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What are you trying to achieve? Do you just want to run 197 rear calipers on standard sized discs?

Are you sure it's not just the crap on the discs needs cleaning off? Failing that you need to see if the pads have got stuck in the caliper. That would cause them to stick. Try winding the piston all the way back in. It may just be sticking slightly from being stood.

He's just used some 240mm clio mk3 discs, calipers and stub axles.

That was myself and @nath&alex that did that. You'd need to look at the bolt pattern, but I'm pretty sure the 197's are more of a rectangular pattern. Easy to get around though tbf. Where the mounting plate is welded to the axle, cut it off and replace it with one to suit the 197 stud pattern...

Cheers mate. Good to hear as well!

Cheers. Yeah definitely will. It's easier to work permanent nights than doing the 6-2/2-10 shift, or at least I found it easier. At the time I had to do it to pay the bills as well, so needs must I guess!

Well thanks for taking the time to read all the way through buddy, and thanks for the kind words. Yeah it wasn't something that I enjoyed at the time, but me and James can laugh about it now at least! Lol! I'm glad I got rid of the mk2 tbh and bought the AG. It's a nicer place to be for a...

Yeah no problem mate, they have your name on them. :up: Amen to that! I've been doing 9hr nightshifts 5x a week for the past 12yrs, so I know exactly what you mean about needing a rest. I'm just counting down the days now. :cool:

The tweeks one looks the best option to me mate. I'll fire them over in a pm.

Wasted humour! It's a Peter Kay line! You should know this as he's from your neck of the woods!!

For that sort of mileage mate, once a year is fine.

You listen to ya dad. He knows. 😂

The standard gear oil can't work at the operating temperatures your box will be seeing mate, so you will need a rebuild quicker using the renault oil. I'll have a look at the specs for that oil you're running now mate too. I'll have a better idea of what's what.

I've seen people running it before without issue mate tbh, but it's definitely something to consider. @Martin. redline mtl or mt90 are my go to oils for reference.

Thanks mate. Yeah too right!

Remember what I told you about the lad and the competition pack m3? Watch this space!! :wink:

I'll message James and ask him if he can remember when it was refreshed and by who. No mate don't go back to standard oil as you'll need a rebuild a lot sooner than you'd appreciate. With any gearbox fitted with brass synchros and a plate diff, you need to use the best oil for the gearbox, not...

Yeah put it in gear with the engine off, then press the start button. You'll be stuck with only 1 gear, but it would get you out the s**t.

Grab the engine and try and pull it out the bay. If there's any movement it's time to replace the bushes. Or you could get someone to put the handbrake on, then put it in gear and let the clutch up to put strain on the engine/box mounts. If they're quite violent with the on/off of the clutch...

Where the oil returns to the reservoir is a low pressure line. Get a small cheap oil cooler and bang it in the airflow somewhere. You'd only need a few fittings, rubber pipe and jubilee clips. Job jobbed! Or go epas and forget about any fluid overheating problems. If you need the tightening...

That's either the engine and box moving under heavy braking (dog bone is the most likely candidate) or the synchro ring is on its way out as it's unable to do its job of slowing the gear down for the change. What oil is in the box?

Cheers Paul! Yeah good news all round in that respect. Ah that's s**t mate. You got anything else to go to? Or are you still looking? Those rear discs will be off in a weeks time if you're still wanting them? Not the best of timing I guess! Yeah PMA has definitely worked this time around. :up:

It is mate, 7 miles away in fact! Lol! I'm venturing slightly further out though. Yeah they appear to be a company that cares about their employees, and they look after them. That's something quite rare in this day and age! They also have Porsche and Ferrari dealerships, so who knows where this...

Ah ok. I always thought the NDO could handle a fair bit of power tbh.

Looks great! What's the confidence issue with the box out of interest? I thought it's been rebuilt?

Cheers mate. Nah travelling a bit further afield. I take it you know someone at Tamworth then?

Cheers mate. Believe me, this has been a long time coming.

Yeah it definitely is mate, so thank you.

Lol! Not my department mate. 😂

You on about the ones in the wing mirrors?