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JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
@FrogJam Motorsport are on here.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Take a break from brakes 😂
Andy P
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172, i20N
@FrogJam Motorsport are excellent. When I wanted a part next day (Saturday) for my cambelt change. I phoned first to check stock and the part was dispatched immediately for Saturday delivery.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Can't go wrong with them.
FrogJam Motorsport
ClioSport Trader
Thanks for the order Lee. All packaged up and will be off in the morning.
You’ll find your Freddo and Jam inside the top brake box 😉
You’ll find your Freddo and Jam inside the top brake box 😉
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
I did tell him this a few weeks ago 😂
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
You’ll end up having a nervous Brake-down
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
I'm sure everyone mentioned genuine discs 😂
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
Just swapped the discs over, no problem at all…
But..
the rear wheels don’t spin freely on their own when jacked up.
Like I’m having to physically push them round. Sounds like the pads are up against the disc to tightly. No, handbrake is not on.
What did I do wrong this time? 😂
But..
the rear wheels don’t spin freely on their own when jacked up.
Like I’m having to physically push them round. Sounds like the pads are up against the disc to tightly. No, handbrake is not on.
What did I do wrong this time? 😂
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
Did you twist the piston all the way in to the caliper prior to fitting your pads?
Yeah, I wound it in enough so I could get the pads on and spin the disc freely.
gudger12345
ClioSport Club Member
Ph1 172
Did you refit the disc spacers......
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
So my next daft questions. There’s a small tab on one pad (per side), I assume you fitted these right way around - as in it slotted into the caliper piston correctly? Also, do the sliders move freely - caliper moves side to side? Is the handbrake adjusted correctly - not too tight?
If you got everything fitted correctly, I’d just give it a little run up the road and see if it sorts itself out.
If you got everything fitted correctly, I’d just give it a little run up the road and see if it sorts itself out.
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
I’ll just check my bolt list but whatever you do don’t throw those away. From memory these are a special Renault bolt - 7700656379 and NLA.
Have a read of this - https://cliosport.net/threads/nuts-and-bolts.814078/#post-11524905
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Pass, but literally gave some away with the Clio the other week which you could have had 🙄
The issue I have is I’m changing the calipers and you can see how destroyed the threads are from the issue with the old discs.
What are my options here then…
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
Either run a die set on the originals or try and source some. I bought all the bolts in Scotts list when I did my first rear beam, but the bolts were slightly different, so just tidied up the originals. I still have them but with something like that where there’s movement from the slider, I didn’t want to mess about with it.
RPD have a link to the bolts here - https://renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/7700656379/
Fill the form in or give them a ring, you might get lucky.
Right so…
I’ve managed to fix everything.
New Calipers on, new spacers on, new discs on, new pads in.
The handbrake had seized on and not being able to get my hands on new cables I’ve just removed the handbrake completely.
No need for it on track car so one less thing to go wrong.
You were correct - I hadn’t lined up the little nipple on the rear pads correctly with the caliper. Mainly because it must have been turned that much with a flat head in the past that there wasn’t much to line between.
That’s all sorted now though and wheels are spinning freely.
Fingers crossed all is well for the next one which as it stands is CSF24 at Anglesey but I might try and sneak a cheeky Blyton in, in June.
Thanks for your help and advice as always. Much appreciated!
I’ve managed to fix everything.
New Calipers on, new spacers on, new discs on, new pads in.
The handbrake had seized on and not being able to get my hands on new cables I’ve just removed the handbrake completely.
No need for it on track car so one less thing to go wrong.
You were correct - I hadn’t lined up the little nipple on the rear pads correctly with the caliper. Mainly because it must have been turned that much with a flat head in the past that there wasn’t much to line between.
That’s all sorted now though and wheels are spinning freely.
Fingers crossed all is well for the next one which as it stands is CSF24 at Anglesey but I might try and sneak a cheeky Blyton in, in June.
Thanks for your help and advice as always. Much appreciated!
Removing the handbrake completely as the cables were shot when I did the rear Calipers.
How the hell do I remove the cable where it tunnels through? It’s pissing me off.
I cut the metal end off at the caliper end, disconnected from the adjuster end and pulled the inner cable through towards the front of the car.
I thought I would then be able to pull everything out towards the rear of the car but the outer cable is tight in there where it passed through some sort of grommet.
Why is everything such a ball ache.
How do I get it out? 😂
How the hell do I remove the cable where it tunnels through? It’s pissing me off.
I cut the metal end off at the caliper end, disconnected from the adjuster end and pulled the inner cable through towards the front of the car.
I thought I would then be able to pull everything out towards the rear of the car but the outer cable is tight in there where it passed through some sort of grommet.
Why is everything such a ball ache.
How do I get it out? 😂
They come out, the new ones clip in.
All ready for Blyton for next Sunday.
New handbrake cables fitted - I went for the Febi ones and fitment was fine.
Sorted a few little niggly bits where the exhaust was clanging around a bit so that’s all nice and tight now.
Bought another set of OZ F1 aswell to Chuck some old NS2R I have left with a day in them to burn out on the morning.
Hopefully the weather is nice and dry and no issues arise ahead of Anglesey in July at CSF.
New handbrake cables fitted - I went for the Febi ones and fitment was fine.
Sorted a few little niggly bits where the exhaust was clanging around a bit so that’s all nice and tight now.
Bought another set of OZ F1 aswell to Chuck some old NS2R I have left with a day in them to burn out on the morning.
Hopefully the weather is nice and dry and no issues arise ahead of Anglesey in July at CSF.
Blyton 09/06.
An epic evening on Saturday night camping over in prep for Sundays track day. 3 of us camped over, 1 in a camper (definitely the best choice) and two of us tenting.
Got to the circuit around 5pm and caught the last few keen beans going around track.
My mate (who owns my previous 172) on entry
Got tracked down by the hitler of a marshal ranting on about a 15mph speed limit down the driveway randomly for no reason. He really is a tool. Ignored him and carried on with our evening events.
Got the tents set up, cars unloaded from trailers and cooked up a feast with a few beers watching the BTCC.
Time for bed… I soon realised tenting is an experience…..
Winds were up, temperature dropped and I got about 4 hours sleep, tossing and turning on an air bed that can only be described as an ironing board. Getting dropped on with condensation whoever enjoys this type of thing is clearly troubled.
I caved in at 4am and got up, put the tent away and prepped my car, to my mates amusement.
I woke them up at 5am with the sound of my torque wrench checking wheel nuts.
About 6am everybody was up and we got breakfast on the go and arrival of another mate in his ST. The group were all there and we were good to go, signed on and warmed up the cars ready for sighting laps at 9.
The morning session was going well. I was running on some old NS2R which I have had for ages as I want to keep my AR1 for Anglesey CSF but these were proving very sketchy and I couldn’t keep the power down around bends as it was just washing out and the unpredictability was getting a bit scary.
I decided to swap over to my AR1 but luckily noticed a heavy brake fluid leak from the rear beam area so unfortunately had to call it a day there.
Still got to enjoy the day as a passenger so all was not lost.
Packed away about 4pm and headed home for the 3 hour journey.
Putting the clio away I forgot I had no brakes when getting off the trailer, luckily nothing was behind 😂
All in all a great weekend and memories made which is what it’s all about.
A good shakedown ready for Anglesey next month with just the brake lines to sort and the car going well, I’m happy.
An epic evening on Saturday night camping over in prep for Sundays track day. 3 of us camped over, 1 in a camper (definitely the best choice) and two of us tenting.
Got to the circuit around 5pm and caught the last few keen beans going around track.
My mate (who owns my previous 172) on entry
Got tracked down by the hitler of a marshal ranting on about a 15mph speed limit down the driveway randomly for no reason. He really is a tool. Ignored him and carried on with our evening events.
Got the tents set up, cars unloaded from trailers and cooked up a feast with a few beers watching the BTCC.
Time for bed… I soon realised tenting is an experience…..
Winds were up, temperature dropped and I got about 4 hours sleep, tossing and turning on an air bed that can only be described as an ironing board. Getting dropped on with condensation whoever enjoys this type of thing is clearly troubled.
I caved in at 4am and got up, put the tent away and prepped my car, to my mates amusement.
I woke them up at 5am with the sound of my torque wrench checking wheel nuts.
About 6am everybody was up and we got breakfast on the go and arrival of another mate in his ST. The group were all there and we were good to go, signed on and warmed up the cars ready for sighting laps at 9.
The morning session was going well. I was running on some old NS2R which I have had for ages as I want to keep my AR1 for Anglesey CSF but these were proving very sketchy and I couldn’t keep the power down around bends as it was just washing out and the unpredictability was getting a bit scary.
I decided to swap over to my AR1 but luckily noticed a heavy brake fluid leak from the rear beam area so unfortunately had to call it a day there.
Still got to enjoy the day as a passenger so all was not lost.
Packed away about 4pm and headed home for the 3 hour journey.
Putting the clio away I forgot I had no brakes when getting off the trailer, luckily nothing was behind 😂
All in all a great weekend and memories made which is what it’s all about.
A good shakedown ready for Anglesey next month with just the brake lines to sort and the car going well, I’m happy.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Prepping the car at 4/5am 😂
Mate I woke up at 3.30am dithering 😂 I needed to do something to waste the time.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Hopefully warmer at Anglesey then 😂
I’m going to sleep in the back of the x5 I reckon. No way am I EVER sleeping in a tent again. 2 duvets, hot water bottle, cushions off the sofa, I’m going to town with it.
Luckily I booked today off work so all I’ve done is sleep 😂
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
It's alright with a decent sleeping bag.
You'll be able to get a small mattress in the X5.
That’s the plan with the mattress.
I think the issue I had is that I had a double sleeping bag so there was to much air in there to get warm.
I was folding in half, upside down, head in, head out. Literally the worst nights sleep I’ve had in ages lol.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Yeah that's no good, you need a proper mummy type one.
