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3-Series (E21, E30) Chat relating to the BMW 3-Series from 1975-1983 and 1984-1991 line. Specific models: BMW 315, BMW 316, BMW 318, BMW 318i, BMW 320/4, BMW 320i, BMW 320/6, BMW 323i, BMW 320i. E30 Family models include: BMW 325e, BMW 325i, BMW 325is, BMW 325ix.


       
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Old 08-26-2008, 06:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
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cluth? trans? wut is it?!

i have an 82 320i 5spd manual and for some reason almost everytime i go to reverse it grinds out like a mofo and wont let me go into it. it also did this once trying to go into first.
yes i am completely stopped when i go to reverse.
i go to my car sit down start it, put the clutch down try for reverse but it wont allow me to it just grinds i have to put it back in neutral then try again some times up to 3 tries.
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Old 08-26-2008, 10:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
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sounds like a clutch issue.... My toyota Pickup does this sometimes... do you have floormats?
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i have been told that it sounds like the clutch is not disengageing completely.....and this morning i tried seven times to get it into reverse and it would not go at all
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yes to the floor mats
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If they go under the clutch pedal remove them and try It could be that... also sounds like you might need a new Clutch master cylinder or slave cylinder....pump the clutch up and down a shit load fast then try it... if it helps it is a hydrolic issue...
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sounds more like the synchros going out...what kind of trans fluid are you running?...i suggest replacing it with redline, should help free it up some more

being an E21 im assuming its a mechanical clutch not hydraulic right?
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its not the clutch master cylinder because its a mechanical clutch.....no its not the floor mats in the way...the clutch goes all the way to the floor.

im not sure wut kind of fluid though. i bought it from a guy who only drove it like once a month for the past five years.
where can i buy redline? autozone?
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its not the clutch master cylinder because its a mechanical clutch.....no its not the floor mats in the way...the clutch goes all the way to the floor.

im not sure wut kind of fluid though. i bought it from a guy who only drove it like once a month for the past five years.
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AHHH sorry thought it was Hydro... e21's are new to me i thought they where more like e30's.... where does the clutch engage? low? high? I dont know if there is an adjustment for it maybe bring the release point up a bit... and yes Redline does wonders My e30 use to grind into second and changed it and no more grind...
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redline is usually found at most performance auto shops...i know car quest carries it, and a few local hot rod shops

lil redline MT90 works wonders
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ok cool thanks.
are there any other pretty good brands? my clutch dis/engages for first and reverse all the way to the floor but while im driving it varies.
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