Just revived a tired clio. Very pleased.

[Butler205]

My 104k clio was feeling knackered. Its a standard car except stainless exhaust and newish cup dampers and springs and yellow pads.
High speed driving it wanders a bit. I get all sort of different knocks and bangs coming from the front. It pulls all over the place under hard braking.
And the rear wheel bearing is noisey.
I was thinking of changing it next year but just fitted the following.

Rear bearing.
New Reno engine mounts.
Poly dog bone mount
Poly wishbone bushes
Compbrake solid top mounts
Plus a 36k service.

The car is now as it should. Handling is spot on.
I reckon any car from about 70k would benefit from the above. It so much better to drive.

Also Compbrake are doing there rose jointed top mounts for £100 a pair for November only.

Chuffed to bits and it should keep me going another year so I think I will invest in a bucket seat and steering wheel.

 

[Russ_16v]

sounds good chap, how much did that lost cost if you dont mind me asking?

 

[W17GLE]

i did all new engine mounts and driveshafts on my old one that was on 75k, that made a big difference to it.

 

[Sargara]

My 104k clio was feeling knackered.
Rear bearing.
New Reno engine mounts.
Poly dog bone mount
Poly wishbone bushes
Compbrake solid top mounts
Plus a 36k service.

Fair play but what sort of price are we talking to get all this done? Did you do it all yourself because i imagine a garage would charge a fair chunk for that work!

 

[Butler205]

Rear wheel bearing 1 25.00
AUX. BELT - All Clio 172/182 models with air conditioning 1 19.00
UPPER GEARBOX MOUNT - 15.00
LOWER FRONT GEARBOX MOUNT - 18.00
UPPER ENGINE MOUNT - 56.00
UPRATED TWISTED TYPE LOWER ENGINE MOUNT BUSHES - 35.00
POLY FRONT WISHBONE KIT - 1 52.00
Rose jointed top mounts were £100, Oil £40

The old man did the lot as he is short on work, so I'll prolly give him a couple of hundred as his work is spot on and still cheaper then any garage, plus he washed it.

 

[fUbAr]

lol @ 36k service

 

[Sargara]

Rear wheel bearing 1 25.00
AUX. BELT - All Clio 172/182 models with air conditioning 1 19.00
UPPER GEARBOX MOUNT - 15.00
LOWER FRONT GEARBOX MOUNT - 18.00
UPPER ENGINE MOUNT - 56.00
UPRATED TWISTED TYPE LOWER ENGINE MOUNT BUSHES - 35.00
POLY FRONT WISHBONE KIT - 1 52.00
Rose jointed top mounts were £100, Oil £40

The old man did the lot as he is short on work, so I'll prolly give him a couple of hundred as his work is spot on and still cheaper then any garage, plus he washed it.

Ask him if he wants some business then organise some kind of CS groupbuy discount? :approve:

 

[Keano]

gd plan! ^^

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

How difficult are engine mounts to do? Im thinking about giving it a bash tbh

JUst gonna replace them all and the constant velocity joints aswell, all these parts seem to be made of chocolate

 

[Butler205]

lol @ 36k service

:clown: aux belt and oil as good as lol.

Ask him if he wants some business then organise some kind of CS groupbuy discount? :approve:

It would be temping considering his work at the moment.

 

[Butler205]

How difficult are engine mounts to do? Im thinking about giving it a bash tbh

I think the engine mounts were ok to do.

The hardest thing was the wheel bearing. Took 10tons plus a lot of heat to press it out.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

I think the engine mounts were ok to do.

The hardest thing was the wheel bearing. Took 10tons plus a lot of heat to press it out.

I wouldnt attempt the bearings tbh. it just take them to a garage with a press to get them out i think