Ok, I have been wrestling with this problem for 9 years!
Please do not assume the answer is easy, it isn't, I seek a very specific piece of information.
The challenge is this.....I have replaced every part in my clutch, trans, hydraulics systems TWICE and this thing is still hard to shift. Yes this includes bleeding the slave 4 different ways numerous times, I even bled the master, trans replaced twice, once with a rebuild. Yes all bushing replaced, twice. No short shift. Trans mounts replaced. Pivot and arm replaced, twice.
I had the flywheel inspected and tested, it seems fine.
My current theory is that the car has the wrong flywheel in it AND I am getting conflicting information on what flywheel should be in it. 99% of you will tell me single mass and 99% of the time you would be right, however, my car has AIR CON, so BMW is telling me it should be a dual or twin mass flywheel.
Given the way it drives (hard to shift, clutch not really engaging) it makes sense that it originally had a dual (thicker) and 99% of you replaced it with a single (thinner) one.
My theory is that the parts catalogues (ETK) missed the air con requirement and thus are only right 99% of the time.
BTW when I search my model of car I see a number of people wrestling with poor shifting issues that are elusive.
So, does anyone have solid evidence or experience with this issue?
1988 325is with AIR CONDITIONING.
Thanks
Ron
Please do not assume the answer is easy, it isn't, I seek a very specific piece of information.
The challenge is this.....I have replaced every part in my clutch, trans, hydraulics systems TWICE and this thing is still hard to shift. Yes this includes bleeding the slave 4 different ways numerous times, I even bled the master, trans replaced twice, once with a rebuild. Yes all bushing replaced, twice. No short shift. Trans mounts replaced. Pivot and arm replaced, twice.
I had the flywheel inspected and tested, it seems fine.
My current theory is that the car has the wrong flywheel in it AND I am getting conflicting information on what flywheel should be in it. 99% of you will tell me single mass and 99% of the time you would be right, however, my car has AIR CON, so BMW is telling me it should be a dual or twin mass flywheel.
Given the way it drives (hard to shift, clutch not really engaging) it makes sense that it originally had a dual (thicker) and 99% of you replaced it with a single (thinner) one.
My theory is that the parts catalogues (ETK) missed the air con requirement and thus are only right 99% of the time.
BTW when I search my model of car I see a number of people wrestling with poor shifting issues that are elusive.
So, does anyone have solid evidence or experience with this issue?
1988 325is with AIR CONDITIONING.
Thanks
Ron
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