» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,853 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,645 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,461 Views | | | | | 06-13-2006, 03:25 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 96 | Clutch problem? So I am shifting and when I hit the throttle for the higher gear I get some high reving with no gear engaged, seems if I leave off the throttle and get back on it the transmission engages? Seems like the opposite of clutch slippage? Thoughts?? | | | 06-20-2006, 06:33 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 160 | some sort of clutch issue. Could be a sticking Throwout Bearing (rare) if grease was used on istall or worn Flywheel or damaged disc, a damaged clutch hydraulic line, but I would guess burnt Clutch. Sounds like a potential nasty problem though with some warning. | | | 09-14-2010, 01:20 PM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southport Posts: 3 | Hi there I have just posted exactly the same thing. So are both our clutch's goosed? | | | 09-18-2010, 01:01 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 111 | Quote: Originally Posted by gazalfc Hi there I have just posted exactly the same thing. So are both our clutch's goosed? | In both cases the clutch is slipping, so the disk is worn. While you're in there you can also check out the condition of the rest of the clutch parts. gaz, you notice it more in 5th because lower gears have a mechanical advantage, so the clutch does not need to hold quite as much torque. It will slip in all gears pretty soon. biker, the wear is causing it to slip until engine revs match the gearbox revs and the disk can stick. Sticking friction is higher than sliding friction. Soon you will be able to make it slip by just goosing the gas like gaz. | | | 09-18-2010, 06:44 PM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southport Posts: 3 | Quote: Originally Posted by KSKarl In both cases the clutch is slipping, so the disk is worn. While you're in there you can also check out the condition of the rest of the clutch parts. gaz, you notice it more in 5th because lower gears have a mechanical advantage, so the clutch does not need to hold quite as much torque. It will slip in all gears pretty soon. biker, the wear is causing it to slip until engine revs match the gearbox revs and the disk can stick. Sticking friction is higher than sliding friction. Soon you will be able to make it slip by just goosing the gas like gaz. | Thank you very much. Massive help cheers mate. Also sorry its a bit off topic but when I go over bumps I can really feel it its so bumpy and the wheel just shakes and its horrible and when I turn my wheel half to full lock it makes like a grinding noise. Cheers mate Gaz | | | 09-19-2010, 03:55 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 111 | Wish you the best with it gaz. shocks may be the next thing to check. | | | 10-15-2010, 09:38 AM | #7 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cornwall,United Kingdom Posts: 26 | Im having a similar problem.....i noticed when iu got the car that the clutch bite was really high up.Pretty much all the way at the top! To engage the clutch its pretty much halfway down on the pedal but when disengaging the clutch i have to lift the pedal all the way to the top?? I didnt think anything of it as my last 318ti did the same and had done twice as many miles but yesterday i was towing a trailer with my mate...it was full of rubble so i thought id have a laugh and do a burnout, turns out i was just stood still revving the crap out of my pride and jot :'( TC/ASC was off so does this mean my clutch is pretty much shagged?? __________________ She now has new boots! | | | 10-15-2010, 05:17 PM | #8 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Brunei Darussalam Posts: 1 | Clutch problem seems to me, is a brilliant phrase | | | 10-15-2010, 06:01 PM | #9 | Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 62 | I'm experience clutch issues as well: its requiring a tremendous amount of babying to get this thing into first from a stop and skips and rocks and bucks and all kinds of other wacko **** , and I'm not sure but I'm 95% sure that this is the original clutch @ 136k. I don't need anything intense bc I drive the car to school, work and the movies and its stock to the bone. I've read another thread where Jesse offered advice on good clutch replacement kits and basically took from it that I should go OEM sachs for the clutch kit. As for flywheels: Not to jack this thread but has anyone had any experience with the lightweight aluminum flywheels? If so, what are some good options and I'll attempt to figure the best deal for myself personally? __________________ '97 318ti 5-speed '13 Accord Cpe LX-S | | | 10-15-2010, 06:49 PM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cornwall,United Kingdom Posts: 26 | Not sure if its worth doing unless you intend to tune the car...the aluminium FW is 630 GBP which i think is about 1000usd you can convert to a single mass FW for half thw price and it comes with a clutch kit. __________________ She now has new boots! | | | 10-16-2010, 12:44 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by KingLouieII I don't need anything intense bc I drive the car to school, work and the movies and its stock to the bone. | if that's all you do you'll never see the improvement of a lightweight flywheel | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |