Car's Doing My Head Innnnnn

[M14CAN]

MK3 clio

i hit a kerb going round a right corner at about 40mph and damaged alot of things

i have replaced so far :

strut
lower arm
drive shaft
drop link

and it is still not sitting right the wheel is pushing out the way at the top and pushing in the way at the bottom of the wheel

enyone got eny ideas or have been in this mess before ???

 

[iimushroomzii]

No subframe damage?

 

[Ian_182]

You may have done more damage than you realise.

 

[davebem]

Positive camber. Was the lower arm defiantly replaced? Has the subframe been checked? Or it could be possible hub/bearing/strut damage.

 

[M14CAN]

2 morro morning i will check the lower arm is the correct one and size..

but i fear that the subframe could be kinked or damaged how much u reckon this should cost ?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Depends how much you can source a second hand subframe for mate! Fitting is a bit of a ballache, but quite straight forward.

 

[Rob.]

2 morro morning i will check the lower arm is the correct one and size..

but i fear that the subframe could be kinked or damaged how much u reckon this should cost ?

Sub frame for a Mk3. I'm guessing a lot around 100 - 200 ??
but cant be sure. I'm not sure if Josh (Cliospares) is breaking Mk3's yet but try him out.

 

[Goders172]

Its hardly the cars fault that you hit a curb at 40mph lol

 

[Jonff]

When you hit the curb did you have your wheels turned? When I did a similar thing at a similar speed through skidding on black ice I needed a new steering rack.

 

[Brett]

Its hardly the cars fault that you hit a curb at 40mph lol

+1, They arn't realy designed for that.

As above check for subframe damage, theres an awful lot of force hitting a kerb at 40 mate.

 

[M14CAN]

my wheel was full lock to the right and bounced of the kerb at a force

there was no steering rack damage i was just having a think in the bath there and i think the hub could be bent because if a hit the kerb at that force and knocked the bottom of the wheel in the way quite possible

i have allready spent £350 on renault parts (discount)

absolute killer all my fault thoo

 

[mickstoke]

hub and stub should of been replaced!

 

[M14CAN]

whats the stub ???

 

[Dave Hester]

Jig machine??

 

[mickstoke]

the stub is the carrier that the hubs sits in and the strut, rack and bottom arm bolts to it!

 

[M14CAN]

aw right a get ye know on the mk3s the strut bolts onto the hub by 2 bolts poor design i think

 

[davebem]

Its like that on clio IIs and most other cars.