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#1 Clutch bite point
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:52 pm
by dale bowman
Could anyone advise on where in the pedal travel the clutch should bite. My S1 3.8 is fitted with a 4.2 / all synco box and currently bites in the last inch or so of pedal travel. The clutch only has 10000 miles on it.
#2 Re: Clutch bite point
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:00 pm
by malcolm
Might just be an adjustment thing? Mine was biting very high, then started slipping, and a new clutch put the bite lower. But they are adjustable.
#3 Re: Clutch bite point
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:04 pm
by chrisfell
Could be out of adjustment, a simple fix, or it could be a worn out release bush/bearing. If so, it is not a cheap fix.
#4 Re: Clutch bite point
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:20 pm
by MarkRado
Hi Dale,
if I remember correctly, the workshpp manual tells you exactly how to adjust free play (just without crunchng of the gears). Havng said that it depends on what kind of clutch slave cyl you have - we are talking about the adjustable type. Moreover bleed the clutch slave several times and do some racing starts
before final adjustment. The idea is to prevent clutch slip i.e. a lot of free travel.
Good luck
Mark
#5 Re: Clutch bite point
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:54 am
by christopher storey
chrisfell wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:04 pm
Could be out of adjustment, a simple fix, or it could be a worn out release bush/bearing. If so, it is not a cheap fix.
I think a worn out release bearing has the opposite effect : the clutch bites near the bottom of the pedal travel