Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point

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Thu 10 Aug 2023 21:23
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - Starman999

I've just bought a 2011 Kia Rio 1.4 petrol. There's much to like about the car but having driven it for quite few hours, now, I have to say I find it most uncomfortable to drive. One reason for this is that the clutch is on the heavy side and the biting point is near to the floor. It bites smoothly without judder, and gear changes are absolutely fine, but driving in stop-start traffic is really hard work and I have to sit nearer the steering wheel than i'd like because of the very low biting point. So...

Is there some way to adjust the bite point of the clutch?

Is there likely to be a way to make the clutch lighter?

Or is the only way to resolve this a totally new clutch?!

Just want to know if the above may be possible before I visit a mechanic. Thanks!

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Thu 10 Aug 2023 22:06
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - elekie&a/c doctor
Unlikely to be any adjustment. The clutch is worn . Possibly not an expensive job on one of these.
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Thu 10 Aug 2023 23:16
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - Andrew-T

It's a 12-year-old car and probably on the original clutch - how many miles has it done ? If it's in 6 figures the clutch may need replacing. Maybe the previous owners have not helped.

Probably no way to lighten the clutch, but a new one may be a revelation ?

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Fri 11 Aug 2023 09:01
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - Starman999

It's a 12-year-old car and probably on the original clutch - how many miles has it done ? If it's in 6 figures the clutch may need replacing. Maybe the previous owners have not helped.

Probably no way to lighten the clutch, but a new one may be a revelation ?

Mileage is 82k. Don't know if this is relevant but the private seller mentioned he had changed something connected with the clutch - I don't know what this part was (and the seller didn't know the term for it!) but when the bonnet was up he pointed down at this thing he'd changed...

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Fri 11 Aug 2023 09:09
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - elekie&a/c doctor
I suspect the part is the clutch hydraulic slave cylinder that’s been replaced.
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Fri 11 Aug 2023 09:45
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - Starman999
I suspect the part is the clutch hydraulic slave cylinder that’s been replaced.

Thanks.

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Fri 11 Aug 2023 20:24
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - blindspot

i would have thought a low biting point was a good sign. maybe get use to it .just feels different to want your use to

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Fri 11 Aug 2023 20:36
Kia Rio 2 - Clutch heavy with low bite point - sammy1

i would have thought a low biting point was a good sign. maybe get use to it .just feels different to want your use to

So would I. Have you checked the fluid?

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