leeRS Clio Sport 172 ph2

[LeeRS]

Haven’t spoken to them but presuming they are in stock?

It shows low stock but I don’t want to be waiting 10 weeks lol.

Reckon just order them online and take it as they are in stock?

 

[JamesBryan]

@FrogJam Motorsport are on here.

 

[LeeRS]

I just ordered them anyway.

Sick of talking about brakes 😂

 

[JamesBryan]

Take a break from brakes 😂

 

[LeeRS]

Fred at frogjam has sorted me out 👍

 

[Andy P]

@FrogJam Motorsport are excellent. When I wanted a part next day (Saturday) for my cambelt change. I phoned first to check stock and the part was dispatched immediately for Saturday delivery.

 

[JamesBryan]

Fred at frogjam has sorted me out 👍

Can't go wrong with them.

 

[FrogJam Motorsport]

Thanks for the order Lee. All packaged up and will be off in the morning.

You’ll find your Freddo and Jam inside the top brake box 😉

 

[Mr Underhill]

Good shout

I did tell him this a few weeks ago 😂

 

[Mr Underhill]

You’ll end up having a nervous Brake-down

 

[JamesBryan]

I did tell him this a few weeks ago 😂

I'm sure everyone mentioned genuine discs 😂

 

[Mr Underhill]

Fred at frogjam has sorted me out 👍

 

[LeeRS]

Haha piss off!

The way I see it is I got free brake discs for 30 laps of Blyton.
Sponsored by MTEC. Master technicians.

 

[LeeRS]

@FrogJam Motorsport

Legend!

Super fast delivery, Super reliable!

 

[LeeRS]

Not bad…. Not bad at all!

 

[LeeRS]

Just swapped the discs over, no problem at all…

But..
the rear wheels don’t spin freely on their own when jacked up.
Like I’m having to physically push them round. Sounds like the pads are up against the disc to tightly. No, handbrake is not on.

What did I do wrong this time? 😂

 

[Mr Underhill]

Just swapped the discs over, no problem at all…

But..
the rear wheels don’t spin freely on their own when jacked up.
Like I’m having to physically push them round. Sounds like the pads are up against the disc to tightly. No, handbrake is not on.

What did I do wrong this time? 😂

Did you twist the piston all the way in to the caliper prior to fitting your pads?

 

[LeeRS]

Did you twist the piston all the way in to the caliper prior to fitting your pads?

Yeah, I wound it in enough so I could get the pads on and spin the disc freely.

 

[gudger12345]

Yeah, I wound it in enough so I could get the pads on and spin the disc freely.

Did you refit the disc spacers......

 

[Mr Underhill]

So my next daft questions. There’s a small tab on one pad (per side), I assume you fitted these right way around - as in it slotted into the caliper piston correctly? Also, do the sliders move freely - caliper moves side to side? Is the handbrake adjusted correctly - not too tight?

If you got everything fitted correctly, I’d just give it a little run up the road and see if it sorts itself out.

 

[LeeRS]

Anybody know what size and length these bolts are?

 

[Mr Underhill]

Anybody know what size and length these bolts are?

View attachment 1688936

Anybody know what size and length these bolts are?

View attachment 1688936

I’ll just check my bolt list but whatever you do don’t throw those away. From memory these are a special Renault bolt - 7700656379 and NLA.

Have a read of this - https://cliosport.net/threads/nuts-and-bolts.814078/#post-11524905

 

[JamesBryan]

Pass, but literally gave some away with the Clio the other week which you could have had 🙄

 

[LeeRS]

I’ll just check my bolt list but whatever you do don’t throw those away. From memory these are a special Renault bolt - 7700656379 and NLA.

Have a read of this - https://cliosport.net/threads/nuts-and-bolts.814078/#post-11524905

The issue I have is I’m changing the calipers and you can see how destroyed the threads are from the issue with the old discs.

What are my options here then…

 

[Mr Underhill]

What are my options here then…

Either run a die set on the originals or try and source some. I bought all the bolts in Scotts list when I did my first rear beam, but the bolts were slightly different, so just tidied up the originals. I still have them but with something like that where there’s movement from the slider, I didn’t want to mess about with it.

RPD have a link to the bolts here - https://renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/7700656379/

Fill the form in or give them a ring, you might get lucky.

 

[LeeRS]

Right so…

I’ve managed to fix everything.

New Calipers on, new spacers on, new discs on, new pads in.

The handbrake had seized on and not being able to get my hands on new cables I’ve just removed the handbrake completely.
No need for it on track car so one less thing to go wrong.

You were correct - I hadn’t lined up the little nipple on the rear pads correctly with the caliper. Mainly because it must have been turned that much with a flat head in the past that there wasn’t much to line between.
That’s all sorted now though and wheels are spinning freely.

Fingers crossed all is well for the next one which as it stands is CSF24 at Anglesey but I might try and sneak a cheeky Blyton in, in June.

Thanks for your help and advice as always. Much appreciated!