Clutch biting point

[macp]

A friend of mine has a 55 plate VW Polo 1.4 FSi Sport with 50,000mls and is having problems selecting reverse from the manual box.The problem seems to manifest itself when the engine is warm,I have tried the car myself but when cold and did not detect anything except the clutch biting point seemed high.

I think its the clutch which either needs replacing or adjusting.

Anybody else have any ideas ?

[s2driveruk]

when was the brake fluid changed.....could be excesively old and absorbed a ton of water over time. would be my first check and a cheap one too....get a garage or yourself if feel able to to fully bleed the hydraulic circuit including the line to the slave cylinder on the box (at least thats where I expect it to be).

If its not sorted then I would guess needs more attention...

HTH
David

[macp]

s2driveruk said:

when was the brake fluid changed.....could be excesively old and absorbed a ton of water over time. would be my first check and a cheap one too....get a garage or yourself if feel able to to fully bleed the hydraulic circuit including the line to the slave cylinder on the box (at least thats where I expect it to be).

If its not sorted then I would guess needs more attention...

HTH
David

Aaah yes (penny has dropped) because brake & clutch fluid are in the same hydraulic circuit.Cheers David I hadnt thought of that.