Renault Clio II (1998 - 2001) - 1998 1.2 2nd Gear problems

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Mon 18 Aug 2008 16:49
1998 1.2 2nd Gear problems - spinitboy1
Hi,

Just bought this for my g'friend. only 58k on the clock and is S reg. Everything seemed to be in good condition. However, 2nd gear is really hard to get sometimes and as she has only passed her test v recently, she is finding it a bit of a pain. Any ideas what it could be? All other gears are fine.

thanks

Mark
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Tue 19 Aug 2008 15:32
1998 1.2 2nd Gear problems - spinitboy1
Update: Checked it when the engine is not running and it goes in fine, so not sure if this is timing related. Not very mechanically minded, so any help would be great.
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Tue 19 Aug 2008 15:46
1998 1.2 2nd Gear problems - Peter D
Where is the clutch bite point, if it is too near the floor then the clutch may be dragging and can make it difficult to engage gears. This is why when you turn the engine off it goes into gear no probs. Regards Peter
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Mon 1 Sep 2008 22:49
1998 1.2 2nd Gear problems - spinitboy1
Cheers for the reply John!

The bite point is quite high (as in you need to bring the pedal up away from the floor)

The missus is beginning to moan about it now too.. so any help would be appreciated!
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