Renault Clio 04 plate dci65 question

Nermal_2

Hi,

Slightly different question but I've just bought a 54 plate version of the same car - incidentally the clutch does seem very heavy in it.

On mine though the thing that concerns me is the gearstick movement / vibration. It moves 1-2cm as the torque is applied and makes driving smoothly at slow speeds quite difficult.

Also, when stationary with the clutch down in 1st or 3rd (before I change into 1st) the gearstick vibrates and reverberates with the car which is quite annoying. Pushing the gearstick forward stops it for a few seconds then it starts vibrating again.

Does yours do this or is this a problem specific to mine?

Thanks in advance

anewman

Your clutch is probably hydraulically controlled and may benefit from bleeding/hydraulic fluid renewal.

Gearstick vibrating may be a worn gear linkage, particularly if the car has quite high miles or has been abused. There is probably some sort of anti-rattle set-up on the linkage which needs renewing. They're normally bits of rubber or nylon bushes.

cyclonebri1

anewman wrote: »

Your clutch is probably hydraulically controlled and may benefit from bleeding/hydraulic fluid renewal.

Gearstick vibrating may be a worn gear linkage, particularly if the car has quite high miles or has been abused. There is probably some sort of anti-rattle set-up on the linkage which needs renewing. They're normally bits of rubber or nylon bushes.

No the clutch is defo cable operated in the mk11 Clio. Its a diesel and is likely to vibrate a little at low revs. I wouldn't worry about it at all.

alanrowell

cport80 wrote: »

After seeing the report on watchdog and Renaults answer being to issue an extra page for the car owners manual I decided I was not willing to risk my familys safety.

My car went into in the garage as part of the recall