Recent content by Stew

hi all was just wondering what the cost of a steering rack refurb would be please (197 cup) and if theres any good places who can do such work in the north west please? thanks

brill many thanks for your help, ill attempt to get it sorted asap, im not using the car this week im in the backup car now . it never occured tome that the holders would catch but i would have hoped the garage would have!? many thanks again for all your help, cheers stew

shit really, ok will do thanks will this cure the squeaking? ive just been out to the car and started it up, i checked for play in the drivers side front wheel, couldnt feel anything but moving on the driveway its creaking away again, so this is the swivel in the hub? thanks stew

Hiya mate and big thanks for replying. Yes i did have a new nearside complete hub fitted so im also thinking its the time to replace the offside yes. Re; the abs rings yes i had brand new discs fitted which come with new rings (?) i supplied a pair of genuine abs holders too but they didnt use...

and tonight my rear brake squeak has returned!!!

Hi again and thanks for your help as ever. In conclusion i think you are right, its always been an issue bit im wondering why the swivel hub (ball joint right?) wasnt picked up at the mot? i dont think there is any play in it as the guy at drury lane garage would definitely have found it when he...

thanks for your reply i cant understand how it was all ok until i had the rear drivers side brake looked at? it was literally spot on and now its not. It wasnt making any noises apart from the squeak from the rear brake and was driving excellent after the sleeve was fitted and i had the...

apologies for the typos! my phone screen is cracked and i cant find the edit function!

Hi all hope all is ok. I have an update on my clios steering situation. I took it to Drury Lane auto services in Oldham as id heard nothing but good things about their wheel alignment services. I left it wth them having explained everything about the mot and the remedial work it needed, track...

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yes exactly what I was thinking, thanks mate its going on on monday to be looked at now chers stew

fantastic many thank for your help! i was talking to the garage owner this afternoon qmd he thought they were pretty hard to get hold of (sleeves) my first port of call was to ask on here sorry I should have done some searching I was going to ask the garage who did the work if theyve still got...

hi all hope all is well, little update on my creaking clio! ive been to a very well respected garage today for a 4 wheel alignment as its driving dreadfully after the so called tracking was carried out. It turns out that when the work was done with the track rod ends, they didnt refit the...

brilliant help thanl you v much indeed, im thinking along the lines of "some of the more stupid things" now... the squeel occurs at just a feqction off centre of the steering wheel, it seems to increase during the journey (heating up?) I dont know, im thinking all sorts of negative things but...

apologies for the spelling above, my phone screen is cracked in several places and I can barely see!!!