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Noticed that my front o/s wheel had a lot of play in it. On inspection i found that the threads on the drive shaft were knackered, and the nut would just spin rather than tighten. Bought a new drive shaft and nut and just fitted, got the nut nice and tight, but there's still play there. Is...

Just bought a 172 engine as my cup engine belt up. The new engine has just had new belts and pulleys fitted which is a bonus, or so i thought. Are the belts the same with the 172 engine having the air con unit on? I was going to whip this off and bin it, but if that means i'll need a new belt is...

what other cars have the same rear calipers as the 172 cup? N/S has seized up and needs replacing. My local salvage spot have a 2005 DCi in, do these even have rear disks, if so are they the same? Cheers :D

Bought a coil pack, NGK plugs and some HT leads off a guy on pistonheads. Plugs and coil pack seem ok but i can't seem to get the ht leads on the spark plugs. The HT leads seem a bit rubbery and floppy compared to the ones i have on at the moment, and its as if they're flexing when i try to plug...

Replaced plugs and coil and still have this misfire problem. Did have some spare leads to try too, but they wouldn't fit for some reason. Looked exactly the same as the ones on the clio, but just ouldn't go on, anyone else had this?... ..but back to the misfire. Had on a machine a few weeks...

Bit of a long shot but... I just forked out £63 for some plugs for the missus' 172 cup and it hasn't sorted the problem. Been having problems on and off for a month now and i don't want to fork out on a new coilpack if its not that. Near skipton by the way :D

Hey chaps Had to go rescue the missus tonight after she phoned saying thye car had lost all power. Its been raining non stop all day here, and as such there's massive amounts of water about. She was coming the back way home, and the road was more like a river when i got to her. I jumped in and...

I'm after a spare wheel for my 172 cup. Just wondered what the options were, or what others had used. I'll probably just get a steelie off another clio/renault from the scrappers. Would it need to be over a certain size to clear the front disks?

I have read a few other threads about this but haven't found a definate answer. My 172 Cup has done 58k. When i pull away with little revs the car judders until the clutch is fully out. I can get around this by giving it more revs and slipping the clutch. When i say more revs i mean a lot more...

I was shuffling about in the drivers seat and i put all my weight on the handbrake lever and door and the handbrake seemed to clunk down a little bit. Now when i pull the handrbrake to roughly the same angle that it needed to be at before, it comes past the ratchet. Would it be possible to...

Do all 172 cups sit up at the front slightly? Haven't had mine long and it looks either sat up at front, or down at the back. :S

Car judders when pulling away in first and in reverse, bit annoying but nothing extreme. I think it may be the release bearing thats naffed, what you guys reckon? 52 plate Cup and done 53k miles if that helps.

Very shiney 182 in Guisley today at about about 1300. What was the little sticker on the bonnet?

As above if anyone knows it? :D

Sorry i know this probably comes up every week. I was just reading another thread about the serv light and found out that it comes on when theres a fault, not when it needs servicing. I have the airbag light on too so does this mean that its the pretensioner wires under the seats like in every...

Just picked it up from garage and well chuffed for the first few miles :D Whilst on the way home i noticed that when i accelerate hard from around 2000 revs and below the car seems to hesistate and theres a bit of a judder, then it picks up and away we go. Its fine if you floor it when the...

Just bought a 172 and it has a private plate on it. S17 CUP, what do you guys think this would be worth if i wanted to sell it? Also, it has a Scorpion Stainless exhaust on it that i want to change for a standard system/something a bit more subtle. Where's the cheapest place to pick a standard...

Hi, I've just bought a clio 16v 1995 with a naffed gearbox. Is ebay the best place to look for another? Any tips on fitting? What other gearboxes are suitable for my motor? What should i look to pay for one? Ta Edd

Hi all I just bought a clio 16v Nreg 1995. Was advertised as williams blue, but i don't think it is. Its dark blue, but looks a bit purpley. Its a very shiney, metalic colour. The plate/sticker thing with the paint code on seems to have gone awol too. Any ideas? Monaco blue? Ta Edd

I've just bought a mk1 172 and it has a full stainless steel exhaust system on it, but its way too loud and it had a huge ovalish exit. i'd like to change the bb for a twin exit thats a bit quieter. Anyone know of such an exhaust? Cheers, Ed