Clutch Slave Cylinder

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redcar
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Post Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:43 pm

Hello,
Just looked back through the receipts and realised that the clutch slave cylinder i ordered was for an e30 324td.

My car is a standard 318is. The slave cylinder for the 324td is different to the slave cylinder used on all other e30s.

324td slave cylinder: Bore Diameter [mm]: 22,2
All other e30 slave cylinder: Bore Diameter [mm]: 20,64

Is the fact that i've got the 324td slave cylinder on my car the reason why it's hard to get it into reverse and first gear on cold mornings and a strange feel to the clutch pedal.

Shoul i purchase the correct, smaller bore diameter slave cylinder?

Thank you,
Harry.
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Post Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:27 pm

Thanks Will,
That's exactly the news I wanted to hear. I'll try the correct slave and let you know if it's better. Hopefully the clutch should be ok, it was a new LUK one.

Thanks again.