#1: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: CharlieAdshead, Location: KentPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:43 pm ---- Hi guys, this is my first car and I am finding that I am constantly stalling in first as the biting point is really high up, making moving off slow and difficult, and hill starts are obviously even harder, how can I change this if that is possible?
Thanks.
#2: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: swaynie, Location: United KingdomPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:46 pm ---- what model you got?
#3: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: tomd0801754, Location: MoscowPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:59 pm ---- Learn to drive.
Seriously - just go and drive the car more. Experience will help.
#4: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: DeadEyePaul, Location: Rugby,WarwickshirePosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:30 am ---- Add more acceleration
#5: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: DJKaySee, Location: UK, England,NottinghamPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:30 am ---- I had the same problem, Mine has had a fully re-conditioned gearbox, new clutch and new clutch cable, and my bite is also high up.
I have had people telling me the cable needs to be adjusted (if it can) Some tell me the bite should be low down and the rest say its because its a crappy French car.
Took me a while but got use to it, Although I would prefer it low down I don't think it can be altered as I was told its a hydraulic clutch?.
#6: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:46 am ----
DJKaySee wrote:
I had the same problem, Mine has had a fully re-conditioned gearbox, new clutch and new clutch cable, and my bite is also high up.
I have had people telling me the cable needs to be adjusted (if it can) Some tell me the bite should be low down and the rest say its because its a crappy French car.
Took me a while but got use to it, Although I would prefer it low down I don't think it can be altered as I was told its a hydraulic clutch?.
You've had a new cable but someone told you it was a hydraulic clutch.
CharlieAdshead wrote:
Hi guys, this is my first car and I am finding that I am constantly stalling in first as the biting point is really high up, making moving off slow and difficult, and hill starts are obviously even harder, how can I change this if that is possible?
Thanks.
Every car you drive will be different, even if it's the same model. As Tom says, learn to drive it properly.
If it's still causing you an issue in a few weeks, sell the car and buy an automatic.
#7: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: DJKaySee, Location: UK, England,NottinghamPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:55 am ----
macca1411 wrote:
You've had a new cable but someone told you it was a hydraulic clutch.
Ok I said that completely wrong, I was told it was an automatic clutch cable and it was and I quote "A b*****d". He said something about it automatically feeding in ? or something, cant remember word for word.
#8: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:13 am ---- Some 206 use a auto adjusting cable while others use a hydraulic set up.
Which one it is depends on what engine is fitted & also what side the steering wheel is on.
Until we know what engine is under the bonnet you aint got much hope of getting an answer.
#9: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: DJKaySee, Location: UK, England,NottinghamPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:27 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Some 206 use a auto adjusting cable while others use a hydraulic set up.
Which one it is depends on what engine is fitted & also what side the steering wheel is on.
Until we know what engine is under the bonnet you aint got much hope of getting an answer.
Ah that sounds right, I was told its an auto adjusting cable on mine and its a 1.4L LX X Reg 2001.
#10: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:28 am ----
DJKaySee wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
Some 206 use a auto adjusting cable while others use a hydraulic set up.
Which one it is depends on what engine is fitted & also what side the steering wheel is on.
Until we know what engine is under the bonnet you aint got much hope of getting an answer.
Ah that sounds right, I was told its an auto adjusting cable on mine and its a 1.4L LX X Reg 2001.
It will be an auto adjusting cable for that engine.
#11: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: DJKaySee, Location: UK, England,NottinghamPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:54 pm ---- Can The position of the bite point be altered on these ?
#12: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:01 am ---- At a guess I'd say your new cable was installed incorrectly. Mine has a new cable and it bites almost exactly half way up in the clutch travel. With the new type cables you have to have the cable completely installed, including the bulkhead mounting bolts and only then release the adjusting mechanism to do its stuff
If you do it any other way around eg release the self adjuster block and then tighten the bulkhead mount bolts then you end up with a too high bite. You can make the bite point go higher but you can't make it go lower once it's ratcheted up the cable
If the bite point is so high up that the clutch is almost slipping all the time then I'd change the cable as it will wear out the release bearing very quickly if it's always in contact and constantly rotating. You should be able to pull the cable at the clutch fork end and measure the gap in the slack. If you can't get any slack at all then it's too tight and the cable needs changing
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#13: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:05 am ---- .....and people like this pass their test...Jesus
#14: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:21 am ---- Ha. Yes people do need to adapt to different cars but if the bite point is so high that you feel like just breathing on the pedal will make it slip then that's not good for the clutch and bearing and it's very likely the cable has been installed incorrectly on this one
#15: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:38 am ---- It doesn't take long to adapt at all, probably about two gear changes.
#16: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: Seabook, Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:45 am ----
Lee wrote:
It doesn't take long to adapt at all, probably about two gear changes.
or get a newer car.
i know it is really hard (or impossible?) to stall those car with anti-stall mechanism
#17: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:51 am ----
Lee wrote:
It doesn't take long to adapt at all, probably about two gear changes.
After driving something else when I get back in the 206 first things I notice is how heavy a 206 clutch in, how crap the gearchange is, how little feel you get through the brake pedal & also how heavy the steering is even with pas
#18: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:26 pm ---- Yeah, ain't that the truth. The gearbox is one of the worst i've ever felt. It's like stirring a box of spanners
#19: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:43 pm ----
Deckchair5 wrote:
The gearbox is one of the worst i've ever felt. It's like stirring a box of spanners
After 15 ish years of driving / owning various PSA cars ive got used to them
#20: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: MisterMagoo27, Location: StrabanePosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:50 am ---- I always read about 206 gearbox's and clutches, but my 00 reg 206 is probably the best of anything I've driven yet. My 2003 206 gearbox was a load of w**k though and the clutch was like trying to crush a brick with my foot lol, but the older one I have now is as smooth as Will Smith himself.
#21: Re: Biting Point Peugeot 206 Author: sybiriya, Location: englandPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:12 pm ---- I know how that guy feels my clutch is high compared to a ford fiesta. Ive had my car a little over a month and just getting used to the clutch now, i have a really sensitive accelerator too, makes me sound like a nutter sometimes when i pull away hehe.
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