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ah yes i think you were the chap I spoke to the beginning of the year when you had the same problem. Lets hope you didn't get a dodgy replacement as well!

Thanks Marc, unfortunately i'm just not privileged apparently!

Hi David, Really sorry to hear you’re having issues again. As you know we have had issues with a small amount (Roughly 5 out of 200) of the standard gas caps supplied from the factory developing hairline cracks. Since early April we reverted back to using a dual seal cap (I...

I've been away from here for some time, but i'm so pleased i'm not the only one going through such predicament and frustrations! I had mine refurbed 18months ago, done other stuff at the same time but car off road for 2months essentially coz of the dampers. 6months later the gas had gone in one...

Haven't been on here for some time, had a mooch about but no signs of any new dampers around so thought i'd come right out with it. My passenger side has lost its gas for the second time after a rebuild and I remember there was someone on here selling new ones from a Renault dealer for real good...

That doesn't make any sense £700 for the refurb, I think wires must have been crossed there. That's the sort of money required to replace the damper rods as well, but this is only necesary if they're scored, which isn't likely as the dampers have a good plastic cover to stop dirt ingress. Sure...

Most definately acidic based wheel cleaners corrode the bolts. Mine are fine, no sign of rust, previous owners musn't have used anything like this. I use Bilberry wheel cleaner which isn't acidic. The stuff that car washes spray on your alloys, now that's acidic! They have to be effective in...

While people look for leaking, all dampers will contain oil, but our Sachs are Nitrogen pressurised. It's when the gas goes that the damper looses its integrity, which is pretty much impossible to tell visually. Of course, seals do wear and oil may appear which is a sure sign, but it can be that...

or on here for £15 each, ooer - http://www.ukpartsdirect.com/products-1/abs-reluctor-rings.html?manufacturer=18

ooo ooo been on cliosport and someone found a site that sells just the rings - http://www.reluctorrings.com and apparently easy to replace, happy days

yeah i think your right mate, after the confusion cleared it's becoming more apparent that there's no fault in the system, it's the reading the sensors are picking up, and like you say, no reading below 5mph makes it think they've locked up....i think i'm gona have to replace both driveshafts...

He's been spinning each wheel and reading the wheel speed off the laptop...the two back wheels register very quickly and accurately, whereas the two front wheels only show up a reading at 5kph and the reading fluctuates...but the front pair match and the rear pair match, one wheel doesn't stand...

Alright all, finally got the car back on the road but only just passed mot due to poor braking results on the rollers. Weird thing is i didn't touch the brakes while the car was off the road! They were rusted up due to sitting there for 6 weeks so i took her for many 70mph to 0 foot heavy on the...

ah ha, he said it'd happened a couple of times before, and so changed both of them. Fingers crossed eh! It's blinding Ben's doing the work with no grief or arguement or cost. Just a nuisance to have the car off the road repeatedly, but just one of those things. It's given me the chance to give...

Just to keep this updated, I had an issue with the front springs turning in their cups, mainly on one side, and was pointed towards an issue with the top mounts. After having the sachs refurbished last May I ruled them out of having any problems, but i was getting some weird handling...

Cor blimey, cheers for that, I'll get in touch with him if they do need changing.

Has anybody actually been to a Renault parts dept recently and got a price on a new front damper? I know Jon says just shy of £500 but just want to check this is correct as mine may need two new rods.

Whereabouts in London are you fella? I'm yet to find a 'specialist' in the area. BG motorsport, i believe, just do the work on the dampers, nothing else. They're very good folk, and will advise and help out where they can, but they're also busy. I have a BTB exhaust fitted to mine, and i like...

Join the gang, I didn't twig about the slots on the back of two of pads the first time round, so had funny wear on the pads. Mine was a nightmare coz i had everything off, and the brake fluid drained out of the abs pipework, trying to get it back in everywhere wasn't enjoyable!

Oooo oooo i know, i know! What happens is, if you wind back the piston so it's right back, then fit the pads so that when you put them back on to the disc, if there's a slight gap between pad, and disc, the automatic adjustment of this gap doesn't work briliantly, so you push the pedal and the...

Google Lepsons, in Kent and somewhere else now too. I had mine done in the right colour code. They came up slightly different, but that's paint. Cost just over £200, they repair the alloys too, dip and strip them, powder coat primer, spray the colour, not sure about the laquer. Had them done a...

cheers bud, found the hole, removed the air box to get at it. Then discovered the drive shaft boot isn't sealed properly and the oil went all over the drive :D And i need to send the damper back to BG too, oh yippee! Nitrogen in the reservoir holds everything in place, if the seal is broken it...

Well, spoke to shaun at ktec about the situation, and he's returned my top mounts as there are no faults. But did say that BG don't like people using shortened springs as it causes problems with the dampers having a set rebound, add that to the springs turning within the cups, and i've...

I put they idea to the mechanic and i'm taking the old shaft down there 2mora so he can decide what to do. That's what i thought, the rubber looks fine, and both my originals have failed because the metal clip holding the outer boot on snapped. Well no change in the one bearing, so they're...

liam - aye i could try that, got some red cv joint grease in the garage. Yeah that's exactly the bit i'm talking about. The original part has a plastic/rubber band in the inside of the boot which allows it to hold it's shape and means you have to squeeze and shape it to get it to fit inside the...

well i took my mechanics advice and didn't clean them. Like you say, i done a bit of google research that said the same thing about ptfe lined bearings. I just soaked them in engine oil all afternoon and worked the ball in all directions. One is still noticeably stiffer than the other on the...

I wasn't sure if petrol would be okay, or perhaps brake cleaner, but i guess it shouldn't really matter. The top cup sits on the shoulder, then the top hat - this isn't threaded, but slides down on top of the top cup, and locates on the non-threaded section of damper rod, then the inner part of...

Well, after getting loud donging noises when maneuvering, and people on here saying the top mounts would cause it, the garage I use also confirmed this. Ktec said to use engine oil to lubricate the top mounts last week, which i did, from within the engine bay, but it made no difference. I was...

yeah sorry, forgot to mention non-genuine. The last time i checked genuine was £250, whereas this was £110. Hmmm, think i'll pop back down the shop and see if they can investigate...there may well be a version available with this fitted non-genuine. They matched it up to my reg but did come back...

Allo people, in the quest to solve my suspension issues i'm replacing my passenger side drive shaft amongst other things. The motor spares shop ordered what we believed to be the correct item, but it appears different from the original. The first obvious thing is the width of the abs toothed...