ph1 track weapon
Hi All,
had some work done by a well know renault specialist last week. The told me when it was in that a driveshaft boot clip had failed, but that they'd secure it for me (for some reason this also cost £30) in 2 minutes.
the way in which it was done has worried me a little though. they have used two jubilee clips to hold the gaiter on rather than the usual clips that come as standard, reasoning that this is a safer way of doing it
Taking it to a local mechanic friend for some other work, he noticed this and alerted me to it aswell. his reckoning is that as its a spinning item then the added weight of the jubilee clips on the rotating mass would cause problems, much like a mis-balanced wheel. there is a slight vibration coming from the area too, so something is definitely up
have called the garage in question who say that its due to the originals failing too often and that its totally safe
really just want the opinions of others to see what you think? am due to have my cambelt done by them too, so if this is seen as a bodge then i dread to think what may happen when they do the belts?
any help apreciated
ed
had some work done by a well know renault specialist last week. The told me when it was in that a driveshaft boot clip had failed, but that they'd secure it for me (for some reason this also cost £30) in 2 minutes.
the way in which it was done has worried me a little though. they have used two jubilee clips to hold the gaiter on rather than the usual clips that come as standard, reasoning that this is a safer way of doing it
Taking it to a local mechanic friend for some other work, he noticed this and alerted me to it aswell. his reckoning is that as its a spinning item then the added weight of the jubilee clips on the rotating mass would cause problems, much like a mis-balanced wheel. there is a slight vibration coming from the area too, so something is definitely up
have called the garage in question who say that its due to the originals failing too often and that its totally safe
really just want the opinions of others to see what you think? am due to have my cambelt done by them too, so if this is seen as a bodge then i dread to think what may happen when they do the belts?
any help apreciated
ed
