'92 E36 320i M50 engine.
Parked at night working fine, next morning clutch no decouples and gears do not
engage with engine running.
The force and feel of the pedal is as usual. With engine not running is possible
to engage gears.
Ideas?
Floyd Rogers - 15 Apr 2008 07:38 GMT
> '92 E36 320i M50 engine.
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> to engage gears.
Slave or master cylinder failed, or
oil leak is keeping the clutch plate, pressure plate, and flywheel
connected.
Yuki - 15 Apr 2008 09:24 GMT
>> '92 E36 320i M50 engine.
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>oil leak is keeping the clutch plate, pressure plate, and flywheel
>connected.
The later seems more likely, I suppose that any hydraulic problem will change
pedal's feel.
Just towed it to the stealer.
Thanks.
Scott Dorsey - 15 Apr 2008 15:18 GMT
>'92 E36 320i M50 engine.
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>Ideas?
Check the power steering fluid level. Look under the car for a big puddle
of red fluid from a broken clutch line. Look at the slave cylinder while
someone presses the pedal and see if it's actually moving.
If it happened abruptly, it is more apt to be a hydraulic issue than a
mechanical issue with the clutch itself. But a sticky clutch is possible.
--scott

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R. Mark Clayton - 15 Apr 2008 17:19 GMT
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Check fluid reservoir - if low - refill.
Might be more complex than that - leak, need to bleed etc.
Jack - 18 Apr 2008 23:33 GMT
It's possible that the clutch disk is simply 'stuck' on the transmission
imput shaft and won't slide away from the flywheel when you depress the
clutch pedal. I had this happen to me on a Toyota pickup once. The fix:
Put the transmission in high gear with the engine stopped; push in the
clutch pedal and start the engine. This should break it loose.
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