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Little update on maintenance, got both hub bearings done today, drives as it should again now, also got a picture off my mate who's refurbing my wheels, he's currently doing the centre caps then there ready to pick up.
Thinking about removing the renault sport badge off the back for a cleaner...
I've not managed to get the wheels refurbed yet, my cars been back to the garage as one of the suspension nuts keeps working its way loose, so they've tightened it up and guess what, the steering Hong doesn't self centre anymore, so it's booked in to get both hub bearings done on Thursday, kind...
When I got the short shifter fitted they told me 1st, 3rd and 5th are a bit notchy, but they go in ok, so it's never really been right from day one, but I thought maybe they were all like that, I'll start a thread on the megane forum about it with some pictures. And hopefully it might be obvious...
Got the car back from suspected hub bearings, steering was all over the place and very vague, steering wheel didn't self centre, turned out it was just a bolt that had worked it's way loose, so that's saves me a good few quid.
I also had him take a look at my short shifter linkage, as...
Lol standard turbo mate, no problems, runs out of puff around 6k, plenty of available power from low down the revs in any gear, I'll probably stick a 250 turbo on it when/if this one goes.
You'd be more than welcome to take a look, but I doubt I'll ever be that way tbh.
Sent from my SM-G920F...
It copes very well tbh, I've got bridgestones up front with only a couple of mill on, and it still gets the power down well, I don't boot it in 1st gear really, but the odd time I have done, as long as it's dry it grips and goes, so once I stick new tyres on it'll bang on, I'd say it would cope...
Your mini doesn't half whine it's tits off, fair shifts an all, you look to make pretty easy work of the Meg on that video, WTF is in that Clio after the megane? That's some power in that thing.
The r56 mini you linked is one I've been having a look at on minitorque strangely enough, looks...
Yeah I've been looking at sir_daves recently, that's not helping matters, r53's seem to have reliability on there side over the r56 but I'd want an r56 myself, but I'd be concerned over the reliability on them, not to mention I'd be taking a hit in performance, handling I wouldn't like to say? I...
Small updates on this, the cars had an mot a few months back, new ball joint and that was it, the cars going into the garage on Monday for possible hub swivel bearings, the steering wheel does not self centre at all, and it tramlines really badly on straight roads, pulling to either the left or...
How do! All good here thanks mate, you? just been busy with life in general, you must have gone through 2 or 3 cars since the last time I had a proper look on here lol
Thanks jimbob, I'm not usually a silver fan myself tbh, I was after a blue one, but I'd of been waiting for ages for the...
Fair enough, one of my mates used to let his German Shepherd in his car all the time, a mk2 astra gte 16v lol, I nearly choked to death everything I went in that car, good luck getting rid of the smell and hairs, the few times our dog's have been in the boot of our old cars I've struggled to...
Not sure mate, can probably ask my mate to find out if you like? ( he's good mates with the owner ) there £35 an hour labour though just to warn you, pretty damb good going that in 4 years lol
No mate, it's just further down, it has red and white striped metal poles at the entrance to the industrial estate. I thought the place with all the scoobys was it when I first went.
I use a local guy, Shaffi, he charges £10 a tyre, always used him and never had any problems with him, unlike...