> I have a 1991 740 turbo with 195,000 miles on the clock. In the last

> few months it has developed two problems with the transmission. The

> first is that the clutch pedal will drop to the floor. All I need to

> do is pump it once or twice and it comes right back up. The second is

> during hard acceleration in first and second gear. The rear end

> develops a stutter, as though all of the power from the engine is not

> getting to the rear wheels. The engine revs smoothly up to redline

> and there seems to be no slippage in the clutch, it very easily will

> spin the tires. I recently had the fluid in the differential changed,

> and was told that I did have a leak at the pinion gasket, but my

> mechanic did not have the tools to change the seal. Is my rear end

> going as well as my clutch?