[sa3dos]

Hello,

I have a 2004 MINI Cooper (Non-S)

Today, my clutch started acting as follows:

• When you slightly push the clutch pedal, it vibrates (you can feel it with your foot)
• When you pursh it even further (with windows open), at a certain location, you can hear a squeeqing noise)
• Later at night, Burning smell inside and outside the car, clutch pedal started acting very different when switching gears
• 4 min's after the smell, the clutch was completly disengaged, meaning: when I push, it goes 3/4 the way, a cut off, then continues further --> Shifter no longer change position (when clutch is fully pressed).
• Since my MINI can only switch on when the clutch is fully pressed, this function is O.K.

Car is towed to nearest BMW dealership and will be looked at after two days due to the holidays (Happened this christmas eve, driving back home for nice family dinner, you can imagen how unlucky i was )


Any knowledge of what kind of problem am I expecting? can you also elaborate as why so?

[M111 CGC]

Sounds like your Clutch release bearing has failed?

[GTT 280]

buy a new one, it's goosed !

I'm sure i said this before. Seems that someone doesn't like my blunt posts.



Cheers,
K.

[MINI-Morgan]

I also think bearing too which has probably cooked the friction surface now too if it smelt that bad. Hope you get it sorted quick

[Lawrothegreat]

I had a 2004 Cooper which had a clutch fail twice. Both times there was a slightly broken feel to the pedal with noticeable vibration, but the operation was fine. The first time I was told it was a thrust (release) bearing, the second time the slave cylinder.

[Bilbo Baggins]

With the strong smells you discribe it sounds as though the pressure plate might have also failed. Did it still feel solid as though it was not slipping or was it difficult to get going? When you stepped on the gas did you pick up speed as quickly as you normally would have?

Good luck. Keep us informed.