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04-06-2012, 10:46 AM | #23 | |
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04-06-2012, 02:35 PM | #24 |
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i will ask to see the parts, i went there to talk to the mechanic to see exactly what happened, and come to find out they havent even tore it apart yet. so basically they looked at the car and said they think the clutch is destroyed. i told the sa it is very hard to drive that car civilly 100% of the time so obviously they are going to find some premature wear, and if it were abuse i doubt it would fail without prior symptoms. so what he said on the phone this morning means nothing, how could they be waiting for a response from bmw when they dont even know what parts are worn or failed.
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04-06-2012, 02:48 PM | #25 |
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Definitely you want to see. I think theOP said the car had 10K miles?
If so and the clutch came apart they may have opened a case directly with BMWUSA because it is some type of warranty issue. It's not that easy to destroy a clutch. I have heard of them coming apart but never just mashing the pedal down. I had an e36 M3 that saw plenty of abuse on the clutch but when I sold it, it still had the original at 160k miles. Either OP didn't tell us the full story or the disk possibly had a defect. In any case I hope it works out for the OP. |
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04-06-2012, 09:58 PM | #26 |
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yeah i am the op, the thing is i dont think its the disk because when its in gear it drives normal. the problem is the clutch pedal, there is no pressure so in my opinion its hydraulic or the throw out bearing is getting stuck. i am really leaving nothing out and yes it has slightly over ten thousand miles, i have been driving manuals for twelve years and never had any problems in the past. this is my first 300hp car but i dont drive it any different it just gets there faster.
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04-10-2012, 02:56 PM | #27 |
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after a week the verdict is in, in 10k miles the clutch disk was destroyed. the flywheel side was fine, the other side was gone completely. the flywheel did have several smooth areas they told me were burn marks. my sa is trying to get bmw to warranty it out of the kindness of their hearts, i would be shocked if they covered any of it. does anyone know if i can call bmw personally?
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04-12-2012, 11:38 AM | #31 |
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regardless no one i have talked to has seen anything like it. the clutch pad was ripped off of one side while the other side had no evidence of abuse or even premature wear. i doubt i am any harder on my clutch then these guys who are running tunes close to 400hp. i dont do burn outs, but i am guilty of down shifting, i dont consider down shifting abnormal or abusive, we drive cars with more power then anyone needs for pubic commuting, every part should be able to handle it.
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04-12-2012, 11:39 AM | #32 | |
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Also, if there was that much abuse on the clutch to destroy it in 10,000 miles, then the rest of the drivetrain would show abuse as well. Ask BMW to show you where the halfshafts show abuse, or a leaking rear trans seal, or a cracked guibo (driveshaft vibration dampener), or a noisey differential, etc. Is the car still on the original set of tires? If it is then there is no way the clutch was abused. If they try to say the rear tires are new then have them look at the date codes on the sidewalls. If the tires are originals the date codes will all be close in number. Just my 2 cents. Last edited by ENINTY; 04-12-2012 at 11:44 AM.. |
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04-12-2012, 11:40 AM | #33 |
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could be the spring behind your pedal, iv seen someones actual clutch pedal assembly like fall apart, they might have been bleeding there clutch line, or they started doing it after this happened to try and fix it.....there was actual parts from the clutch pedal assmebly on the floor at his feet.
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04-12-2012, 01:06 PM | #35 | |
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do you rev-match when you down-shift? if you don't, that means you are using your clutch-pad like a brake-pad. do this often enough and your clutch-pads will be destroyed.
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04-12-2012, 01:11 PM | #36 | |
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04-12-2012, 01:16 PM | #37 | |
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04-12-2012, 01:18 PM | #38 |
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from the evidence ive seen and everyone ive talked to, i believe it was poor rev matching. not sure if im going to put the clutch stop back in or not but i am sure next time i see an is350 or a wrx on the highway i will not throw it in 3rd at 80mph.
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04-12-2012, 01:25 PM | #40 |
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Go to a different dealer and get it done. My friend with his E46 M3 had a bad sub frame which was recalled but missed the date by a week. I told him go to my dealership and he went and they covered it (3,500) plus free enterprise car for one month of his choosing. Same thing happened to one of the guys on this forum with his leaky mirror.
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04-12-2012, 01:39 PM | #41 |
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A BMS clutch stop has nothing to do with this. If the clutch stop was an issue it would make for hard shifting as the clutch would not be fully disengaged allowing some engine power to be transmitted to the transmission while trying to shift gears. What I now don't understand is how there is no damage to either the pressure plate or flywheel plate and only to the clutch disk. But regardless. The OP could not have abused the clutch in 10,000 miles without other obvious driveline wear. Even slowing down the car with the clutch would take longer than 10,000 miles. BMW clutch disks last a long time.
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04-12-2012, 01:43 PM | #42 | |
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