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[eastryjeep]

5 Series BMs are famous for this vibration issue which comes in at 2 roadspeeds - no one really knows why they do it as its only about 50% that develop the fault with age, I had 1 that was sweet as a nut till I smashed it and another that drove me round the twist till I sold it!

DJ is very much on the right track here, its time hoik the front end up in the air and start checking all the steering gear, anti roll bars, rubber bushes, control rod ends, the lot!

If its like the BMW it will be the upper control rods (or something similar) - just because they are the most difficult to get to and consequently most overlooked.

[Bulldog67]

nearside front drive shaft, naturally only renault sell it, £540 just for parts

[big g]

Terry McCann should have one behind the bar at the Winchester.

Give him the nod,no plod mindya.

[Bulldog67]

  Im only barely understanding jeeps, bein an Arthur with a renault is beyond me

[Bulldog67]

anyone have any ideas on how i could find out if the 2.2 diesel drive shaft is the same as the 3.0 diesel for the same model/year? can find 2.2 cheap, but none for the 3 litre. Have tried renault forum, but no help

[daggie]

I'll ring me mate tomoz, he's a frenh car breakers

[Mike Pavelin]

I'll ring me mate tomoz, he's a frenh car breakers

I thought french cars broke themselves and you just had to collect the debris. Or is that TataRovers

[daggie]

good point, mike

[Nosebolt]

Burn It... Burn It NOW. let the flames purify your soul, burn the devil spawn, for all our sakes BURN IT

[big g]

I like your thinking but knowing the Frenchies I'd say you'd be better going to the supermarket and buying a large bunch of straws to clutch.

If it's any help a mate from work just had to spend £97 + vat for a Laguna headlight bulb so 540 for a lump of metal starts to seem value for money.

I'll refer you to our previous statement below,the fun's only just begun.

I just need to nurse the espace for a few more years

Well,you're right,someone has to provide an economic stimulus.

[Bulldog67]

I'll ring me mate tomoz, he's a frenh car breakers

Cheers Daggie

and the rest of 

prob is havin replaced the engine at eye waterin cost im in that financial place where i gotta be committed to the bitter end

[daggie]

exactly what model of shitheap BD?

[big g]

and the rest of 

prob is havin replaced the engine at eye waterin cost im in that financial place where i gotta be committed to the bitter end

Hmmmm.........I see your fun had begun much earlier.

Between a rock and a hard place it would appear.

Fingers crossed about the 2.2 shaft fitting.

[Bulldog67]

mine is a 3.0 dci (diesel) on a 54 plate, auto,

and just to take the piss they called the model 'privilege' (not much fuckin irony there then!)

the ones on ebay have a front nearside drive shaft, but are same year, auto, but with 2.2 DCI

cheers

[Pedroski]

true you never see them in landys

Not quite true,they certainly do seem to like to steal them........

Only so they can sell the parts. There's a well know LR garage round these parts, and the owner had a LR nicked off the forecourt. Police got in touch with them to say they'd found it in a field and asked the bloke to go and collect it with a couple of mates. When they turned up, the field was full of pikeys. The police kept the pikeys at bay, the owners went to collect the LR, but were stopped in their tracks by a bunch of pikey kids who decided to smash it up. The police.........did nothing. Nice.

[tugman8uk]

hi have u given french german and swedish a try

[big g]

BD, the 2.2 is a 4 pot.
Is 3.0 not v6??

[Bulldog67]

it is a v6, does that fook that plan?

[big g]

Not necessarily but more than likely

A frenchy expert would have to confirm but I'd think as the engines will be different sizes so will be the shafts.

That is only applying commonsense so with it being French the shafts may well be identical.

[Bulldog67]

  u aint wrong there

[daggie]

I'LL DO ME BEST

[daggie]

right, me mate has no idea

most if not all of the said shitheaps are in poland

he did say that most propshaft builders will be able to repair it
sorr I can't be of mor help

[Bulldog67]

cheers anyway Dags, seem rebuild is the main option, altho there is someone on fleabay breakin a 3.0 l so may take a punt there if he ever gets back to me

[Bulldog67]

scored a 2ndhand part from a renault breakers, all good, nice n cheap, delivery on the 24th, then the dumb fuckers tuffnells left it off the van (& they were cunts with case law on the working time regs) and now arent gonna deliver until the 4th of feckin bastard jan!!

tis a cursed beast