Clio Sport
Hi guys
I recently brought a drivers side drive shaft from J & R drive shafts and couriered it over to Sydney, basically due to there being no parts in Australia and Renault stating it would cost $800 and take 3 weeks to source a new one.
So it took only 4 days to arrive, the garage fitted the part but it makes a real nasty grinding noise from around 3000 rpm in first and second gear. I jacked the car up and cannot see anything loose. I rang J & R and they stated the boots have plenty of grease in them, but he did mention something about make sure a grub screw is tight on the bracket.
My main worry is its the wrong part?! I took pictures of the old shaft and stated it was a 2004 Clio sport so surely I've got the right part?
Ive read a few posts stating the engine mounts could be gone but surely that would have been making that noise before I had the driveshaft fitted?
Before the driveshaft gave up the noise wasn't there - now I have a new shaft and the grinding is there!
I dropping the car off to the garage tomorrow but because the Clio sport is quite rare over here I'm a little worried about him finding the source.
The car drives fine when I drive it normally but as soon as I floor it the nasty grinding noise occurs.
I'm coming back in July for a holiday so at worst I'll buy a new drive shaft from Renault
Any ideas for the garage to check would be really appreciated
I recently brought a drivers side drive shaft from J & R drive shafts and couriered it over to Sydney, basically due to there being no parts in Australia and Renault stating it would cost $800 and take 3 weeks to source a new one.
So it took only 4 days to arrive, the garage fitted the part but it makes a real nasty grinding noise from around 3000 rpm in first and second gear. I jacked the car up and cannot see anything loose. I rang J & R and they stated the boots have plenty of grease in them, but he did mention something about make sure a grub screw is tight on the bracket.
My main worry is its the wrong part?! I took pictures of the old shaft and stated it was a 2004 Clio sport so surely I've got the right part?
Ive read a few posts stating the engine mounts could be gone but surely that would have been making that noise before I had the driveshaft fitted?
Before the driveshaft gave up the noise wasn't there - now I have a new shaft and the grinding is there!
I dropping the car off to the garage tomorrow but because the Clio sport is quite rare over here I'm a little worried about him finding the source.
The car drives fine when I drive it normally but as soon as I floor it the nasty grinding noise occurs.
I'm coming back in July for a holiday so at worst I'll buy a new drive shaft from Renault
Any ideas for the garage to check would be really appreciated