Passenger side drive shaft change

[Chip-mk1]

Cheers Rob. I'll get the drivers side off, and fingers crossed its had it.

If its bottoming out due to shaft movement, then replacing it with a working one will quickly end up with the new one broken too.

I would strongly advise you fit new mounts first.

 

[Jay_G]

If its bottoming out due to shaft movement, then replacing it with a working one will quickly end up with the new one broken too.

I would strongly advise you fit new mounts first.

Yeah I will, I was just seeing if CV was knackered on the other side, as that did look realy great, and as if it had a new boot.

Anyway, wheels on lock to the left, passenger turret looks like this:

The turret top looks bent in places.

Pass is fine, looks like this

Could that have anything to do with it?

 

[Jay_G]

f**king pictures don't work..

I attached them, hope it works!

 

[Rob]

Interesting....Raised is OK, but uneven is a bit odd, are you on ground that's pissed as anything?

 

[Jay_G]

It's on a slope going upwards, left to right is even though

 

[Jay_G]

Unfortunately rain stopped most progress, so didn't even look at the car. I'm hoping the drivers shaft is the root to all these problems though. I take it the wheel bearing couldn't cause the clicking/knocking? Bearing in mind the clicking has been there since I got the car, the bearing noise was very quiet then.

Appreciate all your help boys

 

[Jay_G]

I'm gonna crack on with changing engine mounts today, but really not sure which ones to change.

I can rock the engine backwards and forwards with ease, the drivers side mount is the one that moves. While I do that, there is a "click" coming from towards the passenger front wheel, possibly under the battery.

The dogbone one has been powerflexed, so I presume it can't be that (prepared to be proved wrong ofc), so what mounts are the best to change?

Far as I can tell, there is no side to side movement. Unless its not possible to rock it by hand?

If anyone can help, you will be a complete star.

 

[Rob]

Sounds 100% like the top gearbox mount if you're getting a noise under the battery.

That's where that mount is.

If the dogbone is powerflex'd, that'll be fine.

 

[Jay_G]

Sounds 100% like the top gearbox mount if you're getting a noise under the battery.

That's where that mount is.

If the dogbone is powerflex'd, that'll be fine.

I'll put it in both threads, incase you don't see the other one.
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...3fc3be9b3e05d465e68a59613173cdfd2c88a7&000461

Is that the upper gearbox mate?

 

[Rob]

Yes, but as said, Qdrive aren't much good.

 

[Jay_G]

Clicking seems to be coming from this, it looks pretty knackered?

 

[Rob]

Can't really tell. Ideally you want a buzz gun on that top nut, as there's a nut under there too.

 

[Jay_G]

Can't really tell. Ideally you want a buzz gun on that top nut, as there's a nut under there too.

No one has it untill Monday waiting for someone to ring me back for tomorrow.

Anyway, I think you might of been on the money a few posts back.

Jacked up drivers side, and the CV/drive shaft looks like:

 

[Rob]

Well. There's the problem.

PM Mike (Budgie) or Luke (Luke) quick, Luke's heading to Mikes, and mike has a s**t load of spares. You're from essex, right?

 

[Jay_G]

Well. There's the problem.

PM Mike (Budgie) or Luke (Luke) quick, Luke's heading to Mikes, and mike has a s**t load of spares. You're from essex, right?

Don't know how we never noticed tbh.

And I'm not bud, I'm from Kent!

 

[DannyR]

Same side with driveshafts as my drivers side was shot and could only feel letting off around roundabouts turning right.

Weight is always on opposite side.

I said it first page

 

[Jay_G]

I said it first page

Haha your half right! Mine was turning left, with noise coming from left footwell ;P

 

[DannyR]

Well I knew it was the sound of drivers side

 

[Jay_G]

Well I knew it was the sound of drivers side

Haha thanks pal!

Hopefully it fixes it once and for all

 

[Jay_G]

Can't really tell. Ideally you want a buzz gun on that top nut, as there's a nut under there too.

Just to update this..

The mount was fine. It was the bolt that goes through the centre onto the mount underneath, was so loose it moved like a b**ch. Tightened it up, engine is a lot tighter, and no clicking when pulling away. Just have to get another drivers drive shaft now and hope it sorts everything

 

[Chip-mk1]

Nice easy fix then

 

[Jay_G]

Nice easy fix then

I was kinda peeved at first, took the mount off and it looked near enough the same as the new one

Then wiggled the bolt and presto, tool us ages to do it up though. The bottom nut is in an awful plaxe

 

[Chip-mk1]

renault do like hiding nuts and bolts where they are hard to get to, they must have a selection of bent spanners at the factory!

 

[barnesautos]

Clicking seems to be coming from this, it looks pretty knackered?


This was the culprit on my mates 172 Clio , was a right pain it the a*s to get to , but then I do try to do things without taking off as least as possible lol

 

[barnesautos]

renault do like hiding nuts and bolts where they are hard to get to, they must have a selection of bent spanners at the factory!

I too have a special curved spanner chip, was only ever used to change R19-16v o/s/f engine mount in situ back in the day. Lol
It's retired now

 

[TurnerMate]

I am about to take on this job also on the weekend, the 2 gators are split and the driveshaft is bent, what tools will I need to be prepared?