Circlip welding

[leemckew]

After a lot of hassle with the circlip iv decided to replace it and weld it in place. What my mate wants to know is what material is he welding with ie casing circlip and the slit where it goes into. Thanks guys

 

[fraz101]

What circlip are you talking about?

 

[leemckew]

The bit that the ns driveshaft goes into

 

[leemckew]

 

[Sam@NP]

Why are you doing that?

 

[leemckew]

To stop it from popping out again

 

[MartinR]

Fit one of these

Worked a treat on a few of my old clios the weld will eventually give

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gearbox-r...hicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1bb5367e&_uhb=1

 

[leemckew]

Hopefully wont have the car long enough x

 

[MartinR]

:quiet:

 

[lemonnobby]

you got to drill and tap the holes?

 

[fraz101]

Hopefully wont have the car long enough x

Yikes.....proper botch job.....!!

 

[MartinR]

you got to drill and tap the holes?

Yep i stuffed a rag all the way round between the diff and box casing and stuck a big mother of a magnet in the hole where the shaft goes..

Only way i could stop the swarf dropping in the box lol, had the box out which made it easier but have done it in situ (never again)

 

[leemckew]

What way does the washer and clip go back in

 

[Dan@SJM]

Flat. The only way they can go in...

 

[leemckew]

Yes but does it matter what one goes in first

 

[MartinR]

Washer first then circlip

 

[leemckew]

Guessing its a tight fit then

 

[Jaff.]

Wats the reg on this car?

 

[MartinR]

Guessing its a tight fit then

Very tight fit

 

[Addicted]

Wats the reg on this car?

To avoid it?

 

[Jaff.]

To avoid it?

Spot on

 

[leemckew]

It's a great engine in it lol

 

[leemckew]

If I knew the hassle that came with this car I'd avoid it

 

[fraz101]

If I knew the hassle that came with this car I'd avoid it

Cars are great when their going mate......when they break down its a pain in the ass!!!!

How many times has the circlip popped out? I always thought it was wheel spinning that caused it to jump out

 

[leemckew]

3 times its been. First time the washer totally snapped the other 2 I was turning think the other 2 times was because the washer wasn't in ill try it without welding it so that I can take it to a garage and get it replaced with something more reliable

 

[mark123]

I thought this was only a problem on the mk1? Not heard it happening on a 1*2 before.

 

[leemckew]

Total pain in the back side. Pulled out a junction then it just revved like mad with the speedo shooting up.

 

[fraz101]

When the V6 first came out i replaced a gearbox under warranty for the exact same resaon.

 

[leemckew]

Guess the didn't consider it dangerous enough to recall

 

[MarcB]

I have seen these on ebay but im wondering what actually holds it in place do holes need to be drilled into the box and then have it screwed in ?

 

[Ryan218]

I'v got one of these rings to fit, is the diff no bigger than the hole in the casing as I don't want to end up drilling through the casing into it.

 

[Ryan218]

I have seen these on ebay but im wondering what actually holds it in place do holes need to be drilled into the box and then have it screwed in ?

To answer your question, yes the gearbox casing needs to be drilled and tapped to fit the ring, it replaces the circlip completely.

 

[MartinR]

^^Circlip stays in place

 

[Ryan218]

Collar of the ring doesn't sit flush to the casing with mine (8 bolt GT performance version) unless the circlip is removed. I noticed with the thrust washer removed that the diff is the same size as the hole in the casing, so no need to worry about drilling into the diff.

 

[MartinR]

I had the older 4 bolt version so could be differences between the two??

 

[MartinR]

I thought this was only a problem on the mk1? Not heard it happening on a 1*2 before.

iirc all ph1 and ph2 172/cups have the same circlip setup as the mk1 clios. its the 182s that have the bolted diff.

 

[leemckew]

Well fitted the new washer and clip all feels good so fingers crossed it last. There was no welding done lol

 

[fraz101]

Well fitted the new washer and clip all feels good so fingers crossed it last. There was no welding done lol

Go easy on the wheel spin mate

 

[leemckew]

Go easy on the wheel spin mate

I'm not wheel spinning it lol well not anymore

 

[Chip-mk1]

Could always fit a quaiffe, that solves the problem too

Bit of a pricey solution, but it massively improves the handling too.