Clutch on Z3 - short or long?

mooney · Post by **mooney** » Wed 24 Aug, 2011 19:32

Is the travel on your clutch pedal short or long on your Z3?

Bill- · Post by **Bill-** » Wed 24 Aug, 2011 21:00

Long

Hard Top · Post by **Hard Top** » Wed 24 Aug, 2011 21:26

HTH

Don't know, as I have got an Auto.

wildeboy · Post by **wildeboy** » Thu 25 Aug, 2011 18:06

It's not how long it is, it's what you do with it..............apparently!

Sorry, back to the clutch, the bite point on my clutch is quite near the top so I only need to depress the clutch halfway at the most to change gear. I guess that means short? The travel to the floor is obviouly long, and unnecessary.

mooney · Post by **mooney** » Thu 25 Aug, 2011 18:07

The travel on mine is long to the floor with biting point at top.

I didn't know if this was normal as when driving my mini, the clutch has hardly any travel at all

mooney · Post by **mooney** » Thu 25 Aug, 2011 18:11

wildeboy wrote:It's not how long it is, it's what you do with it..............apparently!

And lol !

Beemer Man · Post by **Beemer Man** » Thu 25 Aug, 2011 19:04

The gear change on my 2.8 is definitely smoother if I press the pedal almost to the floor. The Getrag gearbox on the 4-cylinders and 2.0/2.2 sixes is supposedly smoother than with the stronger ZF boxes fitted to the 2.8/3.0 and Z3M sixes.

Although the change on my 2.8 is smooth, it is a "deliberate" change, not to be hurried, unlike the "knife-through-butter" rifle bolt change on my wife's MX-5.

More satisfying in a way, though, getting it just right!

Wrinkley · Post by **Wrinkley** » Fri 26 Aug, 2011 23:14

Recently had a new clutch and dual mass flywheel fitted to our 97 2.8,don't ask how much

It has transformed the whole car making it an absolute pleasure to drive.

Steve