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'95 328i Clutch Adjustment
Does anyone know if the height at which my clutch "takes" can be
adjusted? It seems to "take" rather low down... With my heafty boots I find it difficult to depress the clutch all the way. Just a tad annoying.... Thanks Paul |
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"Paul Gilowey" > wrote in message om... > Does anyone know if the height at which my clutch "takes" can be > adjusted? It seems to "take" rather low down... With my heafty boots > I > find it difficult to depress the clutch all the way. > > Just a tad annoying.... Not really. Because the clutch is hydraulically operated it is "self adjusting". That said, if your disengagement point is late (too low) it may be due to air in the line. Try bleeding the circuit. -Fred W |
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Hi Fred
Thanks for the advice. I actually had my clutch replaced today. My old one took pretty low, but not as low as the new one. I asked the mechanic to bleed the system, which he did, but perhaps he never did it properly. In addition to the clutch taking a little low, I find it sometimes feels as though the clutch is slipping a little as I pull away... but perhaps that's just because the height at which the clutch takes is different and I'm not useto it.... I also had new brake disks and pads fitted, and asked him to bleed the brakes. The brakes now feel a little spongy, and not as solid as they did before. Could it be as a result of the type of pad fitted, as they were not BMW pads? Thanks again for your input. Regards Paul |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > Hi Fred > > Thanks for the advice. I actually had my clutch replaced today. My old > one took pretty low, but not as low as the new one. I asked the > mechanic to bleed the system, which he did, but perhaps he never did it > properly. > > In addition to the clutch taking a little low, I find it sometimes > feels as though the clutch is slipping a little as I pull away... but > perhaps that's just because the height at which the clutch takes is > different and I'm not useto it.... Or perhaps the mechanic didn't install it correctly. > > I also had new brake disks and pads fitted, and asked him to bleed the > brakes. The brakes now feel a little spongy, and not as solid as they > did before. Could it be as a result of the type of pad fitted, as they > were not BMW pads? They still need to be bled. Perhaps you should switch mechanics. Jim > |
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Hi Jim
The mechanics are generally ok... but I think they were in a rush, so perhaps as you say - both need to be bled again. Maybe I should just do it myself... sigh. Paul |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > Hi Fred > > Thanks for the advice. I actually had my clutch replaced today. My > old > one took pretty low, but not as low as the new one. I asked the > mechanic to bleed the system, which he did, but perhaps he never did > it > properly. > > In addition to the clutch taking a little low, I find it sometimes > feels as though the clutch is slipping a little as I pull away... > but > perhaps that's just because the height at which the clutch takes is > different and I'm not useto it.... > > I also had new brake disks and pads fitted, and asked him to bleed > the > brakes. The brakes now feel a little spongy, and not as solid as > they > did before. Could it be as a result of the type of pad fitted, as > they > were not BMW pads? > > Thanks again for your input. Yes, it sounds as if maybe your mechanic does not have a good method for bleeding hydraulic lines. New brake pads do not cause the brake pedal to feel spongy. They may have a different rate at which they stop the car, but the pedal feel is all about the hydraulic lines. Both symptoms (clutch and brakes) would indicate air in the lines. Good luck with it, -Fred W |
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The Malt Hound wrote: > > Yes, it sounds as if maybe your mechanic does not have a good method > for bleeding hydraulic lines. New brake pads do not cause the brake > pedal to feel spongy. They may have a different rate at which they > stop the car, but the pedal feel is all about the hydraulic lines. > > Both symptoms (clutch and brakes) would indicate air in the lines. > > Good luck with it, > -Fred W I agree (about the mech) but new pads can take a little while to bed in and make it seem like the pedal is spongy. The clutch shouldn't slip at all. The trick with these when bleeding is to remove the slave cylinder fromt he transmission. It could be that your slave cylinder has failed in some way though. |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > > The Malt Hound wrote: >> >> Yes, it sounds as if maybe your mechanic does not have a good >> method >> for bleeding hydraulic lines. New brake pads do not cause the >> brake >> pedal to feel spongy. They may have a different rate at which they >> stop the car, but the pedal feel is all about the hydraulic lines. >> >> Both symptoms (clutch and brakes) would indicate air in the lines. >> >> Good luck with it, >> -Fred W > > I agree (about the mech) but new pads can take a little while to bed > in > and make it seem like the pedal is spongy. If you say so... I've changed pads a lot and never experienced this. > > The clutch shouldn't slip at all. The trick with these when > bleeding > is to remove the slave cylinder fromt he transmission. It could be > that your slave cylinder has failed in some way though. > Quick ad-on here. Even if the clutch line needs to be bled, there is zero possibility that this would cause the clutch to "slip". Think about it... air in the line makes it harder to disengage the clutch. It should engage just fine. To test for slipping, while at a stand-still, put the trans in 3rd gear and rev the engine and let out the clutch fairly rapidly. The engine should immediately stall. If it does not, the clutch will slip and you should be able to sense that. -Fred W |
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Thanks for all the replies. I called my mechanic today and he reckons
that the clutch may slip slightly until it has bed in. He indicated that I should give it a week and if it is still a problem I could bring it back. I'm not sure that I buy it, but I can't think what else it could be. It seems to slip every now and again and then only between about 1400 and 1900 RPM. My gut feel is to agree with Fred in that I can't see how air in the clutch fluid could cause slipping. I feel that the air could however cause the clutch to take low down (practically on the floor) - since much of the clutch travel is simply compressing air in the line. Do any of you know if it's a mission to bleed the clutch? I have bled a clutch on a Fiat Uno before... but the thing was in plain sight... I can't even see my BM's master/slave (not sure which) cylinder :-). Paul |
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In article >,
The Malt Hound <Malt_Hound@*no spam please*yahoo.com> wrote: > Yes, it sounds as if maybe your mechanic does not have a good method > for bleeding hydraulic lines. New brake pads do not cause the brake > pedal to feel spongy. If anything, forcing the caliper pistons back into the body sort of bleeds the brakes anyway - possibly. However, many open a bleed screw to avoid pushing fluid back into the reservoir, so this might introduce some air. -- *Keep honking...I'm reloading. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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