Clutch biting point

[Jib197cup]

mine has always been high but now it is getting more none existant . could it be the clutch is on the way out or could it be cylinders?

 

[kevo66 (weaveworx)]

pass but mine is the same pal!

 

[Jib197cup]

lol i know its a renault thing with the high point ! drives fine though so im happy at the moment

 

[luke_m]

Mine felt a bit like that before Christmas, took it to Renault and they reckon there was nothing up with it.

 

[Jib197cup]

tbh my old mk2 ph2 1.2 did the same thing and that is still going on the same clutch and my sis is driving that !

 

[Liambo-201]

Erm well my old campus always has a low biting point and so does my r27 mate

 

[luke_m]

I think all clutches are different, you'll never have 2 that feel the same. So long as it hasn't started slipping I would have thought it will be ok.

 

[Jib197cup]

been no signs of slipping !! but sometimes when you think something isnt right it plays on your mind but it could be nothing

 

[ryan197]

i think the same mate, i fink once theyve worn in thm just naturally high biting, my old 172 was the same

 

[sam]

Mines quite high since renault replaced my gearbox, im sure it wasnt like it before that.

 

[Jib197cup]

Could the system need bleeding ? Iv tried the 4th at 20mph test and revs and speedboth pick up smoothly. When I push the pedal some times It feels a little rough ? Any ideas?

 

[sam]

it could be to do with needing the system bled, the other morning my clutch felt notchy when i pressed it in, not smooth as it usually is but it went away after the car had warmed up and hasnt done it since.

 

[Jonesy]

Could the system need bleeding ? Iv tried the 4th at 20mph test and revs and speedboth pick up smoothly. When I push the pedal some times It feels a little rough ? Any ideas?

i have got exactly what you have got, my biting point is high as well, and now i am gonna try and get my system bled, even when warm my gears are abit notchy, i am going to ring at easter so gonna have to get it sorted

 

[Jib197cup]

it uses the same fluid res as the brakes dosent it?

 

[Foxspeed]

it uses the same fluid res as the brakes dosent it?

it does indeed

 

[Jib197cup]

so foxspeed you are a guy with great knowledge how would one bleed the system?

 

[Jonesy]

i have been told that the clutch runs off the same reservior that the brakes does, so to get a propa fluid change best to bleeds your brakes as well at the clutch.
if u do just the brakes then the clutch will still have the old fluid in and it then becomes abit pointless doing a fluid change.

 

[Jib197cup]

thanks for the info mate

 

[Foxspeed]

so foxspeed you are a guy with great knowledge how would one bleed the system?

dot 4 fluid - top up brake reservoir - on the gearbox the bleed nipple for the clutch is located (think its on the front top edge of the box) - put on a bleed tube in to a bottle - open the nipple - pump clutch pedal couple of times - tighten nipple - top up fluid - repeat

i usually do it in a clear plastic jug with a measure on the side so you can tell how much fluid has been pumped through - or you could use the measure on the brake fluid bottle - 250ml-500ml is plenty to clear out the clutch fluid

very similar to brake bleeding

 

[Jib197cup]

thanks foxspeed sounds simple enough !