Rajtastic Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Hi guys, Just done a Bedford track day and I have to confess - my heel & toe was a mess for the first half of the day and kept on downshifting at way too higher-revs. Burning the clutch definitely. However, the clutch bite point has jumped from about 50% of the way down to maybe the last 20%. Any simple things I can do to check what the issue is? Surely, I can't have burnt that much clutch in one day (it was new about 3 years ago - less than 20k on it). If it was gradual, I'd say burn but it's suddenly changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) I’ll edit this as early morning brain didn’t kick in, has the biting point definitely dropped? Some if not a lot of biting points rise due to clutch wear etc might just have been a case of fading due to the heat etc? Did you have the clutch fluid done at same point or perhaps check the service interval on that aswell, is there any other noises you’ve noticed or purely just biting point? Edited August 5, 2020 by Azurez33 Brain melt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajtastic Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Azurez33 said: I’ll edit this as early morning brain didn’t kick in, has the biting point definitely dropped? Some if not a lot of biting points rise due to clutch wear etc might just have been a case of fading due to the heat etc? Did you have the clutch fluid done at same point or perhaps check the service interval on that aswell, is there any other noises you’ve noticed or purely just biting point? Yeah - it's hit the last bit of travel but no slipping at all. Feels the same but just higher. Flushed the fluid maybe a year ago? However, maybe it boiled on the track day due to bad high RPM gear changes and it's all mushy now? That's the only difference - feels fine otherwise. I guess a quick fluid change is probably the first logical step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Yeah that’s what I was going to say check or change the fluid as you’ve said most likely the fluid has boiled but go from there Mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajtastic Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, Azurez33 said: Yeah that’s what I was going to say check or change the fluid as you’ve said most likely the fluid has boiled but go from there Mate Great - thanks a lot mate. Appreciated! Will report back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 no problem mate, hopefully sorts it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajtastic Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Finally got around to changing the fluid (had the wrong size tube to drain it out) and I *think* it's better. Will post an update after a bit more usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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