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Bought some caliper rebuild kits from Bigg Red, no problem with anything, other than the front slider pins. They've sent 4 new ones and have confirmed I've got the right part, but they are vastly different to original (not even the same shape), offer far less travel and stick out from the...
Where are all the PC guys with their usual ridiculous hi-res screenshots? I've bought this on the basis of this thread, so hoping it'll be a good 'un :)
What was the charge in the battery like when it wouldn't start? Could it have drained overnight? Have you checked the earthing straps for a loose connection? They're all the things I'd be checking first. Get the car back from Renault before they change things (fuel pump) that they don't need to.
See here for a workshop manual. It looks like you could do it on the car, if you can get the puller in.
http://www.r21club.com/download/r21organes/prevodovka2_ang.pdf
It's better to get the whole lot balanced, my local engineering place charge £150+vat for full bottom end balancing. Obviously you need to do the removal yourself ;)
Well it's not really rake, but people call it that. Higher profile tyre at the back than the front will make the car sit slightly nose down, but not enough to notice with 50/55.