Clio 182
Hi All
I was hoping to get some advice before I start buying and replacing parts that are not needed. I recently brought a Clio 182 for track day use and after our 2nd outing it developed some strange noises:
1. Knocking when selecting 1st gear, this is an intermittent knock which sounds like the selector is impacting on something. It only happens when you really throw it into 1st, the gear goes in easily enough and the clutch engages fine but the noise is worrying.
2. When braking at low speeds I get a knocking from the rear, again this is intermittent (I had the abs warning light appear once which disappeared when the car was restarted).
So I searched the forums and checked the following but wanted some advice to see if anyone has had similar
1. Clutch cable is easily removed from fork (by hand), so maybe I should add more tension in this to remove the 1st gear engaging knock?
2. Checked the dogbone mount but how do I know it is gone, I can see the mount and about 30% of the rubber bush (standard mount)?
3. All the wheels bolts are tight and the disks look in good condition, I will check to see if they are warped but then I assume I would have knocking all the time if this was the case.
4. The engine doesn't seem to move much by hand and there is plenty of clearance at the back of it and the fire wall. Upon reving, it moves but not to this extent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZdPsV4TpY).
The car is standard apart from springs and induction kit.
Thanks for any advise because I am at a loss at the moment trying to work out what all these new noises are!
Pj
I was hoping to get some advice before I start buying and replacing parts that are not needed. I recently brought a Clio 182 for track day use and after our 2nd outing it developed some strange noises:
1. Knocking when selecting 1st gear, this is an intermittent knock which sounds like the selector is impacting on something. It only happens when you really throw it into 1st, the gear goes in easily enough and the clutch engages fine but the noise is worrying.
2. When braking at low speeds I get a knocking from the rear, again this is intermittent (I had the abs warning light appear once which disappeared when the car was restarted).
So I searched the forums and checked the following but wanted some advice to see if anyone has had similar
1. Clutch cable is easily removed from fork (by hand), so maybe I should add more tension in this to remove the 1st gear engaging knock?
2. Checked the dogbone mount but how do I know it is gone, I can see the mount and about 30% of the rubber bush (standard mount)?
3. All the wheels bolts are tight and the disks look in good condition, I will check to see if they are warped but then I assume I would have knocking all the time if this was the case.
4. The engine doesn't seem to move much by hand and there is plenty of clearance at the back of it and the fire wall. Upon reving, it moves but not to this extent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZdPsV4TpY).
The car is standard apart from springs and induction kit.
Thanks for any advise because I am at a loss at the moment trying to work out what all these new noises are!
Pj
