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yes the dealer felt a bit guilty and tried to get 172 instead of 171 to make amends but he failed, i was the butt of endless jokes, actually have some good pictures will dig them out
I had the same problem with ebc pads, the steel back of the pad is not exactly the same as the original renault pad, this causes the pads to be a looser fit in the caliper/carrier and so when applying the brake the pads move slightly, but enough to cause an audible clunk. I now use ferrodo...
what you are hearing is mostly piston slap , the light alloy pistons are not round when cold more an oval shape and as they travel up and down the cylinder they oscillate causing the thrust skirt of the piston to contact the cylinder wall causing the tractorish soundtrack. The colder the ambient...
did a trackday a few weeks ago at oulton park (near chester) fantastic day, the most fun ive had in ages. It was organised by easytrack who did an excellent job, suprised a lot of people in the 172 not least the driver of a porche gt3 who couldnt get near us all day, then in desperation tried to...