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Ph1 172 Serious Handling Issue



Been driving my Ph1 172 for a few weeks now, drove to Bath on some nice twisty roads last night and cornering right at anything above 40mph is 'a bit scary', to put it mildly. When cornering left it's as solid and stable as I would expect and there are no issues in a straight line, but turning right it feels like I'm in a strong cross wind or on ice, quite a bit of sudden sideways movement even cornering very smoothly, with consistent throttle and well within the limits of your average people carrier let alone a Clio. Only time I've felt anything like it was on black ice.

Most of my initial driving has been commuting so I've not noticed until now, but 40mph and above it's very obvious. Tyre pressures are fine, conditions were dry etc.

Any clues or things to get checked? Need to get it sorted asap as I have no confidence in it at all so any suggestions I can throw at my local garage would be helpful.
 
Will get the rear wheels off tomorrow and have a good look. Are the rear shocks pretty reasonable to get replaced at a main dealer?
 
Main dealer?? You're insane.

Not too many local garages I trust, main dealer is only two minutes down the road. Would like to go to a specialist (Rentech or Carlton) and have a full service whilst I'm at it but that would require a day off (which I don't have till July)
 

Bluebeard

ClioSport Moderator
  Whichever has fuel
Are you any good with a socket set and a set of axel stands? They're very easy to do.
 

Bluebeard

ClioSport Moderator
  Whichever has fuel
LOL! Fair shout.

What about Ali? (AliBailey88 on here) He's in your neck of the woods.
 

Paddy_g46

ClioSport Club Member
I changed my rear shocks last week, 10 minutes per side. You must have a mate who is half decent with a socket set? It is literally 1 bolt and 1 nut per side!
 


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