Recent content by Dion Houghton

I got the car from a mate whose boyfriend told me that the shocks leaked all of their oil a while ago. Unfortunately they didn't spend a lot on keeping the car in top nick so I am going through the list of stuff as I can afford each part!! What do people think about standard dampers and Eiabach...

Which dampers??

Thanks for the replies guys, not sure about the bushes or bearings. Is there a quick way of checking them (I am new to all this so please forgive the naive questions! :S) I have read that Eiabach springs on standard dampers work well, anyone got any opinions on this?

Hi guys, I have a 172 and I think that the dampers are shagged. When driving over bumps the car 'skips' and is almost uncontrollable, especially around corners. This leads me to think that the dampers have lost all of their oil. Any other thoughts on what the problem could be? The setup on...

Thanks for the help Fred, I will see what happens when they take the bearing out tomorrow morning and let you know. It sounds like you are right about replacing those parts. Thank you again D

No. down the D/S

It is leaking out of the boot, I have not taken it apart yet to investigate further. I am having the driveshaft taken out of the car tomorrow and will bite the bullet and buy the over priced bearing. At the end of the day I do not want the thing to fail on me 6 months down the line for the sake...

Fred, Yes that is where the leak seems to be coming from.

The car is RHD and it is the seal on the LHS (passenger) of the car.

Hi guys and girls, I have a problem with the gear box in my 2001 Clio 172. It started making a noise and I also noticed that it was leaking oil. When I put it up on the ramp I noticed that the driveshaft gearbox oil seal is the source of the leak. Usually this would not be a problem, as I would...