clio 172 ph 2
So I bought my ph2 172 for 850 quid on eBay. Had 84000 on the clock and had just had new dephaser and six belt. A little tatty here and there with an aparantly noisy drive shaft, anyways fancied a project so handed over the cash and drove it from Scarborough to my he on sheffield. Here's a picture when I got it home.
Unfortunately on my drive home I realised it's much more than a drive shaft and definitely diff related, nursed it home nervously then the next day floored it down the road to see what would give and as thought the diff blew out. So started to remove box etc...
Was the first gearbox I've ever removed, would have been easier on a ramp but did it in my spare time over 3 seperate days and didn't struggle too much, here's the damage
Bought box on eBay and a brand new luk clutch. Decided to install a vibra techniks upper gearbox mount too and found it had already got updated dog bone mounts.
I replaced all cv boots as they were all split but only to find out the left hand drive shaft was pushing the gearbox\ engine side to side so bought a new left hand shaft. Finally car was all back together. Took it for a drive and the handling was terrible, dangerously bad. So bought a full set of new cup shocks and cup sport springs, here are the old ones, one tear shock had no damping or oil at all (forgot to get pics of new items)
Right handling is 1000 percent better, sits nice too. Car had brembo pads all round and new discs all round when I bought it, some sort of grooves /slotted front discs too. For some reason abs/ esp /Serb lights were on ever since I re connected battery. After searjcing on here I bought a new brake pedal switch which didn't solve it straight away but after a day or two of fiddling they have gone out and everything works. So handling and braking for now is sorted, has hel braided lines too.
The engine has a green cotton panel filter fitted, some sort of exhaust which has no centre silencer and sits bad at the rear of the car, too loud and doesn't look good but not changing quite yet.
I've given the interior a thorough clean and made sure mechanically everything is acceptable for now as going to use it as a daily until March next year.
Here's the car now, not the best picture and exterior has not been cleaned or attended to cosmetically and on the to do list
So now the to do list is ;
Sort steering click on right hand front, think tie rod is shagged
New tyres all round, Goodyear Eagles most likely
Sort slight misfire which occurs on very part throttle when cruising, going to try plugs and leads
Then vibra top mount and new quiet exhaust.
Going to book on a decree track day too!
More to come soon hopefully..
Unfortunately on my drive home I realised it's much more than a drive shaft and definitely diff related, nursed it home nervously then the next day floored it down the road to see what would give and as thought the diff blew out. So started to remove box etc...
Was the first gearbox I've ever removed, would have been easier on a ramp but did it in my spare time over 3 seperate days and didn't struggle too much, here's the damage
Bought box on eBay and a brand new luk clutch. Decided to install a vibra techniks upper gearbox mount too and found it had already got updated dog bone mounts.
I replaced all cv boots as they were all split but only to find out the left hand drive shaft was pushing the gearbox\ engine side to side so bought a new left hand shaft. Finally car was all back together. Took it for a drive and the handling was terrible, dangerously bad. So bought a full set of new cup shocks and cup sport springs, here are the old ones, one tear shock had no damping or oil at all (forgot to get pics of new items)
Right handling is 1000 percent better, sits nice too. Car had brembo pads all round and new discs all round when I bought it, some sort of grooves /slotted front discs too. For some reason abs/ esp /Serb lights were on ever since I re connected battery. After searjcing on here I bought a new brake pedal switch which didn't solve it straight away but after a day or two of fiddling they have gone out and everything works. So handling and braking for now is sorted, has hel braided lines too.
The engine has a green cotton panel filter fitted, some sort of exhaust which has no centre silencer and sits bad at the rear of the car, too loud and doesn't look good but not changing quite yet.
I've given the interior a thorough clean and made sure mechanically everything is acceptable for now as going to use it as a daily until March next year.
Here's the car now, not the best picture and exterior has not been cleaned or attended to cosmetically and on the to do list
So now the to do list is ;
Sort steering click on right hand front, think tie rod is shagged
New tyres all round, Goodyear Eagles most likely
Sort slight misfire which occurs on very part throttle when cruising, going to try plugs and leads
Then vibra top mount and new quiet exhaust.
Going to book on a decree track day too!
More to come soon hopefully..
