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    has anyone else had this problem

    as noone seems to have had this problem before me i am gonna post up what i did incase someone else happens to get this problem. if you have any of these symptoms with your car this is a quick and easy thing to check for before spending money on parts.

    Symptoms: pressing clutch in all the way and still unable to shift. friction point in clutch action seems to vary. in short your clutch is either not working or is working off and on.

    Cause: one possible cause (what happened to my car) is a cracked and bent bracket. The bracket that holds the clutch master cylinder may have cracked and bent, on my car it happened just below a small bend.
    circled in red.







    Fix: i would suggest either replacing the bracket, which would be replacing the whole pedal box, or welding the crack back together, which may be difficult in such a tight spot.
    as of now i plan to have mine welded back together, currently i have a temporary fix in place.

    My temporary fix involves a 2-3 inch strip of 1 inch wide something like .25 inch thick aluminum. took a bolt to fit into the threaded side of the bracket holding the clutchmaster, installed this bolt through the aluminum, bolted in on the reverse side from the master cylinder, tightened down until the bracket is straight. to install the master cylinder on this use the regular rear mounting bolt and on the front bolt (which is coming through the other side now remember) use a nut.

    dont have a pic of this yet but will have one soon
    Last edited by NC325iC; 02-01-2008, 06:53 PM.
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    Originally posted by TimKninja
    Im more afraid of this thread turning into one of those classic R3v moments, where Pizza gets delivered.

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    Did you get both bolts back in when you mounted it ?

    I've never had one move around like you are describing , seems like faulty install or something of the sort .

    E30 M3 / E30 325is / E34 525iT / E34 535i

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      #3
      Originally posted by Teaguer View Post
      Did you get both bolts back in when you mounted it ?

      I've never had one move around like you are describing , seems like faulty install or something of the sort .
      Agreed

      635csi Euro/Alpina B7S

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        #4
        theyre both in there, ive got down there and pushed the clutch with my hand to watch what was happening and the bracket where those 2 bolts are is bending to the left thus the whole MC goes left with it so the plunger doesnt go all the way down and disengage the clutch properly, its become really bad to get back from class today i had to drive clutchless as much as i could
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        Originally posted by TimKninja
        Im more afraid of this thread turning into one of those classic R3v moments, where Pizza gets delivered.

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          #5
          took a closer look at it after classes today, the braket that holds the MC has a little bend just above the MC like a couple mm step to the left, my braket has broken right there so it has no horizontal strength so it is easily bent... solutions i can think of are replace or weld it, need to find somone willing to weld in such a tight spot
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          Originally posted by TimKninja
          Im more afraid of this thread turning into one of those classic R3v moments, where Pizza gets delivered.

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