How heavy is your clutch?

[DominicJeans]

I have recently ventured into Jap land and bought an Ignis SPort, but I am missing my clio 172.

One of the reasons for me moving away was that I have a bad left knee from running, and the heavy clutch of car made it worse as I am constantly in stop-start traffic when travelling to London every day. My question is this- do the clutches on 172 Phase 1/Phase 2/182 differ in terms of how heavy they are? I am keen to get back in an RS clio as frankly, I am not sure I am gelling with the Ignis.

 

[Harbinger]

They are heavy'ish but not as heavy as MK1's, just get to the Gym more and work your legs twice a week

 

[DrR]

About 3kg

 

[Nick_Leeds]

Heavier than our mk 7 golf by a long way, but it's quite normal.

 

[DominicJeans]

Thanks most of you... ;0)
what's heaviest? 172 phase 1, 172 phase 2, 182 or are they all similar?

 

[l33th3tr33]

About 3kg

f**k OFF.

I saw the title and that literally came into my head, then I see this.

 

[DrR]

Lol you love it.

but seriously I've never driven anything with a heavier clutch.

 

[Jack!]

Heavy enough for it to become annoying in stop-start traffic.

 

[richd]

comes painfull in a traffic jam and creaks like mad lol

 

[Tin cup]

Worse then a 4 paddle clutch in my old ford rst

 

[VikkiB]

A new clutch in, they're quite light.

 

[VR46-G@Z]

Mines heavy as hell in my 182, I get into other cars and think the clutch pedal has broken as I can feel nothing in comparison!

 

[McGherkin]

A new clutch in, they're quite light.

Agreed, they soon go heavy again though.

Makes driving anything else really weird!

 

[l33th3tr33]

Agreed, they soon go heavy again though.

Makes driving anything else really weird!

Is yours the same G?

 

[McGherkin]

Yeah, all clios are like it.

They all bite high too.

 

[JonC219]

New clutch and new clutch cable, thought it wasn't even attached!

There's a new cable design btw, more weights on it to assist the clutch movement. Nice and light

 

[Coops Mk1]

it is weird driving other stuff, toy clutches in them in comparison, I like a nice heavy one but when they wear they do go a bit silly heavy, the RB is getting to the point of being a bit stupid really so needs doing. its far far heavier than the mk1 and that's got a 4 paddle helix effort in it!

 

[Stan.]

All mine were heavy, only noticed in traffic though.

 

[Beasley Clio182]

Heavy as hell! I had a mk4 golf as well as my 182 , swapped to drive my golf home came to a junction and nearly snapped the clutch pedal in half because I was use to driving the Clio lol

Mine can get annoying in traffic , but I like it day to day , i find it a positive feel

 

[M172Cup]

Mines heavy in phase2 172, only really notice how heavy it actually is when i get into a different car though.
Sometimes gives me a clicky knee if iv been in stop start traffic for ages, or it might just be me being soft

 

[Saul]

About as heavy as a small killer whale

 

[l33th3tr33]

Yeah, all clios are like it.

They all bite high too.

That's odd, I don't remember my mates old one being so heavy. (ph1 1.2)

New clutch and new clutch cable, thought it wasn't even attached!

There's a new cable design btw, more weights on it to assist the clutch movement. Nice and light

But will it stay lighter?

 

[McGherkin]

That's odd, I don't remember my mates old one being so heavy. (ph1 1.2)

Mine's about 3-4 times heavier than the throttle.

 

[JonC219]

But will it stay lighter?

Jury is still out on that one. Only replaced in Jan/Feb this year and have driven around 4k I think.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Mine's about 3-4 times heavier than the throttle.

I forgot you've got a cable, My throttle is feather light! I'd like to see the difference between mine and a ph1 172, see what all the fuss is about.

Jury is still out on that one. Only replaced in Jan/Feb this year and have driven around 4k I think.

Ah well I've done 5k since july/august so it might last you a fair whack longer compared to someone that does a higher mileage.

 

[ian suds]

At the risk of being insulted, but here goes anyway-- the new 200t is right for you with the EDC gearbox there is no clutch to worry about hurting your knee. Before. Any negative comments; if you 'ain't driven one your comment will be ignored (by me anyway lol)

 

[JordanH]

Mines heavy in phase2 172, only really notice how heavy it actually is when i get into a different car though.
Sometimes gives me a clicky knee if iv been in stop start traffic for ages, or it might just be me being soft

Haha I get the clicky knee too, it's horrible!

 

[Beasley Clio182]

At the risk of being insulted, but here goes anyway-- the new 200t is right for you with the EDC gearbox there is no clutch to worry about hurting your knee. Before. Any negative comments; if you 'ain't driven one your comment will be ignored (by me anyway lol)

Its a fair point ! Opinions are just that , he may like the new ones !

Imagine the budget would be completely different though !

 

[Dan_Henderson]

Anybody else think it's abit hard to pull away slowly , ie letting off the clutch slowly

 

[Jordan537]

Went to move a Ford KA the other day and the clutch felt like it was broken, pushed it down with very little effort, i like heavy clutches, gives the car a solid feeling.

 

[GrahamS]

It's really not that bad you bunch of wimps.

Also it's very difficult to measure how heavy a clutch is in text form.

 

[MartinR]

New clutch and revised cable helps this loads!! Had mine in two years now and its no where near as hard as it was before the change.

As mentioned the mk1 clutch is hard. Lol and used to snap cables on a monthly basis.

 

[Fletcher]

Mine is fine. It creaks once hot though.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Anybody else think it's abit hard to pull away slowly , ie letting off the clutch slowly

Only when you're getting used to it, it's easy once you get used to it.

 

[Feates172]

Mine is too. My mate just got a 182 and said it felt broken, told him it's normal for them to be heavy.

I actually had James stone check mine out, as I thought it was on its last legs, turns out it's not and was replaced by budgie when Steve Murr had it. Less than 2 years ago.

 

[Carlv8415]

Clio Sports clutches are heavy as standard. I have a Valeo clutch in mine what isn't as bad but still isn't the lightest.

 

[msremmert]

Get on your bike if you can't use the clutch :rasp:

Only time I notice how heavy it is is when I have to move somebody elses vehicle. I quite like it being heavy actually.

 

[mjf93]

They are quite heavy, but the clutches on my 2 306's before were heavier. I think its because the cable takes a pretty twisty route on both.

 

[r0ss172]

My experience of RS Clio Clutches

Ph1 172 - Not as heavy as a 182, but not as light as my 172 cup, fair bit heavier than a new age car like a hyundai i30 (for instance).
First 182 FF - Very heavy and squeeks when it gets warm from a long drive or lots of stop start traffic
172 Cup Turbo - Nice and light, not far off a newish car
My mates 182 FF - Very heavy like my 1st 182
Second 182 FF - Heavy again and squeeks like my first 182

All were on Valeo OEM clutches including the turbo

Ive found that in general the 182's have felt a lot better built ( i know they are the same essentially) in terms of steering and gear box too... the ph1 and Cup felt very light and loose, where as the 182 gear box feels tighter, and the steering a lot heavier. My ph1 i owned from 32-98k, my 182's have had between 55-70k, and my Turbo Cup was on 90k or so.

 

[Stu_F]

I now walk lopsided - my left leg is enormous thanks to all the resistance training the clutch has given me!