2000 BMW Z3 pulse in cluth pedal

2000 BMW Z3
64,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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MIKE SABIA
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once in a while while at a complete stop at a lite or stop sign with the break applied and the cluth all the way to the floor i can feel a quick pulsing in the cluth pedal. if i lift the pedal off the floor an inch or so the pulsing goes away.
any idea what may be causing this to happen ?
Mar 4, 2008 at 8:06 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This can be caused by a defective clutch pressure plate, the fingers on the clutch pressure plate are not depressing equally and the thrust bearing is vibrating slightly causing the pulsation effect.

Mark (mhpautos)
Mar 5, 2008 at 2:24 AM
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