clutch help

[FuryCharger]

alright so whenever I go all out with my 3.8 M5, i constantly will miss shifts, like it wont shift into second close to redline or shift into third. It never used to do this... Is that a sign of a bad clutch or would getting a short shifter be the answer?

[mcgs999]

Sounds like your clutch is startin to go...

how many miles? is this your first manual?

[FuryCharger]

this is my first clutch yea. ive got close to 100k, and im pretty sure the clutch was replaced within the last 20k miles....u dont think my transmission is shot do u???

[hockeyman]

I had a problem once like yours. I would be sitting at a stop, then try to shift into first gear, and it was extremely tough. It was like it didn't want to go into gear.
I was about to change my clutch/pressure plate, etc, and I changed the trans fluid before taking on the task. Well, it took about 2 city blocks before I felt a HUGE difference in the way it shifted. It was like a brand new trans again.
Not saying it'll solve your problem, but it's worth a shot before you go dumping all kinds of money in replacement parts.

BTW, my trans had 70k on it when I changed the fluid.

-Marc

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[Tyler]

i wouldnt say its the CLUTCH its self..

check the master and slave cylinder..

i had the problem.. the clutch wasnt depressing, causing me to grind every gear. it turns out the slave cylinder broke its seal.. had to replace it.. this was a while ago.

now i've added about 25k hard miles on it..and it hasnt done it once


or maybe u just need to bleed the lines?

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