This happened at the track on Thursday. I was in 5th gear, pushed the clutch in and attempted to downshift into 3rd but I could not get the car in gear, any gear. Turns out the side of the clutch which faces the pressure plate was completely destroyed.
Here's a link to some of the pictures of the carnage: http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/c...tch_explosion/
Also of interesting note, the pilot bearing was dislodged when I removed the transmission, but appears to still be in fine shape. Everything driveline related was replaced 9 months ago. I don't use the clutch aggressively, and there were not warning signs at all of this failure before it happened..
This was a normal sachs clutch kit for an e30 325i, basic kit nothing fancy.
Here's a link to some of the pictures of the carnage: http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/c...tch_explosion/
Also of interesting note, the pilot bearing was dislodged when I removed the transmission, but appears to still be in fine shape. Everything driveline related was replaced 9 months ago. I don't use the clutch aggressively, and there were not warning signs at all of this failure before it happened..
This was a normal sachs clutch kit for an e30 325i, basic kit nothing fancy.
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