Free wheel pinion — a genuine BMW part, number 12 41 1 721 281. The number stamped on the part is 12411721281; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 1721281. You will find it on our Electrical shelf, under Starter motor with mounting.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i, 325i, 328i and M3, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M50, M52 or S50 and other engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 6 diagrams, among them Starter Parts 1,4kw (12_0509) and Starter Parts 1,4kw (12_0515). It weighs about 268 g (0.6 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
