serious problem with clutch?

[dsobering47]

when i push the clutch pedal in, in my 1987 325is, it just doesnt feel like it used to. Now it is a little harder to push, and i cant really tell when it engages.....am i insane, or is there a problem?

thanks

 

[mikev]

check the clutch fluid level. also the master and/or slave cylinder + pipes may need replacing.

 

[junglestylz]

Well at least yours engages.

 

[mrferg]

I've got a problem... sometimes when I'm accelerating I go from 1st to what I think is 2nd, but I actually went into neutral. So I don't realize I'm in neutral and I push on the gas, I quickly realize this, push in the clutch, and switch into second. As soon as I go into second, GRIND! What's wrong? This has happened three times while I've had the car, that's a little over a year now.

 

[xLibelle]

when i push the clutch pedal in, in my 1987 325is, it just doesnt feel like it used to. Now it is a little harder to push, and i cant really tell when it engages.....am i insane, or is there a problem?

thanks

I might not have been doing this stuff long enough to know by experience what this could be, BUT i did read about your exact problem on the web.
Your clutch slave.... the piston under your clutch pedal (what ever its called) has become warped or bent. It has pressed in at an angle and the seal is broken now. I think they said you just replace the unit, that it cant be rebuilt.
So again, this is by memory from what i read... have at it

 

[xLibelle]

mrferg, your clutch plate could be just old and not strong enough to spin the tranny up to engine rpm in a short amount of time and the gears grind into place.