Thread: Clutch Drag
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Old 26-04-11, 06:07 PM
penman penman is offline
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Hi
That is certainly not my experience with my everyday car.
I prefer a clutch to start biting quite low as that way the heel can be kept on the floor for fine adjustment of position.
Also a clutch starting to bite near the top is in imminent danger of not having any free play in the mechanism when fully up thus leading to accelerated clutch wear.
The cynic in me asks "Why would a garage set the clutch bite high?".
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Originally Posted by peterg View Post
Thanks Martin,
The clutch engages when the pedal is nearly fully up. as said, it is a new clutch fitted by a highly regarded Bristol specialist who said that is how modern clutches should operate.

Personally I prefer a clutch that engages a little earlier. It gives me more feel.

Because my tick over is nearer to 750 rpm a loss of 300 rpm puts me close to stalling when the engine is warm.

Regards, Peter
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