Grand scenic 1.9 2004 - New clutch biting point

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Thu 2 Nov 2017 01:13
Grand scenic 1.9 2004 - New clutch biting point - Renaultdriverman

So after 80'000 miles the clutch went and we had it replaced at our local Renault dealer. Since we had it back we have noticed the biting point on the new clutch is very low maybe 2 inches from the floor. Is it normal to have it this low. All gear changes smooth. No issues with drive and no wierd noises.

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Thu 2 Nov 2017 11:47
Grand scenic 1.9 2004 - New clutch biting point - hardway

Did they replace the concentric slave cylinder when the clutch was done?

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Thu 2 Nov 2017 12:56
Grand scenic 1.9 2004 - New clutch biting point - Renaultdriverman

Yes I believe they did

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Thu 2 Nov 2017 15:23
Grand scenic 1.9 2004 - New clutch biting point - hardway

Check on the invoice,

But if they did the clutch bite point will naturally rise with normal wear.

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Thu 2 Nov 2017 15:27
Grand scenic 1.9 2004 - New clutch biting point - Renaultdriverman

Yeah they definitely replaced it.

Thanks alot mate

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Mon 6 Nov 2017 13:40
Grand scenic 1.9 2004 - New clutch biting point - Railroad.

Do you have excessive free play on the clutch pedal? If so this would be why the clutch bites so low on the pedal. You will need to adjust the pedal linkage which should be easy to do. You should have about one inch of free play. If you do and it still bites low then there's not much you're going to do about it.

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