Bite too high on clutch

Soldato
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Meh

Tbh I just keep my foot just below the bite, I get a much smoother lift off.

If i keep my foot fully depressed on the clutch I find it harder to get a smoother lift off.

Guess I'll have ot live with it, sigh. The Focus has an auto adjusting bite AFAIK being that it is hydraulic.
 
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Clutch is also a little high on mine Tom. I was worrying about the clutch being on the way out (80K miles), but aside from being a little jerky for the first few minutes when cold, I've got no other problems.
 
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So yea just be grateful you dont have a clio, its got a really high bite and its instant so by the time you've done a few stop starts and you take your eye off the ball, u bring it up to fast and bam! stall....not funny :p
 
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I had a Focus and the bite was really low. My mate had a similar Focus and the bite was really high. Both were of comparable mileage and the bites didn't change positions in the 2 years of driving we both did.

Think it's just luck of the draw unless I'm missing something!
 
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We've had our focus since new and the bite hasnt changed from being high despite now being on 170k miles. I think its a trait to have a high bite on the focus.
 
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My Rover 25 had an insanely high bite and after reading the MG forums i discovered a household mod to shorten it.

Basically its a spacer (made from a contact lens fluid top) put on the cable to shorten it :p

 
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