General How High is your clutch.........

[Livefast123]

Being new to Fiat I don't really know what to expect from my 1999 JTD 130 Marea Clutch. The bite point is right at the top of the pedal travel.........is this normal for Fiat.

 

[Hellcat]

That's a good sign! The system is an automatically adjusting hydraulic affair so if everything is working fine then it should bite at the begining of the travel.

I've had everything from that to the point of release being just off the floor, and them usually last several thousand miles.

 

[Notorious131]

When you press the pedal down it should bite fairly quickly/low as you allow the pedal to return to the top, it shouldn't bite near the top of it's travel, that would imply your clutch is on its way out.


Two ways to check
1) Put the car in 4th gear and try to move away, on a flat road that is, you car engine should stall very quickly, if it stalls straight away clutch is fine. If however the engine revs begin to rise and it doesn't stall quickly, then you got a problem.

2) Find a steep hill and drive up it in a higher than normal gear and give it some gas if the speed increases with the revs your OK, if revs climb but the car doesn't increase in speed accordingly then again your clutch may be worn.

or something like that hope this helps...

 

[jug]

When you press the pedal down it should bite fairly quickly/low

i disagree. it should bite near the top. its hydraulic remember.

 

[Hellcat]

I think he meant slip fairly quickly, rather than bite.

 

[Notorious131]

When you press the pedal down it should bite fairly quickly/low as you allow the pedal to return to the top,

Taken slightly out of context, me thinks Jug, then again might read better like this

When you press the pedal down , it should bite fairly quickly/low as you allow the pedal to return to the top,

Sorry English Grammar was never my best subject at school, "oh ! school short pants and all" . Do they still do English Grammar ??

 

[jug]

yeah i misunderstood you, ignore me