Davys 172 Flamer!

[cs_dave]

The fronts, just a case of..?
- wheel off
- clean surface of hub
- spacer over hub
- put wheel on through spacer, job jobbed?

Rears different?

Just looked back lol sorry read fail. Most rear spacers go behind the stub axle. Yours dont same as the fronts mate!

 

[bloke]

use 50/50 atf and acetone as penetrating fluid.

Don't have either of those things to hand 😧

Anything off the shelf?

acetone...nail varnish remover, steal it off the wife.

 

[Stay Puft]

Just looked back lol sorry read fail. Most rear spacers go behind the stub axle. Yours dont same as the fronts mate!

So do I ignore @dann2707 haha? Shouldnt touch any torx should i?

 

[cs_dave]

So do I ignore @dann2707 haha? Shouldnt touch any torx should i?

No they sit in front of the discs mate

 

[dann2707]

Ahh sorry mate yeah. I thought you got stub axle spacers! Oh well good advice anyway if you have to change rear stubs haha

 

[Stay Puft]

Good good! I only learnt to take my wheels off last week so my mechanics doesnt extend too much further!

 

[Stay Puft]

Thought id do a spec/maintenance list thing.

Interior:

• Snappy steering wheel
• Alcantara A/B pillars
• Carbon dash and steering wheel inserts
• LED bulbs
• Connects2
• Genuine Renault Sport floor mats
• Renault boot net

Exterior:

• Cup spoiler
• Fabia splitter
• Cup offset turinis
• 16mm front spacers
• 10mm rear PMS spacers
• New style RS badge

Suspension:

• Cup shocks
• Eibach sportlines
• New lower balljoints, track rods, track rod ends

Engine/Transmission/Bay:

• Painted inlet and fuel rail guard
• Sprayshack painted engine cover
• New coolant bottle
• Scenic shifter with yanoo 3.0 and brass bushes
• Evol road dogbone mount
• Fatty induction
• MarcR battery/induction cover
• Ktec engine mount
• Ktec super sport cat-back recessed exhaust
• Cambelt and dephaser fitted at Rentech in May 2015

Brakes:

• Brembo HC discs
• Brembo pads
• MLR braided lines
• Silver painted calipers
• ATE Type 200 brake fluid

 

[Stay Puft]

This thing has been more hassle than it's worth I think! So.. the sleeve which you lift to select reverse somehow broke. Paid a bodyshop to fix it, when I went to collect it bloke said 'look, nice and strong' and snapped it. He tried something else and seems to of worked. My brass bushes arrived from Yanoo and I put them in.

Hopefully get it fitted within the week along with the evol mount.

 

[Stay Puft]

Thanks to @Mike@Rentech - got my shifter and dogbone fitted. Looks and feels great, also doubles as an arm rest.

No noticable vibration from the mount, as some has said! @Paris 182 almost scared me out of fitting it!

 

[Paris 182]

Really interesting. Can I ask you to view your car if is possible with the dog bone fitted. Is really strange.

 

[Stay Puft]

Really interesting. Can I ask you to view your car if is possible with the dog bone fitted. Is really strange.

Yes ofcourse mate. Ive always had a small amount of vibration at idle as I have a solid engine mount (according to prev. owner), but it definitely hasnt increased!

 

[Paris 182]

Thanks mate. I will give you a call to arrange it.

 

[dann2707]

Looks fantastic with the new shifter mate. Bet you're happy with it.

As a heads up, don't rest your hand on it whilst in gear and driving though. You're putting unnecessary strain on the gears which is baaaaaad for the box. And jc5s aren't well known for being strong

 

[dann2707]

Looks fantastic with the new shifter mate. Bet you're happy with it.

As a heads up, don't rest your hand on it whilst in gear and driving though. You're putting unnecessary strain on the gears which is baaaaaad for the box. And jc5s aren't well known for being strong

 

[Stay Puft]

Looks fantastic with the new shifter mate. Bet you're happy with it.

As a heads up, don't rest your hand on it whilst in gear and driving though. You're putting unnecessary strain on the gears which is baaaaaad for the box. And jc5s aren't well known for being strong :wink:

Thanks for the tip mate, fair point!

 

[Stay Puft]

Thanks mate. I will give you a call to arrange it.

Vibration seems to be much more noticeable now, its silent when clutch is pressed, but when coming off the gas it vibrates the whole car and the boot plastic shakes a bit!

 

[Stay Puft]

So on Tuesday I set about an oil change, my first one ever.. oil drained, then got my new tool to remove the oil filter, and it wouldnt grip the filter at all. Somehow, the handle of the tool caught an injector wire and snapped the injector connector. So a lot of hassle, £60 for a new injector, and many hours, the car successfully has a new injector and an oil change.

Said rubbish tool..

New injector..

However, last night I noticed a random single knock when coming off the accelerator or when ive just changed gear coming from the left hand side/middle of the car. Ive recently added spacers and dogbone mount so unsure if either of those have caused it!

 

[cs_dave]

So on Tuesday I set about an oil change, my first one ever.. oil drained, then got my new tool to remove the oil filter, and it wouldnt grip the filter at all. Somehow, the handle of the tool caught an injector wire and snapped the injector connector. So a lot of hassle, £60 for a new injector, and many hours, the car successfully has a new injector and an oil change.

Said rubbish tool..

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New injector..

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However, last night I noticed a random single knock when coming off the accelerator or when ive just changed gear coming from the left hand side/middle of the car. Ive recently added spacers and dogbone mount so unsure if either of those have caused it!

Check your wheel nuts are tight first

 

[Stay Puft]

Check your wheel nuts are tight first

I knew I kept my wheel wrench in my boot for a reason!

 

[Mr Plums]

I knew I kept my wheel wrench in my boot for a reason!

Was it loose nuts?

 

[Stay Puft]

Was it loose nuts?

In the library until 3pm (ish) so will have a look when I go to the car!

 

[Stay Puft]

Check your wheel nuts are tight first

Was it loose nuts?

My nuts are tight, and I had new lower ball joints, track rods and track rod ends not long ago, hmm...

 

[cs_dave]

My nuts are tight, and I had new lower ball joints, track rods and track rod ends not long ago, hmm...

Check bolt in front if dog bone mount mate

 

[Stay Puft]

Check bolt in front if dog bone mount mate

Thanks for the suggestion mate. Gonna be hungover tomorrow, so a job for Sunday. Any other things to look for?

 

[cs_dave]

Thanks for the suggestion mate. Gonna be hungover tomorrow, so a job for Sunday. Any other things to look for?

Just have a check of the things that have been done make sure nothing's come loose

 

[dann2707]

Certainly sounds like a loose dogbone mount to me mate. If that tool doesn't work a screwdriver stabbed in the filter and turn usually works. Also pit some fresh oil on the new filter seal and tighten by hand, never with a tool! Hope I'm not too late haha

 

[Stay Puft]

Certainly sounds like a loose dogbone mount to me mate. If that tool doesn't work a screwdriver stabbed in the filter and turn usually works. Also pit some fresh oil on the new filter seal and tighten by hand, never with a tool! Hope I'm not too late haha

Have you not seen the thread of my troubles?! I got the filter off in the end, took me about an hour. Screwdriver in, turn, screwdriver in, and repeat about 10 times. Did it up hand as tight as possible so hopefully its okay next time!

 

[dann2707]

Have you not seen the thread of my troubles?! I got the filter off in the end, took me about an hour. Screwdriver in, turn, screwdriver in, and repeat about 10 times. Did it up hand as tight as possible so hopefully its okay next time!

Just found it now. Hahaha oh man. At least you persevered. I know many who would just throw the towel in.

By the way someone made an incredible guide on here for changing an injector haha but late now

 

[Stay Puft]

Just found it now. Hahaha oh man. At least you persevered. I know many who would just throw the towel in.

By the way someone made an incredible guide on here for changing an injector haha but late now

Yeah optical pointed me to that guide a few hours later haha, owell, managed it in the end!

 

[dann2707]

Good man. You're always bound to come across problems though when working on cars, its the attitude you take to getting it sorted which leads to it being done I find. Go in all scared and apprehensive then the first issue you come across the hands go in the air haha. Engine conversion next?

 

[Stay Puft]

Good man. You're always bound to come across problems though when working on cars, its the attitude you take to getting it sorted which leads to it being done I find. Go in all scared and apprehensive then the first issue you come across the hands go in the air haha. Engine conversion next? :wink:

R26 engine, hmm...

 

[cs_dave]

R26 engine, hmm...

What could go wrong?

 

[Mr Plums]

R26 engine, hmm...

Should be a piece of cake that mate, now you know how to take a wheel off.

 

[Stay Puft]

Little bit of cleaning gear from @ADS_V6 for when the weather improves a bit. Thanks mate, good banter!

 

[ADS_V6]

Little bit of cleaning gear from @ADS_V6 for when the weather improves a bit. Thanks mate, good banter!

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That definitely is not my writing

 

[PP200t]

Check the ball joint bolts through the bottom arm. You may not have done them up tight enough, or broken off your track rod by putting your wheel back on....

 

[Stay Puft]

Dropped my spoiler off to the painters this morning. A small update but one ive wanted to do for ages because no amount of back to black was bringing it back to life...

Bought a cheapo ball joint splitter from ebay to remove the wiper, which didnt do anything! After £11.99 down halfords, this got it off in about 5 seconds, brilliant. Chuffed with the small improvement.

 

[imprezaworks]

Little bit of cleaning gear from @ADS_V6 for when the weather improves a bit. Thanks mate, good banter!

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Fair play. So you know with the tags etc, I am joking. Never met but reckon your a top chap.

 

[Stay Puft]

Fair play. So you know with the tags etc, I am joking. Never met but reckon your a top chap.

Haha, yeah I'm not too bad at car cleaning, polishing etc. Going to get the DA out next month I think if the weather warms up a bit. Haha cheers mate!

 

[imprezaworks]

Thread for when you da the car?

Please.