Mr Trailer Man
ClioSport Club Member
Don't forget to remove the hub insert from the track rod end before you bin them 😅
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Paul’s Pearl
- Thread starter Clio_fool
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RSRowe
ClioSport Club Member
Megane 250 Cup
First thing I thought when I saw the pic
Mr Trailer Man
ClioSport Club Member
First thing I thought when I saw the pic
Easily done, see it all the time on Facebook posts.
Finally it was time to start putting it all back together and all the pics I took while dismantling it became priceless. New parts fitted:
Genuine Renault bottom arms.
Genuine Renault tie rods.
Trw track rod ends.
SNR wheel bearings.
New wheel hubs.
BC Racing BR coilovers including new arb links.
Ocap swivel hub bearings.
Plus line ac condenser with Renault seals.
Some very expensive Renault nuts.
New radiator support.
Used nearside headlamp.
Service kit from RPD.
Putting it all back together was pretty straightforward but still had a few hiccups.
Ta-da! Suspension all refitted.
Obviously the discs needed a quick de rust with a wire wheel and the arches and other parts you never see got a bit of a clean. Looks easy but what went wrong?...
Genuine Renault bottom arms.
Genuine Renault tie rods.
Trw track rod ends.
SNR wheel bearings.
New wheel hubs.
BC Racing BR coilovers including new arb links.
Ocap swivel hub bearings.
Plus line ac condenser with Renault seals.
Some very expensive Renault nuts.
New radiator support.
Used nearside headlamp.
Service kit from RPD.
Putting it all back together was pretty straightforward but still had a few hiccups.
Ta-da! Suspension all refitted.
Obviously the discs needed a quick de rust with a wire wheel and the arches and other parts you never see got a bit of a clean. Looks easy but what went wrong?...
Well the brake pipe bracket didn't want to fit on the top of the hub again 🤔. Why could that be?
Well there the pipe runs between the damper and the arb droplink.
And there it doesn't 🤦. A bit of faffing and I managed to remove the droplink and replace it with the brake pipe where it should be.
The headlamp wasn't a straight swap. The new one:
And the old one:
Looks broken but it's actually trimmed so the bumper fits because apparently they are different to a regular mk3 bumper fitment. It worked out easier to remove that bottom part and swap them over then the new headlight bolted on nice and secure with all the fixing points intact.
After a panicked search I located the screws for the ac condenser and fitted that along with the new rad support. I dropped on Wheeler Motor sport doing a run of their aluminum supports on Facebook so I won't have to worry about that rusting away before Xmas.
All the air ducts refitted and new push clips that I didn't know I had holding it together. Just had to remove the last of the old rusty rad support.
The old bolts just broke part of the support off and stayed on the bumper under lip. Ridiculously they both unscrewed easily and the bumper was finally back on the car and. After nearly 7 months the car was back sat on all four wheels.
Briefly 😆...
Well there the pipe runs between the damper and the arb droplink.
And there it doesn't 🤦. A bit of faffing and I managed to remove the droplink and replace it with the brake pipe where it should be.
The headlamp wasn't a straight swap. The new one:
Looks broken but it's actually trimmed so the bumper fits because apparently they are different to a regular mk3 bumper fitment. It worked out easier to remove that bottom part and swap them over then the new headlight bolted on nice and secure with all the fixing points intact.
After a panicked search I located the screws for the ac condenser and fitted that along with the new rad support. I dropped on Wheeler Motor sport doing a run of their aluminum supports on Facebook so I won't have to worry about that rusting away before Xmas.
All the air ducts refitted and new push clips that I didn't know I had holding it together. Just had to remove the last of the old rusty rad support.
The old bolts just broke part of the support off and stayed on the bumper under lip. Ridiculously they both unscrewed easily and the bumper was finally back on the car and. After nearly 7 months the car was back sat on all four wheels.
Briefly 😆...
