Clutch pedal is stuck

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  • BlapBlap
    E30 Addict
    • Mar 2011
    • 564

    #1

    Clutch pedal is stuck

    Well the story goes like this...I was driving down the road when I went to go shift and the clutch pedal sank to the floor. I popped it back up with my foot and went to go push it back in but it was stuck and wouldnt budge.

    My first guess was that it was air locked. I rebled it but it didnt change anything. Then I replaced my master cylinder but nothing changed. The next thing I did was remove my slave cylinder from the tranny. I left the hydraulic lines hooked up and pressed my clutch pedal, and it actually moved.


    So what Im asking is, is there anything in the transmission like the pivot arm or the throwout bearing that would cause this?

    Thanks in advance..
  • ak-
    R3V OG
    • May 2009
    • 12422

    #2
    Like, your clutch is super duper stiff now?
    If so, I believe the teeth in your pressure plate are bent and kaput.

    1991 325iS turbo

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    • BlapBlap
      E30 Addict
      • Mar 2011
      • 564

      #3
      My clutch pedal wont move at all but maybe half an inch.

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      • jlevie
        R3V OG
        • Nov 2006
        • 13530

        #4
        If the pedal moves normally with the slave dismounted, something is broken inside of the bell housing. Probably the pressure plate.
        The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
        Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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        • BlapBlap
          E30 Addict
          • Mar 2011
          • 564

          #5
          If I stick a ratchet extension through the slave cylinder hole, the pivot arm moves freely to a certain point where I cant move it any more. I am suppose to be able to engage the clutch by just using my arm strength? Or does it take more than that?

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          • jlevie
            R3V OG
            • Nov 2006
            • 13530

            #6
            You would have to have a might arm to disengage the clutch that way.
            The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
            Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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