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Buy a wipper puller from machine mart - then it's an easy job - only 5 quid or so

Been having a little problem Driving around town. Once the car is warmed up. Normal driving, then when you approach a set of lights (stop etc) and then put in the clutch ro roll to a stop, the engine is still ticking over at 2000 rpm, blip the throttle and then it drop to a normal idle, well...

must be the cup unless you have no balls or cannot drive!

buy a vee ?????

Is this the - my mate has an ugly bird but she really goes sindrome - meaning yourself??? :rasp:

turbo / or bodies - if not a group n - ecu from k-tec

yip the R888's are a great tyre - grip, grip, oops.

had it since new - so keep it - not worth it to trade it in!!! going for a deisel would be like chopping off you knob!!!!

mine is in a marque in the old palace garden!!!

Any ideas??

is there any running difference for 5W40 / 10W40 fuel consumption etc???

Drive to the road conditions - Laaaa

Interested in some KTec - Ultimal lowering springs Any ideas - are they any good??? Also do you need to change the toe in / out for these when you drop them in??? or the camber / caster???

does it matter what "IT" can keep up with - mostly down to the driver on the b-roads

Hi, i wish to monitor my oil temp. Have seen some oil temp. guages but was wondering if anybody knows if they are ok or not?? Also how are they connected because the ones i have seen don't have any sensors so they are jusr wired into somewhere??? - where?

Hi, was having a problem with my speedo sometimes it would just stop working and then come on again. then it died a bit more, so it would work when i set off and then after a couple of miles it would die and not come back on again until the next trip. Change the speed sensor - now it's ok but...

Hi, thanks for the replys - but do i need to remove any other trim first (obvioulsy take out the radio first). Regards

The trim on the dash, the silver trim around the central air vents. mine has become a bit rough and i want to remove it to repaint but unsure how to remove it - any ideas??? any help would be welcomed

Anyone had this problem before. Speedo works and then all of a sudden no speed reading (rev counter etc all working still) then the needle kicks back in and is working again or for a while and then the same happens again. Is it a fault in the ???? where to look??

Hi, does anyone offhand know the troques settings for the nut that holds on the rear discs on a 172 - the nut that goes onto the stub axil. regards

Hi, thanks - was thinking of changing the whole disc/bearing but thought as the discs are still ok, it would be a little cheaper to just change the bearings (thought the discs were about 160 quid??)

Hi, Rear disk is not that bad but the bearing has gone. Is it easy to remove the bearing? if so whats the method? circlips - just pushed in? Any help would be useful

does anybody have detailed acceleration figures for the 172 or even better a graph or chart. detailing speed time distance??? cheers

Explanation = you got not idea what you are talking about Mechanical fact = mecahnical! fact not some dream of an advertising guru! and the easy cash of a sucker!

You may have to reorder the wiring - not just unplug and plug the new one in (if that is what you did) If the lights are for a Mk2 phase 2 you need this

guessed that the pad is not in full contact with the disc -cheers:eek: it's only on one side and only just noticed it - not there before! Why would it just start to happen??

Just noticed that on one of my rear discs - there is a ring rust about 1/2 an inch wide around the edge. Guess the pad is not in full contact with the disc - What's wrong?

Seems my washer has gone, give it a squirt and it just splutters and the little motor just whirrrs away. This happen on my last CLIO - is there any cause / solution (other that replacement) or are they just crap from the start?

My172 also has a knocking rattle when powering around long sweeping corners at speed! - exhaust / heat sheild???

I understand that the cambelt should be changed at the 72K service or 5 years, or which ever comes first. I Know that cambelt is important - a bust one = trashed engine. However, my 2001 - 172 is real low mileage, (around 8000mile) garage want to change the belt - on that mileage isit really...