very well done to Renault for making it necessary to remove the fucking subframe to access the bolt holding the wishbone on. Put the bolt in the other way around and cut the shielding bracket and you can bypass this french design idiocy.
Good all round advice and footage. Thanks! A point to note: Most Mk 3 Clio's have rotten Radiator supporting subframe's Which Renault should have been taken to task for, for building cars with such appalling quality meta//components,
On the plus side, you don't have to take all the bolts out of the subframe to shift it out the way - just watch your eyes for the shower of rust that is produced.
I am doing this to my Modus which I imagine is similar. If loosening the subframe is enough to pull the bolt out of the control arm bush that's a big relief.
Great video. Attempted to follow it with my '11 Fluence but it's completely different. You may consider shooting a video for Fluence/Megane 3/Scenic 3 because there isn't any guide on lower arm replacement for these car. Anyway, I couldn't remove 30 mm bolts holding the arm manually. Rattle gun is a must.
Thank you for your comment! Unfortunately, we don't have the similar tutorials for Renault Fluence,Megane 3 or Scenic 3. We can offer you to have a look at the tutorial about the replacement of the front suspension arm / front control arm on RENAULT MEGANE 2: th-cam.com/video/Eh_lw67OXHY/w-d-xo.html The playlist of the replacement the suspension arms can be found as well via the following link: th-cam.com/play/PLWep5LzT0sxl0DHDm2fgwpLwYktrdim0Z.html
thanks. good video. that i found after replacing the arm. didnt jack up the hub prior to tightening up the bolts. car was banging its nuts off. no pun intended
Unfortunately, it is not possible to specify the tightening torque, this information can be found in the technical documentation for the repair of your car.
What did he do with the riveted under tray? Cut the rivets? What is the tray held up with afterwards, zip ties?? Why hasn't Renault been held up with this bullshit yet?!
My mechanic has tried to upsell me by saying he needs to remove the bumper and radiator-something to get the suspension arm replaced. My MOT failed due to the ball joint having excessive wear. My car is a 2006 Clio Mk3 not far off from the one in the video. Anyone got any thoughts?
Having replaced this part on both sides on my driveway, there is no need to remove the bumper. The radiator frame does need to be moved as shown at 1.02 of the video due to the stupid design. It took a little while but do able at home with the right tools (especially fork) and heavy enough hammer to get the ball joint out.
@@sajhussain9848 My costs for the work went from £220 to £480 purely because of this time increase. Do you think that's a fair increase? Because I couldn't make sense of it myself, but I also don't know how any of this works. Thanks for your reply!
Thank you for your comment! Of course, yes, but since the replacement for the opposite side looks the same, we do not show this in the video to save time. Best Regards, Autodoc team
It takes less than 10 minutes and can be done by literally anyone with the right tools and a minute amount of mechanical knowledge. Why would you say otherwise?
@@joshryder7242 10 minutes? Took me 2 days. Biggest issue not being able to get the balljoint off the hub after having issues with moving the subframe. Just would not move through anything except when I got a long arm popper, it then came out. Still having issues with knocking despite tightening bolts under load.
If only they bolted the ball joint onto the arm ....so very much easier for a simple failed ball joint ! If you do this job, do your self a favour and do both arms regardless they are cheap enough and you can bet on the other arm failing if you have not changed both.
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very well done to Renault for making it necessary to remove the fucking subframe to access the bolt holding the wishbone on.
Put the bolt in the other way around and cut the shielding bracket and you can bypass this french design idiocy.
Thanks for the clarification, your comment will be useful for many of our viewers.
I was tempted, but the wishbone might outlast the rest of the car :(
Good all round advice and footage. Thanks!
A point to note: Most Mk 3 Clio's have rotten Radiator supporting subframe's Which Renault should have been taken to task for, for building cars with such appalling quality meta//components,
On the plus side, you don't have to take all the bolts out of the subframe to shift it out the way - just watch your eyes for the shower of rust that is produced.
I am doing this to my Modus which I imagine is similar. If loosening the subframe is enough to pull the bolt out of the control arm bush that's a big relief.
Great video. Attempted to follow it with my '11 Fluence but it's completely different. You may consider shooting a video for Fluence/Megane 3/Scenic 3 because there isn't any guide on lower arm replacement for these car. Anyway, I couldn't remove 30 mm bolts holding the arm manually. Rattle gun is a must.
Thank you for your comment!
Unfortunately, we don't have the similar tutorials for Renault Fluence,Megane 3 or Scenic 3.
We can offer you to have a look at the tutorial about the replacement of the front suspension arm / front control arm on RENAULT MEGANE 2: th-cam.com/video/Eh_lw67OXHY/w-d-xo.html
The playlist of the replacement the suspension arms can be found as well via the following link: th-cam.com/play/PLWep5LzT0sxl0DHDm2fgwpLwYktrdim0Z.html
I have a clio 197 but gives me a good understanding 👌
We are glad that this video was useful to you!
Best the best
thank you Autodoc
Good explanation. Thank you my friend. You are the best in TH-cam 👍
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thanks. good video. that i found after replacing the arm. didnt jack up the hub prior to tightening up the bolts. car was banging its nuts off. no pun intended
This must be done otherwise the silent blocks will become unusable.
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@@autodocuk silent blocks??? redid the arm still knocking its nuts in. dont understand it. noise only came after fitting a new arm
@@devilscousin4643 did you ever get this sorted?
@@kfkwAL7 yep it sorted it
@@devilscousin4643 how did you do it in the end? Just by retorque again?
This will be my next job!
Informative video, use trolley jack in absence of the gbx jack if not in a fully equipped workshop with car ramp
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Does the ball joint come pre-greased? Is there no need to add grease to the ball joint?
I was wondering this too, I've always assumed so, but hey, could be wrong
Hi. Good video and useful. But, please, share the torque moments. Thanks in advance.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to specify the tightening torque, this information can be found in the technical documentation for the repair of your car.
What did he do with the riveted under tray? Cut the rivets? What is the tray held up with afterwards, zip ties?? Why hasn't Renault been held up with this bullshit yet?!
My mechanic has tried to upsell me by saying he needs to remove the bumper and radiator-something to get the suspension arm replaced. My MOT failed due to the ball joint having excessive wear. My car is a 2006 Clio Mk3 not far off from the one in the video. Anyone got any thoughts?
Having replaced this part on both sides on my driveway, there is no need to remove the bumper. The radiator frame does need to be moved as shown at 1.02 of the video due to the stupid design. It took a little while but do able at home with the right tools (especially fork) and heavy enough hammer to get the ball joint out.
@@sajhussain9848 My costs for the work went from £220 to £480 purely because of this time increase. Do you think that's a fair increase? Because I couldn't make sense of it myself, but I also don't know how any of this works. Thanks for your reply!
Thanks for your feedback! We are sure that your comment will be useful to many of our viewers.
Unfortunately, we do not provide car repair services, so we will not be able to correctly advise whether the cost increase is fair or not.
Could this work be done on the ground using axle stands?
Why not
I've just done it.
I always wonder if they replace the parts on the other side also.
Thank you for your comment!
Of course, yes, but since the replacement for the opposite side looks the same, we do not show this in the video to save time.
Best Regards,
Autodoc team
Could you not use the same wishbone but replace all three balljoints?
Yes, you can, but there is no such video on the channel, you can find this information in the technical documentation for the repair of your car.
@@autodocuk Thank you!
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Where's the plastic plate under the support's duster?
Dont do this at home unless you have a serious workshop. Takes a whole lot longer then you think to replace this part.
It takes less than 10 minutes and can be done by literally anyone with the right tools and a minute amount of mechanical knowledge. Why would you say otherwise?
@@joshryder7242 10 minutes? Took me 2 days. Biggest issue not being able to get the balljoint off the hub after having issues with moving the subframe. Just would not move through anything except when I got a long arm popper, it then came out. Still having issues with knocking despite tightening bolts under load.
If only they bolted the ball joint onto the arm ....so very much easier for a simple failed ball joint ! If you do this job, do your self a favour and do both arms regardless they are cheap enough and you can bet on the other arm failing if you have not changed both.
Thank you for the valuable clarification, for our viewers it will be very useful information.
Why oh why do the manufacturers use ‘E’ drive bolts?
the same reason many nuts and bolts that could be the same size. are all sizes. stupid init
They are slimmer :)
Try doing it on a 180,000 mile car without the aid of a lift. You will invent new swear words trust me.
Thanks for the clarification, we'll take that into account in future videos.
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I've just done it on the pavement - should have dug a hole in the garden
Outodox
Do we need wheel alignment after this job ?
After any work related to the suspension of the car, it is recommended to adjust the wheel alignment.
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