Recent content by Nicolasticity

Will the hatch open and can you get in that way?

Can you change the seals in the nearside steering rack with the rack in the car. Seeing "youtubes" of the job on the rack itself it seems it might be possible with the wheel off jacked up?

So it seems that the red ATF I had was too thin and falling out of the steering rack. So I put in some 5W40 semi synthetic oil and noise gone leaks reduced steering works fine. Need a new rack as leak is still there but manageable but should I have used a red ATF -is my issue viscosity?

Was convinced my dephaser was on its way out - diesel sounds at idle from engine bay and quite as I run quicker. Recently noise has got a lot worse and on starting knocks inconsistently not like a bearing whine or grind? Went around the engine long screwdriver to ear and cam area is quite and...

Sorry folks not only is this in the wrong section but my COVID fuzzed brain (from Nov20) took 3 hrs to realise car was jacked up on offside and leaning on nearside wheel which although looked free as car was high the road camber locked the antiroll bar and the offside wishbone wouldn't move - 3...

Yes very close but the wishbone caught on the nut holding the ball joint to hub - about 5mm away - thats why I took it off to undo the suspension arm. Its like forcing me to clamp up the springs to get the fixing higher which I dont see the folks on Youtube or guides here having to do. Perplexed

Undid the lower ball joint from the wishbone changed the driveshaft - could'nt get the ball joint back - put a bar on the wishbone but the nut stopped the lower ball joint going back onto the bolts. Checked driveshaft its the same length so undid the two bolts on suspension arm and then fitted...

DANGER DANGER it fits but it also empties all the fluid on the road

fixed with a 1670mm belt to replace the new 1663mm Renault belt in the pulley kit now have an eighth (inches) clearance

PAS saga never ends - my ebay bargain pumps as much oil out the shaft that goes to the power steering only problem is I cant recycle it from the road. Brought one from REN parts with 3 months on it and heh presto works fine no leaks so far but a quick run highlighted that the tensioner is now...

OK no laughing - but sit down for this. Im a fellow of the IMECHE, work at the world most famous aerospace company and was a fitter for 10 years. Topping up a brake reservoir with steering fluid does not translate to power steering - topping up the steering reservoir and seeing fluid come...

Pressure switch out I get no flow and only a gurgle (pumps trying hard) and the odd squirt. Pressurized the reservoir but it seems to vent so not getting much over pressure. No drop in fluid level so it seems to be a fluid feed issue. Can I prime from the pressure switch? Whats the...

On a hill - quite a camber - tried 30 lock to lock - nothing so far - and thought turning car around might help?

Cars pointing downhill if that makes a difference?

Fitted a new PAS (from ebay for a Clio same size & same connectors etc one stamping the same the other different) removed noisy one that was providing hydraulic power and now nothing. Turned lock to lock static and with engine running - fluid level not dropping? No weird noises - new belt...