C3 Clutch Biting Point

[carly2338]

Hi

 

I just wondered if anyone had any advice of the biting point of the clutch? Ive just bought a C3 1.4 Desire 2006 and have noticed that the biting point is very high on it. im just worried that its a sign it should be replaced or is this normal for C3's?

 

Any advice greatly appreciated!!

 

Carly

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

The clutch biting point on the C3 does tend to be a bit high compared to other cars. You could check if the clutch slips so you know if it is worn. There has been a query on this before on here but nothing came of it, so it must have been ok once the driver got used to it. Being hydraulic actuation (master and slave cylinders) there is no adjustment, but it should have the fluid changed/bled when the brake fluid is changed every 2 years - this sometimes makes the pedal a bit lighter if the old fluid was dirty. If doing this yourself, I have found the easiest way is to suck the fluid through the bleed screw using a Mityvac brake bleeder since pumping the pedal does not work that well. The bleed screw has to be undone quite a lot to get the fluid to flow.

 

Link to the other post http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/topic/14988-just-sold-vectra-for-c3-maintenance/