Clutch going?

[arryb]

I've got a '97 vw polo 1.9D with 110k on the clock. I think the biting point is quite high but is there a way of seeing if this is the clutch without taking it apart and if it is the clutch - seeing as most of the driving i'm doing at the moment isn't far from where i'm living (so i wouldn't be stranded anywhere), is it worth getting it changed or just waiting until it bites no more?? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[LaSarthe&Back]

Is it slipping at all? How many miles has the clutch done? I assume it's on the original?

Try booting it and seeing if you can slip it, then you'll know it's on the way..

[5LitreV8]

arryb said:

I've got a '97 vw polo 1.9D with 110k on the clock. I think the biting point is quite high but is there a way of seeing if this is the clutch without taking it apart and if it is the clutch - seeing as most of the driving i'm doing at the moment isn't far from where i'm living (so i wouldn't be stranded anywhere), is it worth getting it changed or just waiting until it bites no more?? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

If it's not slipping, I wouldn't worry. is it squeeling?

[arryb]

I can't tell, it's a diesel and far too noisey to hear

[GreatGranny]

The biting point on my GTI has been high for the last 3 years, I'm expecting it to go at any minute, but it never has. You'll know when it goes

Edited by GreatGranny on Monday 24th September 15:21

[mk3gti]

unless it is slipping then dont bother. u will know wen it goes and even when it does begin to slip u can still drive it for a while. after all its a vw and there built to last. good luck

[trickywoo]

Put it in 4th and give it some welly from low revs up a steep hill. If the revs flair (out of proportion to speed) its slipping.

[madrob6]

My 1998 Passat had a stupidly high biting point but no slip. Turned out to be an air bubble caught in the hydraulics. Try bleeding the system if your clutch doesn't work off a cable.

[Tino]

Its unlikely that a clutch will go suddenly through wear. Our clipper at 140k has the original clutch. The biting point is very high, and it had been slipping for around 4 years and 40k, but only in a high gear from low revs, on a high load. Never bothered replacing it.