Bmw 318i clutch pedal became very stiff and not disengaging replaced master cylinder but pedal still very stiff and not disengaging

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you have to bleed the air out of it. If there is not fluid leaking from the master cylinder on the firewall.it can leak on the inside of car or the out side if the master cylinder is bad.first make sure the reservoir stays full then open the bleeder on slave cylinder. this is called gravity bleeding. once fluid comes out, tighten bleeder, pump pedal one time loosen bleeder while holding clutch pedal down and then tighten. do this repeatedly until no air comes out. you can pump pedal several times,then hold and bleed however you like but I have better luck with individual pumps. just make sure that the lines hooked to slave cylinder are tight and there are no air leaks. and that the line does not go below the slave cylinder because sometimes air gets trapped in the lowest part of system.

Mike Butler

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• Posted on Feb 18, 2009

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Perhaps this link will be of some help.

http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c1528004a3c7

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no you can not

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You have air in the system, Keep the reservoir full, attach a hose to the bleed screw the other end of the hose in a small clean jar. Open the bleed screw, push the clutch pedal to the floor, close the bleed screw, repeat over and over till you are getting fluid and NO bubbles. do not reuse the brake fluid. When the bubbles are gone your clutch will work.

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these are notorius for clutch bleeding problems, there is no good answer other than to keep pumping that pedal, eventually it will bleed out