N20 6MT Clutch Adjustment?

motorwerkeman · 02-09-2017, 11:11 AM

I got my car back from the dealer a few weeks back after a major repair that involved the clutch assembly coming out of the car. Since then, the engagement point is right at the very top of pedal travel making it more difficult and a bit uncomfortable to shift smoothly.

Do our clutches or pedals have any adjustment? Or is taking it back to the dealer to follow up and resolve my only option?

mbanks21 · 02-09-2017, 11:15 AM

There should be a clutch stop you can stick your hand behind the pedal and make sure it's pushed in all the way. Other than that you'll have to take it back.

D041987 · 02-09-2017, 01:57 PM

Yeah take it back to Dealership. If clutch grabs up top that means either they put in a old worn clutch or something is not lined up. Mine grabs towards the bottom middle half of the clutch travel.

S4NoMore · 02-13-2017, 01:24 PM

The clutch should grab near the top (or beginning) of pedal travel. It's not a truck, you want it to engage sooner rather than requiring more foot work. Maybe there was air or excessive moisture in your clutch line previously, and now it's well-bled and very responsive? If you really struggle to get used to it, and/or like to put your clutch all the way to the floor during gear changes, check out clutch stops to artificially reduce the "unused" pedal travel.

The friction disc doesn't have a heck of a lot of material, and over the course of its entire life might wear down just a couple of millimeters - not anything that you would notice by way of pedal travel.

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motorwerkeman Private First Class 160 Rep 134 Posts Drives: 2012 328i Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	N20 6MT Clutch Adjustment? I got my car back from the dealer a few weeks back after a major repair that involved the clutch assembly coming out of the car. Since then, the engagement point is right at the very top of pedal travel making it more difficult and a bit uncomfortable to shift smoothly. Do our clutches or pedals have any adjustment? Or is taking it back to the dealer to follow up and resolve my only option?
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mbanks21 Colonel 1268 Rep 2,957 Posts Drives: 2015 335i MSport Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: High Bridge, NJ iTrader: (8)	There should be a clutch stop you can stick your hand behind the pedal and make sure it's pushed in all the way. Other than that you'll have to take it back.
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D041987 Big Turbo Boys N Girls 327 Rep 579 Posts Drives: 2012 328I 6speed Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lynnwood, WA iTrader: (0)	Yeah take it back to Dealership. If clutch grabs up top that means either they put in a old worn clutch or something is not lined up. Mine grabs towards the bottom middle half of the clutch travel.
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S4NoMore Major 253 Rep 1,003 Posts Drives: 16 340i, 15 X3d, 91 318i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philly suburbs iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW 340i [0.00] 2015 BMW X3 28d [0.00] 1991 BMW 318i [8.66]	The clutch should grab near the top (or beginning) of pedal travel. It's not a truck, you want it to engage sooner rather than requiring more foot work. Maybe there was air or excessive moisture in your clutch line previously, and now it's well-bled and very responsive? If you really struggle to get used to it, and/or like to put your clutch all the way to the floor during gear changes, check out clutch stops to artificially reduce the "unused" pedal travel. The friction disc doesn't have a heck of a lot of material, and over the course of its entire life might wear down just a couple of millimeters - not anything that you would notice by way of pedal travel.
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