That happened to me today. I want to say I have been daily driving my 87 325i since I put an "OEM" CMC on it 2 or 3 years ago. Then while driving it, the end of the pushrod snapped off, right where the rod meets the ring. I was able to drive it back home without the clutch by starting it in first gear and then power-shifting it and then shutting the engine off at stops. But damn. Everything around it looks fine. Just a bad part? I don't think a clutch stop would have helped, would it?
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Clutch Master Cylinder Pushrod: reasons for snapping in half
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So Toby, I think it was absolutely binding on the pivot. If I remember correctly, I way-overtorqued the hardware when I installed it. Surprising it lasted as long as it did. What can I say? I learn things the hard way!
Oh and I have no idea how I was able to get a wrench on the flare nut at the master last time. Maybe disconnected a fuel hose or something. This time I used a flare nut crow's foot on a 6 inch-ish wobble and a relatively small ratchet.
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Richard, it looks like you have the bolt and nut reversed from the diagram here. http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=21_0004
I wonder if it matters. Also it looks like I installed the pushrod to the left of the pedal hole (it lined up nice there) and yours is on the right. Unfortunately the diagram does not say which way it goes.
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