just another pain in the...

[bimmergurl10]

So for christmas this year my dad fixed up the rest of my long list that i had for my car for free such as timing belt, radiator, accessory belts, water pump, that sort of thing. So i was excited to see how my car ran because i haven't driven it without the belts squeeling ever since i purchased the car. It was going great until a week later me and my boyfriend went to get gas and the clutch started sticking..i'm like great..what else could go wrong i just got everything fixed. So i turned it of and it was working fine so thinking it was alright i turned it back on and proceeded..well it only sticks when i put it in first gear and try to go. I'm thinking its either my hydraulics or my slave cylinder. Has this happened to anyone or anyone have an idea of what could be wrong with my car?

[modifiede30]

When you say sticking, what do you mean. Is the pedal sticking to the floor, or is the gear sticking and not letting you shift?

[bmwannabe]

youll know the slave cylinder is gone when the pedal goes dead to the floor, and if you try to shift, it just grinds. sorta like what happens when you dont have any clutch (which is exactly the case when your slave cyl is gone) am i rambling?

[SickE30]

My slave cylinder went out @ the 1/4 run last year. Just stuck to the floor when I was attempted to launch. Rev Limiter loved that 1. Sounds like your slave cylinder Bimmergurl. Not a hard job and if my memory serves me correctly about $80 part. :D

[M3 Ryan]

$80? more like $25, and its an EASY job when it comes to clutch component replacement...
I doubt this is her problem, but its very hard to tell from her description..

[bimmergurl10]

alright..sticking like its stuck to the floor..it won't move unless you pull as hard as you can. Usually when its the slave cylinder its stuck to the floor whether the car is on or not, but in my case if you turn the car off and pump the clutch it doesn't suck to the floor but its when you turn it on and attempt to go into first, its like the clutch is getting sucked to the floor..and you can't move it at all. It will go but it will just stall. I hope its just a simple fix, i haven't driven in like a week! i feel so deprived.

[modifiede30]

That sounds like something mechanical in the clutch or driveline. Have you tried to skip first and use second? When was the last time the clutch was checked?

[M3 Ryan]

replace the slave and master together, it will solve the problem. if there is a problem with the clutch components, then they will show their issue, but its not wasted money getting a new slave and master, as it will be nice to have on a new clutch too.

[bimmergurl10]

i replaced the slave cylinder, master cylinder and took a look at the hydraulics and it is now fixed. It was the slave cylinder that went, but the master cylinder needed replaced too.

[MichaelH]

alright..sticking like its stuck to the floor..it won't move unless you pull as hard as you can. Usually when its the slave cylinder its stuck to the floor whether the car is on or not, but in my case if you turn the car off and pump the clutch it doesn't suck to the floor but its when you turn it on and attempt to go into first, its like the clutch is getting sucked to the floor..and you can't move it at all. It will go but it will just stall. I hope its just a simple fix, i haven't driven in like a week! i feel so deprived.

Same thing happened on my e30 M3, it was the master cyl.