bitting point

[Turner]

i have a 172ph2 and the clutch bitting point is really high like near the top,has anyone else got the same or is mine knackered?Is it adjustable?
any info welcome

 

[Pettsi]

its a 'characteristic' of all clios apparenly! lol

 

[RichMcc]

Sounds like you need a new clutch mate. Just had a new one stuck in mine.
Do you hear it slip at all?

 

[Turner]

wow,so which one is it?theres no slipping clutch or anything just a high bitting point!

 

[RichMcc]

My bite is nice and low now... it was high before the new clutch.
It may not need a new clutch do you knwo when it was last changed?

 

[Turner]

havent got a clue my friend,but will have a look in the sevice book

 

[172.com]

My biting point is quite low. Drove a mates Hyundai Coupe the over day and kept revving the b****cks off it 'cause the biting point was so high!

 

[Oggy997]

Mine is about 1/3 of the way up, sharp as hell though!

 

[Turner]

yeah its a nightmare its either on or its off,theres no in between lol

 

[172.com]

Mine is about 1/3 of the way up, sharp as hell though!

I'd say that's about the same as mine too.

 

[RichMcc]

It should gradually get higher over the lifetime of the clutch as it wears down....or thats my understanding of it

 

[Turner]

thats sounds dear!is it?

 

[RichMcc]

clutch is about 80 bucks... fitting is the costly bit

 

[Turner]

cheers mate,is that a new clutch or recon or something?

 

[RichMcc]

New clutch its a friction plate bit like a brade pad.
Using my not very technical knowledge I think (could be wrong)
The pressure plate pushes the clutch onto the flywheel to transfer the power from the engine to the geabox. As the clutch wears down the plate has to move the clutch further moving the bite position you feel through the pedal.

 

[Turner]

that sounds like a good enough explanation to me mate

 

[ming-the-mazdaless]

My clutch takes high, and has a short stretch of "slip space". Effectively the last three quarters of slack is spring tension only.
I won't have it any other way.