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    Help. Clutch wont engange when car is running

    1st im new to bmw. So heroes the deal. I recently became the proud owner of a 1985 535i with a 3.5l 5speed. That's all I know. But here's the deal when the car is running the clutch wont engange and the car wont go into gear. So any help would be seriously appreciated.

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    Welcome to the forum! So if you're not moving does the clutch perform as it should? When was the clutch replaced last?


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    HI, I've the same issue, I've a e46 330d with 5 speed manual, this is the 4th time I've had the issue not yet solved as its happened again this evening.
    Each and every time it means a gearbox out, I've replaced clutch, dual mass, release bearing, the last time we fitted a new pedal and hydraulic piston, thought that would fix it, but 4 months later its happened again......

    the running symptoms are:-

    engine off, clutch pedal can be depressed and gear engages / disengages OK, return to neutral, start engine and now the clutch becomes inoperative, it pushes down, but you can not select a gear, not any,, So to move the car, you need to stop motor, engage a gear, start motor with clutch depressed, now you can pull away as normal, but cant change gear with the clutch you can only change up / down by dropping without the clutch. come to a junction, traffic light and your stuck in your last gear, Stop engine, engage 1st, start engine and off again??????


    I cant understand nor can 2 of my garages, I've tried 2, same issues and same non understanding, ANY help ideas etc would be useful.

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    clutch is NOT dis engaging from pressure plate/ flywheel - throw out bearing might be pop'd off- push rod not in place - incorrect replacement items - pull it apart "again"
    make sure u clean surface of fly wheel.
    NOW =sometimes if not clean - a clutch plate can stick to flywheel - = in gear clutch "pedal" in - hit/ pull (just for a sec) rear E brake - it should break it lose (usually happends after sitting a long time / storage/ mths)
    if it dont break free - it aint installed right

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