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Bmw E90'Clutch

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Topic: Bmw E90'Clutch
Posted By: bucko68
Subject: Bmw E90'Clutch
Date Posted: 21-July-2012 at 20:13
Hi Folks, quick question about my wifes petrol e90 Bmw, clutch is acting up a little, its done 64k miles and its slipping a little, like most females shes always been hard on clutches, regardless of the make, im just wondering does the fly wheel need to be replaced or does that only have to be done on the diesels ? Its an 07 model .

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Present Motors/1987 e30 325 cabriolet.Previous Motors 1994 E34 518, 2000 E46 318,2001 E39 530d SE.


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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 22-July-2012 at 18:41
Flywheel should only ever need changed if the clutch plate has been allowed to wear down below its minimum thickness.  This happens when the rivets that hold the friction plate together become exposed as the friction material has worn down around them.
 
You will never know until the gearbox is off the engine and the clutch is taken off.  By that time you are as well as fitting the new clutch obviously.
I don't think it is a petrol/diesel thing about machining the flywheel.
Its a hydraulic clutch so it might be worth checking and then bleeding the hydraulic fluid in the system before going down the expense of pulling off the 'box, just to rule out low fluid etc.
 
HTH
 
Andrew


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