Think clutch maybe going?

1. TheVtrKid Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Leeds, England Posts: 1885 MG ZR 1.4

   #1 22nd September 2010, 13:30

   shit with cars but if the clutch is really high does that mean it needs a new one? When i say high, i mean literally, if im going down the street at say 40 and i press the clutch down about an inch, then you can hear the car revving higher as if its not in gear kinda thing? Don' know how to explain it really, im useless lol. But also when i press the clutch i can hear like a hissing sound? When i first heard it i thought it was my power steering but its when i press the clutch down, its like a hissing noise
2. Russ_16v Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 164 Clio 172 Exclusive

   #2 22nd September 2010, 14:24

   easy way of telling mate, try to pull off in 3rd gear:
   
   If the car stalls right away the clutch is ok
   
   If the car revs up, then down slowly to stall, your clutch is quite worn
   
   If it is that badly worn then yes you will need it replaced.
   
   it involves taking the gearbox off, and would take a normal garage around 2 1/2-3 hours to do
3. TheVtrKid Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Leeds, England Posts: 1885 MG ZR 1.4

   #3 22nd September 2010, 14:39

   right ok, well ma dads good with that stuff, so he might be able to tell and do it if so. But i thought id check on here first as hes at work at the moment
4. Russ_16v Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 164 Clio 172 Exclusive

   #4 22nd September 2010, 14:40

   id say by your description that your clutch is biting right at the top of the pedal, which would lean towards it start to wear, or getting towards the end of its life, as it were
5. TheVtrKid Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Leeds, England Posts: 1885 MG ZR 1.4

   #5 22nd September 2010, 14:49

   Thanks for your posts mate. you know a rough price of getting it fixed at a garage?
6. Russ_16v Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 164 Clio 172 Exclusive

   #6 22nd September 2010, 15:45

   all depends on the garages labour rate mate, lucky its not a difficult job, with the price of a clutch kity and labour id say a rough ballpark figure of around £200 ish
7. Russ_16v Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 164 Clio 172 Exclusive

   #7 22nd September 2010, 15:45

   *kit not kity lol
8. Lewiswhitlock Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 southampton Posts: 591 1.4 8v 52 plate icelandic grey furio

   #8 22nd September 2010, 15:50

   Mines similar with the hissing but not the high bite, but its definately a clutch job! £200 is a fair price for a saxo as unlike some cars getting to the clutch itself can take a good few hours e.g mondeos. If youve done a mondeo clutch before you will understand this well!
9. sudds Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Leeds Posts: 105 S2 Pugeot 106 Rallye, 2003 Pugeot 106 Quicksilver

   #9 22nd September 2010, 15:57

   Put it in 5th gear, lowish speed, floor it, does it slip? it being high could just mean the cable, needs adjusting or the auto adjuster if nakerd?
10. TheVtrKid Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Leeds, England Posts: 1885 MG ZR 1.4

    #10 23rd September 2010, 10:55

    well sometimes it slips a bit when i aint even got my foot on the clutch. So i'm presuming its definately a new clutch job.
11. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #11 24th September 2010, 00:18

    Maybe try adjusting the cable
12. TheVtrKid Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Leeds, England Posts: 1885 MG ZR 1.4

    #12 24th September 2010, 14:11

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Russ_16v easy way of telling mate, try to pull off in 3rd gear: If the car stalls right away the clutch is ok If the car revs up, then down slowly to stall, your clutch is quite worn If it is that badly worn then yes you will need it replaced. it involves taking the gearbox off, and would take a normal garage around 2 1/2-3 hours to do

    I tried a couple times, if i slipped the clutch a bit, then it set off in 3rd fine, but if i let go of the clutch quicker then it stalled which is usually the case? So maybe it is the cable that needs adjusting?