Resting your foot on the clutch?

the original clutch on mine lasted 154k miles. see if you can better that lol

i car share with a fella that rides his clutch, he is on 57k i think and gets judder on the clutch now
 
MrLOL said:
how high the biting point it is.

Our works pool car is a citroen C5 that gets used and abused by everybody. Biting point is so high its unreal. The biting point is about an inch from resting place.Its done 60k VERY hard miles.
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ok cool

so if i've always been nice to my car (i don't drive it 'enthusiastically') it should last a while?

i think it was changed about 25k ago (my parents owned it before me)
 
bledd. said:
ok cool

so if i've always been nice to my car (i don't drive it 'enthusiastically') it should last a while?

i think it was changed about 25k ago (my parents owned it before me)
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depends on the car, but my old citroen xsara picasso is knocking on 70k on the original clutch with no signs of wearing. If you look after your clutch i believe they should do 100k +
 
my clutch bites ridiculously high and it's only done 80,000..
the gears are getting stiffer and stiffer too :(
do clutches on 4wd cars not last as long?

and as for holding a car on the clutch on a hill, i only do that for hill starts if i cba using the hand brake. haven't done a hill start in months though..
 
agw_01 said:
When the friction material starts wearing down, you'll find the bite point getting higher and higher until eventually, it's right at the top of the pedal travel.
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You may also experience juddering as you engage the clutch, and it will feel very "soggy" - not positive like it should. Eventually they start to slip. The closest thing I can compare to clutch slip is trying to accelerate in the snow. From inside the car it sounds and feels just like that.
 
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