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[catalyst]

My clutch just took a dump on me..

brakes work, so i doubt its leaking fluid, most likely a dead slave as it was working perfectly fine previously.

discuss..

[xsperf]

dead slave.. is it just not disengaging? it might be your pressure plate, happened to me

[xsperf]

let me add though, i think we all hope its NOT the pressure plate

[Dudesky]

Originally Posted by catalyst

discuss..

No discuss. Fix. Get underneath that badboy and wrench it into submission.

[RealBmw 02]

Could be a bad master or slave cylinder. Mine went bad a few years ago and I just replaced both to be safe. However, when mine went bad it was not a sudden issue. I first noticed it when I would be at stop lights for over a min. The car would start to creep forward if I did not have the brakes on, and if I did the car would stall. Did you ever notice this happening to your car. It seems unlikely that the master or slave cylinder would fail all at once.

[catalyst]

Originally Posted by xsperf

let me add though, i think we all hope its NOT the pressure plate

yes lets hope..

let me just say, not having a garage sucks.. like hardcore.. this is gunna be a PITA in this weather..

it was sudden.. no problems before, but i ussually always drop to neutral at stops so, idk, its possible.

[RealBmw 02]

Question: If you are in neutral with the car running and you pump the clutch a number of times, are you able to even get the car into gear at all?

[catalyst]

Originally Posted by RealBmw 02

Question: If you are in neutral with the car running and you pump the clutch a number of times, are you able to even get the car into gear at all?

no i tried that, it refuses to go into gear..

sounding more and more like its not the slave..

[catalyst]

Well, i am 90% sure that there something up with the pressure plate or something along those lines so..

Im going with an m3 flywheel and sach's M3 clutch kit.. (clutch disc, pressure plate, to bearing)

expect pics and a write up now that i have a good camera.