This is a great video. FYI - There are at least two versions of the Mater Cylinder for 94 BMW 325i, depends on if your manufact date was before or after 10/94. , but the Cylinder here is the "non-threaded" type (my term) where as my car has the "1994 BMW 325i to 10/94; threaded port" My original part was cast, with a threaded end - not the cotter pin type shown. The replacement for the threaded model looks the same but has an additional metal coupler attached to the plastic cylinder to make the transition to the threaded hydraulic line.

@Engineerboy100

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my M3 has a different style master cylinder than this one.

@zangetsuslayingmoon8884

5 ай бұрын

Where do I get a threaded master cylinder

I finished the job today and it is all good. Today was the bleeding phase. I used the syringe method as described in one of the other KZread videos for the e36 clutch slave cylinder replacement. The other video is worth watching as they all are to get as many hints as possible but it is light on details on how to use the syringe. 1. disconnect the clutch master cylinder feed pipe from the side of the brake master cylinder reservoir. 2 insert the syring full of fresh brake fluid into the pipe and slowly pressurise. You will see bubbles coming to the top continually. I did this initially with the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder open. Take your time and keep a little pressure with the syringe. 3. Then have an assistant move your clutch pedal up and down slowly. Do this many times and you will see more bubbles surfacing and the level of fluid going down from the syringe. 4. Go underneath the car and close the slave cylinder bleed nipple. At this stage you should be able to feel that there is resistance when you press the clutch pedal. Still some bubbles may surface and this is good. 5 At this point I felt confident enough to start the car and see if I could engage gears.(Be very careful if the car is jacked up and on jack stands) Yes I could select the gears but the clutch 'bit' quite close to the floor. In fact too close to the floor. 6. Then I went under the car with my 7mm spanner and asked my assistant to pump the clutch pedal a few times and then hold to the floor. While he held it to the floor I loosened the bleed nipple and fluid and air escaped. In fact it was more like aerated fluid but that is OK. We used this final bleed 3 times uintil the fluid colour was clear and I had a good and firm clutch pedal..6 I restarted the engine and the gear selection was easy and the clutch 'bite' point was much higher. What this means is that the clutch felt normal and it was.7. make sure the clutch slave cylinder bleed nipple is reasonably tight and the job is almost done. 8. remove the syringe from the pipe carefully so as not to spill fluid and refit the clutch pipe back onto the main master cylinder reservoir. Refill the main master cylinder with brake fluid to the recommended level and the job is done.

So good still. The part about the different way the low pressure side connects and also how to connect it by removing the line entirely after draining the fluid from the reservoir and just disconnecting it in from the engine bay totally reminded me of how I installed all this in the first place! Thank you

@SupraWes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I am glad it is helpful.

Thanks for taking the time to share your how to! Always need a different perspective and yours helped. Keep up the good work.

I'm tackling this today. Great video, thanks for making it!

Thank you for the video, very clear and good explanation.

Well that was another side of Wes! Great job tackling it on your own and filming along the way. Agree completely with the approach and almost never pay a mechanic unless its truly out of my hands. So much more satisfaction doing it yourself....not too mention the moolah saved (more rekkids)! Nice work! - Lj

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's a challenge keeping this old junk running but it only cost me my time and a few dollars rather than hundreds or thousands. Plus its always another feather in my hat if I need to find work.

I don't have a BMW but I really enjoyed your repair video. I wish every "how to" video I clicked on was that thorough.

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Perfect! Thank you. I'm Brazil, very good. BMW E36 1991 1.6 8v

Perfect! Thank you, just what I needed. My master cylinder just failed on me in traffic smh I had to drive home with no clutch! Now I know how to do this job and I might even video tape the job ... maybe, but Thank you again, EXCELLENT!

@SupraWes

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the repair!

Thank Wes, that was an interesting video. I am a bit of a car nut myself too, as well as a collector of vinyl records and I like a good special beer once in a while as well as I do photography ( maybe do a video on that one day ?).

Dude you rock. Thank you so much for this vid. Please make more instructional videos like this! The explanation, camera angles, lighting, is all so helpful! 10/10 you da man

@SupraWes

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

thank you for the helpful video!

@SupraWes

8 жыл бұрын

+carreteras101 Glad I could help, cheers!

Good job Wes! those curved pliers come in handy i have a pair. also having disposable rubber gloves is a good idea.

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

I have the blue gloves as well as the mechanics gloves. For some reason they never seem to stay on throughout a project. I cant get used to using them.

@SDsailor7

9 жыл бұрын

SupraWes I can't do without the disposable gloves. It should be easy to get used to them since they conform to your hands unlike the mechanics gloves, those i only use if i am doing heavy duty work. Cheers

very clear and informative thank you!

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

malcolm Washington Thanks!

Great video. Thanks

Great video thanks! Also where were you able to find an aftermarket aluminum master cylinder for this car?

Thank you. Super instructions.

@SupraWes

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very helpful video. thank you.

@SupraWes

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it could help, cheers!

I did this on my 1995 328i and it is more difficult on a right hand drive car. The steering column is in the way and getting the bolts out is much harder. If I did this again I would replace the 2 bolts with bolts which additionally have a phillips head slot in the head. I am sure that would help. I dropped the steering column down and also released the bottom column outer collar and slid it up the outer column out of the way. This made it much easier (Remember mine is a right hand drive model) Disconnecting the pressure pipe. I did this in the engine bay because I did not want to bend the pipe and drag it into the cabin. I took the engine coil cover off and this made hand access to the fitting easier. removing the coil cover is only 2 nuts under their little covers. Before you reassemble make sure the 2 bolts have perfect threads that screw into the nut and switch bracket easily. I cleaned them up with a tap and die. This makes reassembly much easier.

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

Ian Buckley Maybe it's easier to get to on RHD but I couldn't even find the clutch line in the engine bay or from underneath, theres too many other things to contend with on the left side.

@iangbuckley

9 жыл бұрын

SupraWes I did this job last week and it is all reassembled but I have not bled the system yet. The connection between the clutch master cylinder and the metal pipe is difficult to see on RHD because it is almost behind the brake booster. Once you have identified it first time you realise what it is. I think the metal piping from the master cylinder to the slave cylinder is much longer on RHD and goes right across behind the motor along with some other brake pipes.

@iangbuckley

9 жыл бұрын

Ian Buckley I think there are 3 KZread videos on doing this job, maybe more. It is well worth watching all of them because collectively they are very helpful. It is worth watching the slow moving 43 minute one because there are some good tips in that one. They all have some helpful ideas. However they are all done using a LHD car.

I have a '91 318i, love it. I wish I hadn't sold my 2002 though. E36 are great. I like driving them in many ways more than E30's. I've driven just about every BMW chassis from before 2001. Once you go old BMW, you can't go back! I wouldn't mind that Supra you've got though, great car.

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

Eric Leippe This is my first BMW, and first non Toyota, I have had the e36 for 5 years now. While I love driving it especially with the upgrades I have done the quality of the parts they used frustrates me. Too much plastic, especially in the cooling system where there should be none. Subframe mounts that rip out on multiple BMW models. and Interior panels that fall apart. I think they are just over engineered to the point of fragility.

@thimble288

9 жыл бұрын

It's true, they can be a pain to work on. My mom has an e46 and we gave up trying to replace her sunroof mechanism. I think the best use of an E36/46 is a stripped out racer. Recently I did some work on a Volvo 122. The experience really has me wanting an old car again. Such a joy to work on. I had a '79 Corolla coupe, miss that car!

Eu good vídeo. Thank tou!

Very helpful

Please , can you explain to me why my loose clutch pedal as the cylinder failed and how I noticed the clutch used oil from the tank to brake.

10:35 ... tried to do the same on a 525i from 1990 (M20B25). We broke the high pressure line by twisting the master cylinder ^^ That high pressure line is impossible to access in the engine bay.

If you have to unbolt it anyway, why cant you remove the top bolt and wire bracket prior to removing the master cylinder pin and after reinstalling the pin put in the bolt and bracket?

I didn’t see any clip connecting the bottom of the master to the brake line like you said .. mine was all metal OEM and I couldn’t see the clip or a way to remove it

Excellent job brother and thanks for sharing the video with us. Do you by any chance remember what brand your new aluminum master cylinder is? You mentioned that it comes with a FAG plastic one and I hate FAG parts. I ordered a wheel bearing from BMW in Oregon and it was supposed to be a Japanese Koyo for a genuine BMW but they sent me a FAG. I may be needing to do this job on my Z3 because my master cylinder reservoir is low. and I don't want a plastic part back in it. Thanks again and hope you're enjoying your weekend.

@SupraWes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I belleve it was this Febi one from Pelican Parts that I ordered. www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/21526758830.htm?pn=21-52-6-758-830-M36&bc=c&SVSVSI=0103

Thanks man

Hello thanks for the video, my car is an E36 325i 4 door year 1991, is the clutch master cylinder the same as on the video and if so could you please inform me where can I buy it. Thanking you in advance, Ernest

very nice♥️

What a beauty, good video sir.

@tomarom1927

7 жыл бұрын

Also you should try to make the intro and outro a shorter so the viewer doesn't lose interest too quickly. If you do want to add in more detail it's a good idea to be doing something while you talk or have something going on in the background. Motion is key when trying to keep attention and making things interesting. I like ur DIY/How To vids tho :) Keep at it.

@SupraWes

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I have found it difficult to make a good DIY video. It's almost like you have to do it first and then plan the shoot out and then do it again with a script for it to be really good. I have a day job and usually I just want to fix whatever it is and continue on with life.

Great video , I think you forgot the secondary clutch switch that's behind . Even though probably yours has nothing there.

@SupraWes

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly something for cars with traction control, this one definitely didn't have a second one.

For some reason I am having a issue where the pin for the master cylinder will not go in more than a quarter of the way in, could the master i got have a different bore diamater?

@SupraWes

Жыл бұрын

Have you tried putting it in from the other way, It has been a long time but I seem to remember it only going in one way.

Any idea how to replace that blue hose mine is leaking and i cant find a guide for the routing or how to route

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

+cameron cross I would first suck out all the brake fluid in the master cylinder, use a turkey baster. then you can remove the hose from the clutch cylinder from under the dash above the pedal and pull it out from the engine compartment. Then with your new hose you can snake it out the hole in the firewall from the inside of the car, it will help to peel back the carpet to see the hole better. Once you have enough snaked out you should be able to look in the engine compartment and see it poking out from behind the brake booster. Then you should just pull enough through to re-attatch to the master cylinder and then reconnect it to the clutch cylinder under the dash and you should be good to go. It will not be an easy job because of the tight space everything is in and you cant always see things well but that is the general idea to fish it from the inside of the car out, the hole is hidden by the brake booster so you cant really fish it the other way. Hope this helps.

My clutch pedal lost pressure out of nowhere one day . And my slave and master are both a month old and no leaks coming from both of then . When I bleed it I get no pressure . What could it be if the day before my clutch was fine ?

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

Miguelangel Guzman Maybe the clutch pressure plate is broken, I have no idea.

hey ..wes i didn't know you are into cars to i am as well hahaha ..thats funny ..i love the E36 3 series

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

They are really well engineered cars that drive great. The downfall is that so many parts are made of plastic they take more maintenance than most other cars, I would never suggest a used BMW or one without a warranty to anyone who can't do their own wrenching.

Question for you about the master cylinder. I have a drift car and was at an event over the weekend, and lost my clutch. When I engage the clutch it has no pressure and just sticks to the floor with no rebound. I figured it might be the slave and replaced it because it was easy and cheap, but still have the same symptom, which leads me to the master. Would you say that the symptoms that im suffering from could be from the master?

@SupraWes

8 жыл бұрын

It usually goes slower than that where the clutch wont fully disengage but it is possible. When you replaced the slave cylinder was the rod hitting the fork? Sometimes a piece of the clutch comes apart and gets wedged between the clutch disc and pressure plate. If it just broke mid drift that is more likely.

@AceXwilD

8 жыл бұрын

When I replaced the slave I had to push it into the transmission to start the threads on the two bolts, so I assume it was on the fork correctly. The symptom I am feeling with my car is zero effort to push the clutch in, I could do it with my pinky, then it will stay compressed on the floor. I started car in 1st gear and drove it off the track with no noticeable, or audible difference. It's also worth noting that a few weeks ago at a different event a few times when quickly engaging the clutch it would slip off the clutch stop to the left compressing the master cylinder further that its suppose to. This might have walked it down a path to failure? Also clutch peddle has always been slightly curved to left not perfectly straight.

@SupraWes

8 жыл бұрын

Ok, yeah, change the master and you should, be good, there is also a plastic bushing at the pivot point of the pedal you might want to replace while you are in there if it is not sitting right.

@michaeliilonga3639

6 жыл бұрын

Tom Jones Did you have any luck with replacing the master cylinder? I'm having similar symtoms on my e36.

@gabrielcanon6898

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Iilonga same man

I followed the great video as best i could, and yet i ended up with a pedal that sits way too high, by a couple of inches. Any idea where i screwed up ? [1993 318i]

@SupraWes

2 жыл бұрын

I don't see how, the pedal hangs on the pin on the firewall and then connects to the master cylinder in the middle. That should se t the pedal height. Possibly an incorrect or mis manufactured master cylinder.

Is e34 same jobb?

how do I know if the master cylinder is failing ooor the clutch is there a diference?

@SupraWes

4 жыл бұрын

If the pedal falls to the floor or the clutch is not releasing when you press in the pedal it is most likely the master cylinder, if the car is revving up but the car is not moving or moving very little it is probably the clutch.

yeah its real easy with a left hand drive try doing this in a right hand drive when the clutch is against the dash and far from your reach

@SupraWes

4 жыл бұрын

At least its on the exhuast side of the engine so the stuff outside should be easier to get to.

Approximately how long did this job take?

@SupraWes

11 ай бұрын

Probably a couple of hours as I was figuring things out as I went.

my e36 is stuck straight in gear im so bummed idk what going on i was power shifting thought cause it was cold

@SupraWes

3 жыл бұрын

If the clutch pedal is on the floor then it is this, if not its something else.

How did you bleed it, my 325is is a pain in the butt to bleed.

@SupraWes

6 жыл бұрын

I use a Mityvac vacuum bleeder

did you have to bleed the brakes after draining the master cylinder?

@SupraWes

5 жыл бұрын

No, as long as you don't move the brake pedal and introduce air into the system you shouldn't need to bleed the brakes after this procedure.

@djc2874

5 жыл бұрын

@@SupraWes thank you! great video

Please where did you get the aluminum Master cylinder ??? Lol my plastic one continuously keeps breaking

@SupraWes

6 жыл бұрын

Pelican Parts www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/SuperCat/0208/BMW_0208_TCLUTC_pg4.htm#item21

@Ninety7Till

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man appreciate it ! I haven’t finished watching the video but it is completely compatible with the stock plastic one right ?

@SupraWes

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it is compatible, I will mention that it completely gave out on me after about 2 years without any warning.

@Ninety7Till

6 жыл бұрын

I’m fine with that lol I replaced mine with another stock one and it only lasted 2 more months !

So how do you bleed it

@SupraWes

6 жыл бұрын

I use a Mityvac

What would happen when you pushed the clutch in ?

Shouldn't SupraWes work on Super Sports? LOL! Nice job!

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

Toyota Supra's! I have an 1985 second generation Supra.

@earheadsix4119

9 жыл бұрын

Touche, lol

Please any help thanks

Any idea how much this generally should cost?I don't really wanna fuck up my BMW I'ed rather go to someone to have it done.I don't know shit about cars

@SupraWes

8 жыл бұрын

+Shikinoyume I would guess around $300, look for an independent BMW specialist in your area.

@jpclendenin5671

8 жыл бұрын

+Shikinoyume probably close to $1000 in just labor honestly

@JoseTorres-zi1mq

8 жыл бұрын

+John Clendenin hell nahh you gotta be an idiot to pay that maybe 85$ for parts 200$ labor

@jpclendenin5671

8 жыл бұрын

+Jose Torres HAHAHA ok

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Thank Wes, that was an interesting video. I am a bit of a car nut myself too, as well as a collector of vinyl records and I like a good special beer once in a while as well as I do photography ( maybe do a video on that one day ?).

@SupraWes

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out. I have some photography videos I have been thinking about making. Definitely some more gear reviews, talking about some of my cameras, and I want to try my hand at teaching the basics of exposure and composition. Is there anything in particular you were curious about that I can do a video on?