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Hi all, I've had a single loud clunk emanating from the gearbox area for quite a while now. It only occurs during a brisk start. (start gently and it doesn't knock). I've searched high and low on this forum and everyone seems to diagnose this as a worn dog-bone mount. So, comfortable that...

Right - I may be totally wrong with this... But I seem to remember reading somewhere that the 172 cup engine was 'cherry picked' for suitability. Can anyone shed some light or tell me I'm way off the mark! ;-)

Just rocked up to the garage for a fresh set of rubber this morning, later on in the day they give me a call to say the strut tops are on their last legs (front). Now, that's odd as I changed them less than a year ago in order to pass the MOT... So I tell them that, and they advised that I pop...

The thumb grips on my steering wheel are split and falling apart. Anyone else had this happen? And is the only solution a new steering wheel...?

Recently my suspension seems to have gotten a bit 'crashy' (172 cup). That's the only way I can describe it really... It's like the suspension just runs out of ideas when cornering quite briskly. It's only occasional - and I find it difficult to 're-create' when trying to demonstrate it to a...

...how do I slide get the pads out of the carrier? Car is jacked up on the drive with new disks on, but I can't get the pads out of the carrier. They seem to be locked in place by a v shaped notch in the pad. Any help greatly appreciated.

Driving on a smooth road, slowly, my steering wheel will rock side to side... When i turn, the rocking stops, however the wheel will return to the centre position with very irregular movements. Both tyre pressures are equal, and nothing else strange seems to happen. Any ideas...?