Install.kit, universal joint, two-stage — a genuine BMW part, number 26 11 7 506 217. The number stamped on the part is 26117506217; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 7506217. You will find it on our Drivetrain & Axle shelf, under Other Drive Shaft parts.
It fits every E46 body style (316i, 316ti, 318i and 318ti, 2001–2003), with the N42 engine.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Drive Shaft-Cent.Bearing-Universal Joint (26_0105) and Drive Shaft-Cent.Bearing-Universal Joint (26_0129). It weighs about 1.1 kg (2.4 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.