pin point where it is leaking from. It could also be leaking from the trani fluid cooling lines.

possably a baring inside your gear box, if you know how 2 change a gearbox, good stuff, but first take it to a garage to see if they can pick up on it, before you do any work

It doesn't make any sence. You are on your third trani and all of them have failed with the same exact symptoms. Is the torque converter the same? And when the first trani was removed did you have metal in it? If so, you may have contaminates inside the trani cooler and it is either clogged and there is little or no flow or is sending the **** that is inside it into your replacement trani. The trani is a 4L60e, right?

saffety is n0 1 this is a major work you neded to be careful, here some sugestions 1 raise the car with a car jack ind the front of car 2 instal 2 jack stands eacht side 3 bloc the rear weels pull on hand brake 4 disconect the batterie drain the transmision . if there is no drain plug on the carter, disconect one of the trani line and crank the engine on until all the fluid goes out.5remove the tires and the axles unplug all the electircal attachements to the trani,unhook the shift cable 6 remove the torque converter bolts or nuts 7remove all the bolts attaching the trany to the engine make sure you have a floor jack to receive the trany when it fail down do not work under the car or check it to mutch