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hi, my scissor ball joint separator wont fit, so i need to get myself a fork shaped one. does anyone know what width i should get (not at home to measure) as there is a few different sizes. also, which is better- a shorter one that you smack with a hammer, or a longer (+ expensive) one that you...

bought my clio 10 weeks ago and finally seen another mondial blue. looked a bit low but couldn't tell.

hi, both my doors swing open without much resistance. this normal, or should i be looking for some new door bar things (the bit with the notches)

sorry for posting in the wrong forum but need some quick help! hi, just trying to fit new track rods (the inner bit, not the ends) and the supplied ones are 301mm compared with the old ones that are 316mm. this means i have 20mm of thread going into the end compared with 35mm on the olds ones-...

adjustable spanner is too wide and can't get into the slot, there's only about 5mm or so to slot onto. would a boa strap wrench work around the smooth bit of the bolt? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00096JDKS/?tag=cliospnet01-21 i read that renault have a specialist tool to hold the rack so...

just came across this and found it useful, might help others: http://www.firstline.co.uk/op3/makes.php it lists some parts and their reference numbers. you can use the part numbers to search google (not too many results) or ebay, or call your motor factors. it's interesting to see what parts...

car's a bit twitchy when hitting uneven road/ small bumps. i know the tracking needs doing, but no point doing it yet if i then have to replace something that they adjust, only to get it tracked again. i replaced two track rod ends today as they were worn and there was play in the wheels, but...

is this just where the bolt/stud has been pushing against the rubber?

hi, im trying to remove the upper gearbox mount so i can see if its the reason my manifold is knocking on the subframe. i've taken off the two smaller nuts, but when i turn the large nut in the middle it twists the rubber mount. i've located the nut underneath- the nut isn't spinning, but...

hi, i can feel a bit of knocking when rocking the passenger wheel with my hands at 9 and 3 o clock. its coming more from the 3 o clock position i think. figured the track rod end, so remove it from the hub and here's the play, i guess this is too loose, but would be good to confirm. i also...

Can anyone recommend a place to get paint mixed up? I just need a touch up stick, although i guess if i get it mixed up it will be a small pot of paint. Or is it all much of a muchness and I should just go to my nearest coachworks (or the one that my local dealer uses)? Thanks

hi, sometimes when i'm steering it feels like there is too much play in the wheels, like i turn the steering wheel but it starts to steer a split second later. this only happens when i'm going straight and then start to turn. it's horrible when you're making good pace and there's a left-to-right...

i need to get some new polish and wax, would be good to hear suggestions at the £10 mark as well as the £30 mark (my top top limit i think).

is it worth getting the tracking done part way through a tyres life? my tyres have 4mm at the moment but it pulls slightly right. if i get it tracked now, will the tyres wear double quick and my handling go off key?

not sure if the hunting and hesitation are related, but they seemed to both happen after cleaning the tb. when coming off the throttle into neutral, it hunts between 1000 and 1500, then settles after a few seconds to 1000. before i removed the tb it didnt hunt and sat at 850-900. the...

i have a dell e521 with a damn btx motherboard that is no more. i need to replace it with an atx or matx motherboard (and new case) but not sure what specs i should be concerned about. i want to use as much of my current set up as possible. i have: amd 64 x2 dual core 4 dimms ddr2 think its 667...

hi, ENGINE MOUNT: do i need to remove the engine side of the mount (the big chunk of metal), or just jack the engine up high enough to slide the mount out? as you look at the mount from the side of the car there's a bolt down to the left, looks like 13mm from memory, it's right up against the...

i've read about people having the knocking sound under hard acceleration and replacing the dogbone bushes to fix the problem, but never the other way round!! gear change is alot smoother now, but it's developed the knocking noise. is it a case of the now stiff dogbone bush has shown up a...

replacing mine today, does anyone know the settings for top and bottom bolts? thanks

i've just got back from renault having called ahead to confirm they had both plugs in stock, and they don't. i even saw the guy i spoke to and he said he thought i just wanted the washers, even though i never mentioned them. which made me think, do people generally just replace the washers when...

hi, just got my dog-bone bushes delivered. do i need to fit the bushes a particular way up, or get my dremel out for anything?

it looks like the previous owner has neglected just the one alloy for its whole life. the dust is seriously baked on. i've tried neat daisy apc, autoglym paint renovator and t-cut (basically what's in my shed) but it does nothing. i've read about brick acid (?) but perhaps i should try some...

my car is farting a bit where the cat joins the centre section. where the exhaust has four slits around it to aid fitting, there's gases coming from one of those. the horse-shoe style exhaust clamp a la: has had it so needs replacing, but are these clamps actually any good? they only put...

brakes or power steering- which reservoir is next to the coolant bottle, and which is behind the top engine mount? cheers

hi, my car is a bit hesitant first thing in the morning. i tend not to go over 3k rpm until it's warmed up anyway, but it's not very smooth when cold. sorts itself out after a mile or so. i've also got the emissions light on the dash, though i dont think it came on when the problem started...

cause i need one or two. thanks, kris

hi, how to resolve dodgy exhaust surround recess cut??? my 172 came with a k-tec recessed exhaust, but the recess in the bumper had been cut in the wrong place, so the exhaust was always touching one side and looked naff. no amount of exhaust adjustment would fix it. i've re-cut the...

as above, thanks, kris

on a couple of cars i've had you can do the 'paperclip test' where you join two terminals in the fault code plug and the eml light flashes a series of codes to indicate the fault. is there any such trick with the clio?

one of my rear shocks has fluid all over the bottom of it. the other one is bone dry. do i need to replace both at the same time or just the one?