How does the underbody of the car look currently?
I did a fair amount of work tidying up various components to mine a few years ago but none of it included work on the actual body of the car, mainly because there was nothing wrong with it, there was a small amount of rust starting to show at...
Sorry to hear that. Do they offer any warranty on the work carried out? My main set have failed recently so I need to get them sent off for repair. I have the DLC shafts on them that Rik Perry had made and I’d be surprised if BG Motorsports would be happy to refit those shafts and offer any...
Very nice. My friend had a MK1 Golf that kept the Trophy company for a while. It wasn’t practical for him to keep at the time, unfortunately. Nothing like the one mentioned but it reminds me of the time. Lovely car.
That looks like Air Conditioning Fluid leaking from the Receiver/Dryer unit that's attached to the side of the Condenser. It has 2 pipes attached to the top, they have o-rings that can perish. I literally just replaced the seals on mine this week and the stuff that come out was the same...
I'm sure when I got mine back from powdercating I had to file off the paint from the bolt holes so that they would fit, they're a snug fit, designed so that the splined section of the bolt almost locks into the hole, you have to tap it in with a hammer. You don't want to tap it in without...
I can’t believe it was that long ago since the forum opened. I remember growing an obsession for the Clio Trophy when it was first released and before I could reasonable afford to own one, aged 18 at the time. I finally bought one 3 years later after saving some money and I’ve still got the old...
Yes, they were 25mm for the inner and 23mm for the outer. These were the parts I ordered and fitted at the time…
Powerflex Front Anti-Roll Bar Inner Mount (x2) - PFF60-202-25
Powerflex Front Anti-Roll Bar Outer Mount (x2) - PFF60-207-23
Last time I did mine I had the subframe off already so it was considerably easier to fit them. I replaced the original bolts with longer ones so that it would be easier to replace them next time.
Don’t drill it out. It needs to be tight as that’s the only way it will stay in position when it’s fitted. It sits below the circlip so I’d just remove the circlip to get it past that point, then refit it and go from there.
Hard to tell from the pic but there should be a small circlip on the shaft, it looks like it’s missing on that damper, you can see the groove where it’s supposed to be.
Mine are sat on the shelf. I’m wondering if cycling them occasionally would be beneficial to the seals so that they stay lubricated? I’d have to de-pin them as they’re quite stiff.
The grub screw is secured with loctite. If you try to remove it without heating/melting the loctite you may end up rounding off the grub-screw and you’ll have to drill it out and fit a larger one. Heat the adjuster with a heat gun or hairdryer to soften it before trying to unscrew it.
Link to part...
https://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/parts/steering-suspension/renault-clio-172-182-anti-roll-bar-bush-outer-bracket/
Bush....
https://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/parts/steering-suspension/renault-clio-172-182-anti-roll-bar-bush-outer/
FYI, the inner clamps are similar but...