Clutch pedal and bushing replacement

[m3f_adema24]

Nick is a beast!


Rich, it took me forever too and I was sore afterwards.

[m3f_hencini]

Nick did mine in under 20 minutes

Yeah, once you know what you're doing, it's a really quick job...

[m3f_Anubis]

is there a diy?

Nick (fiveightandten) has basically a video DIY up on YouTube:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oFud4xKXIk



(Sorry for the super-late response, the subscription notification just came through my email today - very odd.)

[m3f_///Nick]

This is on my list to do. Mine is getting loud. Did anyone replace the spring that is pictured too (#6)? I am thinking about it.

[m3f_Aavi]

This is on my list to do. Mine is getting loud. Did anyone replace the spring that is pictured too (#6)? I am thinking about it.

You don't need to, a spring does not loose it's properties unless it's stretched beyond it's limits. Re use the old one and call it a day.

[m3f_das borgen]

This is on my list to do. Mine is getting loud. Did anyone replace the spring that is pictured too (#6)? I am thinking about it.

that spring is one time use...if you remove, it'll disitegrate.....replace it

[m3f_///Nick]

You don't need to, a spring does not loose it's properties unless it's stretched beyond it's limits. Re use the old one and call it a day.

that spring is one time use...if you remove, it'll disitegrate.....replace it

Now I am confused. Two different answers, I think?



So I will ask, when the clutch pedal is removed is it difficult to remove the spring and replace? I am assuming not after watching Nick's video. For $1.28 I will just replace it while I am in there, just because.

[m3f_das borgen]

Now I am confused. Two different answers, I think?



So I will ask, when the clutch pedal is removed is it difficult to remove the spring and replace? I am assuming not after watching Nick's video. For $1.28 I will just replace it while I am in there, just because.

that s a buck-twenty-eight you'll never see again.................. don t replace it, it's fine. Even it s that s cheap, it s just stupid to replace things for no other good reason than to replace it for the sake of replacing it...but it s your money. Would you replace an electrical connector (they're just as cheap) just because you're replacing the part it connects to?

[m3f_OJ_E36]

so i have my new pedal and akg bushings..... who in socal wants to install them for me?? $?

[m3f_hencini]

so i have my new pedal and akg bushings..... who in socal wants to install them for me?? $?

Drive out to Mad-town and I'll do 'em for a six pack... Just be sure to leave your summer tires at home...

[m3f_cmcon98]

The job is super easy. I did mine in about an hour total. The only caveat is that even though I replaced the entire pedal, plus every single ancillary spring, guide, plunger, clip, and bushing, used AKG delrin bushings and followed instructions to the letter, my pedal still leans a little. Pedal feel is much better, but lets face it. Plastic clutch pedals are just a really really cheap component when you're talking about a BMW that was the top of the 3-series line in the '90s.

[m3f_cscat87]

Aren't most people going with Mason pedals now? I'm sure that wasn't even an option when this thread was made...


And what are the pros and cons of Delrin vs Copper bushings?

[m3f_Anubis]

My brand new (as of two years ago) pedal and Delrin bushing setup still leans to the left. E36 FTMFW.


The slop is still gone, and the pedal is still smoother than it was before, but it still all leans to the left

[m3f_Slagdemon]

I just installed new delrin bushings last night. The car was getting to be a chore to drive. Pressing the clutch took a lot of force and it squeaked horribly. I would not drive the car and instead, opt for my tundra just so I wouldn't have to deal with the M3.



Not anymore. Night and day difference. I realized I do need to get a new pedal though because this one is definitely warped, but the new bushings made the force needed to push the pedal much much less and with no squeaks, its a joy to drive again. Funny how something so simple can make the fun come back. I am going to put new shifter bushings in sometime soon as well, but the fun is back!

[m3f_pbonsalb]

Aren't most people going with Mason pedals now? I'm sure that wasn't even an option when this thread was made...



And what are the pros and cons of Delrin vs Copper bushings?

I have used both and not noticed any difference. I ran a Ron Stygar hand reamed pedal with delrin bushings from 2007-2016 without issue. I changed it as preventative maintenance because I was getting rid of the Ron Stygar Z3 spring I put in back then. I went to bimmerbaum copper bushings on a new pedal a month or so ago. Did not notice any difference.



I have a very heavy duty clutch in my 99M3 -- it holds 600 lbs rwtq (might even be making more than that), and the pedal effort was beginning to bother me. When I went to the Stygar bushings, I got rid of the over center helper spring and used the Z3 spring. That worked fine with the stock clutch and with an AA LTW flywheel and HD clutch that I ran with the supercharger. I later went turbo and needed a stronger clutch and the pedal effort was higher so I added the over center helper spring. I recently decided that was not enough and got rid of the Z3 spring. I now have just the over center helper spring. Full circle on this one. On my 08M3, I got rid of the over center helper spring and have just the side spring and it works great with the factory clutch.



Have not tried a Mason pedal. I like Mason stuff. I would probably buy all his braces first. I have just the basic rear brace.