Clio Clutch

[NaGGz]

Hi all, ive had my clio 1.2 16v extreme for a couple of months now and after driving a friends corsa the other day ive noticed the clutch in my clio is alot stiffer than the one in the corsa.
Is that normal or is there any way to adjust it? Or is that just a sign that the clutch has had it?

Thanks

 

[richard2k84]

For some reason the Clio's clutch is heavy. I few of my friends who have drove my 1.2 16v have said the same thing. I have had my car 4 years now and never had to have a new clutch.
I thinks is just they way it is mate

 

[edde]

Just the way the Clio clutch is

 

[vinvin]

mines stiff

 

[Invexis-]

mines stiff

wouldn't have anything to do with the other web browser open would it?

 

[alex-avfc]

stiff and bites right at the top...I thought it was odd at first aswell!

 

[vinvin]

wouldn't have anything to do with the other web browser open would it?

i meant the clutch smartypants :rasp:

 

[DrR]

my 172/182 have had the stiffest clutch in any cars i've driven.

 

[Dave..]

You'll never find two cars with the same feel to the clutch, it's how clutches are.

My clio has a stiff clutch, with a harsh biting point
Freelander has an insanely stiff clutch and has to be pushed right down
Fiesta has a feather weight clutch, with a bite point as high as a kite

 

[Alastair.]

172s have a stiffer more aggressive clutch, 1.2s are like wet sponges.

 

[Struggler]

stiff and bites right at the top...I thought it was odd at first aswell!

the higher it bites, the more time its got left,
unless its adjusted wrong,
think its perhaps because theyre cable
biting right at the floor means its due a change

mines stiff,
but its nothing on a 172,
drove one a while back, i stalled :quiet:

 

[jenic]

the higher it bites, the more time its got left,
unless its adjusted wrong,
think its perhaps because theyre cable
biting right at the floor means its due a change

mines stiff,
but its nothing on a 172,
drove one a while back, i stalled :quiet:

Surely its the other way around?

Anyway, i was concerned about the clutch, so i got it changed (cost £60 in parts, free labour from my uncle) and its exactly the same and the old one wasnt too bad when it came out. Plus it was a PITA to change, subframe has to come off which can be hard work on a 7 year old car. In the end we wish we had of taken the engine out as the lifting gear was already in place.

 

[Sargara]

Had my clutch changed its gone from very harsh high biting to still being harsh but in the middle with the pedal becoming MUCH lighter. 1.4 ph1 Si.

By harsh i mean the biting point is small and easy to stall.

 

[iimushroomzii]

Apparently, my clutch is stiff, I dont notice though.

 

[NaGGz]

So its not just me then Its my first car so i was none the wiser till i drove my friends.

Also the biting point seems to change from first starting the car its about half way up but after driving for half an hour or so it seems to be more towards the top :S

 

[matt|H]

172s have a stiffer more aggressive clutch, 1.2s are like wet sponges.

Yeah.. learnt to drive in my bro's 172 and got used to the clutch then got my 1.2 and my foot just hit the floor whenever I used it.