Little back story: for the last month or so I had noticed it was increasingly difficult to get my car into gear. Pedal pressure felt fine however it seemed as if the clutch wasn't fully disengaging. The friction point of the clutch was literally the instant you took it off the floor and it would creep even when it was on the floor. When I did my M50 swap about 4 years ago I replaced the slave as well as a new clutch (stuck with the factory M42 clutch/flywheel combo, no issues since the swap), bled the system and it worked flawlessly.
So this time I decided to go ahead and replace everything while I was doing the work. New clutch master and slave along with a UUC stainless braided clutch line and a new soft line from the reservoir to the master. The reservoir also got all new rubber seals and new fluid. (also did a full brake service and rebuild with new lines, seals and pads). I got it all buttoned up today and had my lady pump and hold the clutch while I bled from underneath. Did the old 3 pump and hold method while I cracked the bleed screw, repeated about 5 times. The pedal feels fine and I got plenty of new clean fluid out of the line but I can't get the car to go into gear and when I finally forced it into first, the wheels wouldn't turn.
Is there something I'm missing before I lose my mind and have to tear into this thing again?
-Nick
So this time I decided to go ahead and replace everything while I was doing the work. New clutch master and slave along with a UUC stainless braided clutch line and a new soft line from the reservoir to the master. The reservoir also got all new rubber seals and new fluid. (also did a full brake service and rebuild with new lines, seals and pads). I got it all buttoned up today and had my lady pump and hold the clutch while I bled from underneath. Did the old 3 pump and hold method while I cracked the bleed screw, repeated about 5 times. The pedal feels fine and I got plenty of new clean fluid out of the line but I can't get the car to go into gear and when I finally forced it into first, the wheels wouldn't turn.
Is there something I'm missing before I lose my mind and have to tear into this thing again?
-Nick
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