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Licking 320Touring's Clio - Getting a new* box


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I has been to Dudley on a bus

 

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Because, this is what happened to the local railway

 

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From the bus station 

 

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I noticed a rather striking car that I was not going to pickup (I hoped)

 

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The best car purchases are done in the most delightful of places

 

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The 10 mile back home didn't require a petrol station stop, but did require a very gentle throttle to avoid very loud transmission clunks

 

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Finally on the drive next to its cousin, they share warning light clusters don't you know.

 

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So the car is a modified Clio 172 with a least one drive shaft in a not very happy state of mind.

Sharp left turns are met with a lot of unpleasant noise, so kept the journey back under 40 mph (as that was the speed limit).

 

Apart from that, it seemed to steer straight, brake straight and the engine and box are smooth.

If it is a simple fix then 320 touring may have bagged himself a very good bargain though. 

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So the car is a modified Clio 172 with a least one drive shaft in a not very happy state of mind.

Sharp left turns are met with a lot of unpleasant noise, so kept the journey back under 40 mph (as that was the speed limit).

 

Apart from that, it seemed to steer straight, brake straight and the engine and box are smooth.

If it is a simple fix then 320 touring may have bagged himself a very good bargain though.

Looks much better than hoped- thanks again chap!

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I'll hunt down Tame Mechanic on Monday morning and we'll sort out a transfer Cannockward. Might bring it north for you myself, Neil!

Cheers Dave, failing that, Cannock Aukshinz timez

 

The transmission clunk might be the engine hitting the bulkhead- IIRC from when i had mine you can loosen the upper engine nount bolts, get an assistant to hang off the engine and yank it forward as hard as possible while you retighten everything.

 

Also the bushes go in the gearbox "dogbone" mounting.

Cheers for the info - we'll see how she gets on at the garage next week and take it from there

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Have some disappointing footage of the oily bits of a Clio.

 

I not sure how much slack there is meant to be in the prop-shafts while the car is in first gear, bit I was surprised that it was so much.

The boot halfway on the drivers shaft was well and truly shafted as well.

 

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After driving it the 20 miles from Birmingham to Cannock, that was my vibe,

The gearbox was good but something in the transmission was moving/out whack when steering put a side load into the axle shafts.

There was much coasting off power on roundabouts and using as little throttle as I could elsewhere.

 

The obvious culprit is the diff, either the actual cogs or the bearings that are meant to hold it in place.

 

Rare that a diff will go before a clutch or gearbox I'd have thought, but should be cheaper than a full box to replace.

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