172 C.U.P. (Complete and Utter Poo)

Polynesian · Monday at 10:17 PM

Thanks Ben. I think so much of this tired car can do with replacing that I’m happy to throw track rod ends and inner tie rods and steering rack bushes at it, because it’s likely all very tired. But FFS, it would be nice to have it mot’d. I went to chat to another place today and they’ll do the work but they aren’t a Renault specialist. I wondered if anyone had a thought about what it was likely to be, and you did. Cheers.

Brigsy · Monday at 10:19 PM

Generally inner tierods do not fail unless hanging.

However, best off replacing as its got play. Do both sides - inners and outers, it will tighten the steering up a fair bit.

Polynesian · Monday at 10:31 PM

Cheers, worth doing it all. And get the bloody pass!

Polynesian · Wednesday at 2:59 PM

4 of the supposedly crap AD08RS fitted, so that’s the tread depth handled.
Probably going to get the driveshafts, bushes and things done along with the tie rods and track rod ends.
The good thing is, I never got to drive it on track on the AR1, so I won’t know any different from however these yokos perform.

bowen86 · 2026-06-25T13:43:50+0100

Polynesian said:
Car is running again, all good on that front and battery back on my ctek. But, how the hell do I get this snapped bolt out?

I’ve tried locking pliers, heat, wurth rust-off to seep into the threads and now dremelled a groove into it and tried to undo it. Nothing.

I don’t have the equipment or skill to weld a bolt into it. I’m pretty sure I put the bolt under stress with the gearbox mount raised too far on the jack, and that may mean the snapped part of the bolt is really stuck in the body. Please does anyone have a helpful suggestion?

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