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Repair and Diagnosis: Transmission: Clutches: Description

The clutch is a single dry disc type, using a diaphragm spring pressure plate. The system is hydraulically operated by the clutch housing mounted slave cylinder and a firewall mounted master cylinder.

Fig 1: Typical BMW Clutch Assembly DO NOT allow oil, grease or dirt to contaminate the clutch component friction surfaces. Courtesy of BMW of North America.
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