325I Clutch

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hornet12 - 13 Oct 2005 14:37 GMT

Sometimes when I go to shift gears the clutch petal sticks halfway down and
Iam unable to shift unless I pull the petal back up, is there a cylinder
for the petal that can be replaced, I donn't think it is the pressure
plate or throwout bearing any thoughts ?

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Floyd Rogers - 13 Oct 2005 17:01 GMT

> Sometimes when I go to shift gears the clutch petal sticks halfway down
> and
> Iam unable to shift unless I pull the petal back up, is there a cylinder
> for the petal that can be replaced, I donn't think it is the pressure
> plate or throwout bearing any thoughts ?

One or both of the master and/or slave hydraulic cylinder. Usually the
slave is the problem. They're quite easy to replace, a little harder to
bleed
properly.

1st thing to do is to bleed it, as it is quite cheap to do.

FloydR

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Misterbeets - 13 Oct 2005 17:46 GMT

Hopefully it is not the clutch itself, but I've never had an
intermittent hydraulic problem with the master/slave combination.

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Dave Plowman (News) - 13 Oct 2005 18:53 GMT

> Sometimes when I go to shift gears the clutch petal sticks halfway down
> and Iam unable to shift unless I pull the petal back up, is there a
> cylinder for the petal that can be replaced, I donn't think it is the
> pressure plate or throwout bearing any thoughts ?

Not sure about your model, but some have an 'over centre' spring assist.
So I'd first look for a purely mechanical problem with the pedal, pivot
and return spring first.

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