Suspension Pin Removal Mod
Pin removal makes the front suspension adjustable.
Once suspension is adjustable, you can make the front of the car stiffer or softer - in this weather probably want softer, but during the summer... you may want to try it being stiffer
. I will presume you already know the pros and cons of stiffer / softer suspension
Once removed, you have a 40 click range for the front stiffness, and I believe it is initially set at ~20 clicks so bang in the middle.
To find the thread on how to remove, somebody posted it under the name of "My morning with 3 donkeys" or something like that - do a search and I am sure you will find it.
Once suspension is adjustable, you can make the front of the car stiffer or softer - in this weather probably want softer, but during the summer... you may want to try it being stiffer
. I will presume you already know the pros and cons of stiffer / softer suspensionOnce removed, you have a 40 click range for the front stiffness, and I believe it is initially set at ~20 clicks so bang in the middle.
To find the thread on how to remove, somebody posted it under the name of "My morning with 3 donkeys" or something like that - do a search and I am sure you will find it.
The official works setting is 22 clicks from soft. The warnings are for real - probably best otoremove the damper from the car first.
The 22 setting is a good compromise for road and works well in the wet - stiffer would help on smooth high speed applications.
The 22 setting is a good compromise for road and works well in the wet - stiffer would help on smooth high speed applications.
Though i've not done it myself, it is a very straightforward job, BUT the pins on some of the dampers have been glued in place and have to be forced, not recommended unless you know what you're doing.
All in all unless you are doing track work as George says the factory setting is perfect for day to day.
All in all unless you are doing track work as George says the factory setting is perfect for day to day.
Stevo said:
Not a hope
please don't remove the pins if you are not 100% shore as some people have snapped the adjusters off .
if you want them removed and you don't feel confident doing it your self there is a bloke in Stafford that can do them for you
if you want them removed and you don't feel confident doing it your self there is a bloke in Stafford that can do them for you
does this bloke also refurb them? lol Donkey is a bit of a trek come service time.....
The difficult bit is if the grub screw has been glued in to the adjuster knob, making it impossible to remove the knob from the damper and therefore not allowing access to remove the locking pin.
I have seen some different knobs and I would assume (due to the massive variation in the locking pin position within the knob) that the dampers were delivered to Renault as adjustable and then drilled (probably by hand, no rigs) to lock them. My original knobs were ideal but one was glued and I couldn't get access to the screw.........under the knob is a series of indentations and some ball bearings on top of small springs to provide the 'clicks'. I was kindly donated a spare knob (thank you very much - you know who you are!) and the pin drilling was virtually at the same radius as the indentations which was not ideal.
So in short be careful it's a can of worms!
I have seen some different knobs and I would assume (due to the massive variation in the locking pin position within the knob) that the dampers were delivered to Renault as adjustable and then drilled (probably by hand, no rigs) to lock them. My original knobs were ideal but one was glued and I couldn't get access to the screw.........under the knob is a series of indentations and some ball bearings on top of small springs to provide the 'clicks'. I was kindly donated a spare knob (thank you very much - you know who you are!) and the pin drilling was virtually at the same radius as the indentations which was not ideal.
So in short be careful it's a can of worms!
Stevo said:
Sensible answer - to stop people adjusting them and catching themselves out
Sarcastic answer - to annoy technically experienced car enthusiasts by wasting a perfectly good set of adjustable dampers! :lol: