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csterne · 07-16-2008, 04:45 PM

Hi all, new member here, I posted this over on bimmer forums with no luck. I'm hoping someone here can help, I really need to get this fixed.

A couple months ago the clutch on my 95ti had began to go out on me. A little sticking here, some bad shifting there, so I ordered a new one. When I was home on vacation, I took the bimmer to a local mechanic who hesitantly agreed to put my clutch in for me. I would usually do this myself but I do not have a the auto shop I once had on base to tackle this sort of thing. Anyhow, upon getting my car back I noticed that my shifter sits about 2 to 3 inches forward of where it used to sit. This is a huge pain, anytime I shift into 1st, 3, or 5th or reverse the shifter literally pushes into the front edge of the shifter housing, causing it to grind or pop out of gear since it it can not fully go forward as it should. Does anyone know of an adjustment the mechanic may have failed to take care of or do I have some huge disassembly in my near future to fix this problem? Help!!

Is there a good DIY section on clutch replacement? I have searched with no luck. If I could retrace his steps or see some easy stick adjustment (hoping for this one) then I could have this knocked out while my car is disassembled as I am doing the full Active to Sport conversion at the moment. Any good info would be great. Thanks!

07-16-2008, 04:45 PM	#1
csterne Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fayetteville AR Posts: 11 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	Clutch - Shifter Problems Hi all, new member here, I posted this over on bimmer forums with no luck. I'm hoping someone here can help, I really need to get this fixed. A couple months ago the clutch on my 95ti had began to go out on me. A little sticking here, some bad shifting there, so I ordered a new one. When I was home on vacation, I took the bimmer to a local mechanic who hesitantly agreed to put my clutch in for me. I would usually do this myself but I do not have a the auto shop I once had on base to tackle this sort of thing. Anyhow, upon getting my car back I noticed that my shifter sits about 2 to 3 inches forward of where it used to sit. This is a huge pain, anytime I shift into 1st, 3, or 5th or reverse the shifter literally pushes into the front edge of the shifter housing, causing it to grind or pop out of gear since it it can not fully go forward as it should. Does anyone know of an adjustment the mechanic may have failed to take care of or do I have some huge disassembly in my near future to fix this problem? Help!! Is there a good DIY section on clutch replacement? I have searched with no luck. If I could retrace his steps or see some easy stick adjustment (hoping for this one) then I could have this knocked out while my car is disassembled as I am doing the full Active to Sport conversion at the moment. Any good info would be great. Thanks!