Suspension arm MOT failure, what parts?

[unofficialPete]

My first MOT hasn't been a success. The garage says they'll fit any parts I source.

The description isn't enough for a car ludite like myself to confidently pin down the parts.

1994 CLIO II 2.0 16V

Reason: Nearside/Office front lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint

Part: Lower suspension arms: Unit price £60.83

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLIO-SPORT-172-182-V6-LOWER-WISHBONE-SUSPENSION-ARM-/300357315439

 

[Fred@BTM]

you just need a ball joint mate, £17tops from GSF etc and about 20-30min tops to replace (12mm holes for a 172/182)


1994??? eh?

 

[unofficialPete]

LOL thanks, add on 10 years
GSF sell three different ones that apparently fit my car :/

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/424re0160

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/424re0230

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/424re0231

PM coming your way, the standard exhaust failed too..

 

[Jay.S]

I'd get a lemforder one from ECP they have some discount on at the minute aswell.

M12 is what you want.

 

[unofficialPete]

I'd get a lemforder one from ECP they have some discount on at the minute aswell.

M12 is what you want.

Thanks, looks ideal, I'll have a look at the lower wishbone tomorrow but guess the ball joint only will do like Fred says.
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...d1191952897d6d75346aefae9e2fb6763bb96b&000019

 

[Ryanph1rs]

Not our ecp ball joints are 10mm we don't have any correct for the 172/182 so don't be fooled by the sales team... I work for ecp and have searched the warehouse for sus arms and joints for the clio and I fact on renault catalog there is an error on our system on cross ref .... They will be 10mm not 12mm from ecp

 

[Jay.S]

You sure?

I ordered 2 lemforder ones for the 172 Cup I owned they fitted fine.

 

[Fred@BTM]

^did you fit the supplied bolts though?

 

[Ryanph1rs]

Unsure there for the 172? I know we list ones that state 12mm for the 02-clio but I know there wrong for the price it's safer and less time consuming to go straight to renault ... I'm going Barmy ATM there as I can't get complete arms cheap as we just don't do them and I don't fancy genuine ones as I want to poly bush them so seems a waste of money..... I wouldn't trust the ecp site tho ( In top cat we trust lmao ) noooooot

 

[Jay.S]

Yeah I used the bolts supplied with them, everything was fine.

Luck of the draw maybe.

 

[Fred@BTM]

so its possible the supplied bolts were 10mm to match the 10mm balljoints but the hole in the wishbone was 12mm and you may not of noticed? We see that a lot, hence why we always reuse the originals

 

[lemonnobby]

Fred is correct 12mm on sports.
So 10mm bolts would go straight though.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

Which would in turn effect geometry set up, not good.