R26 Suspension/subframe part

Where you able to get the replacement "J" arms?

I'm about to strip my front end to do a refresh too. No corrosion but want to replace the bushes on the J arms. Can't seem to find just the bishes though...

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Hi Chris

Here are the part numbers you require for the parts you need. All available from Renault Parts

Sway arms
8200364827
8200364828

Brackets
8200361280
8200286688

Torx Bolts x8
7703602193

There are some sway arms on eBay too.
Item numbers below

252008232218
261945518673

Hope this helps

 

I'm doing something very similar to you guys and wondering if you can help me.

On the passenger side there's a connector with a piece of foam around it that I've no clue what its for.

It's tied with the ABS sensor coming from engine bay to the outer chassis rail.

Pics below. Any ideas what its for??



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have you got xenons? could it be for the front level sensor for the xenons?

 

Don't think so Matt no. It did have the latter phase 2 lights in when I bought it but I've returned the lights to factory standard again

 

Great info Chris! I've wondered if the subframe support bushes can be replaced with poly bushes. Would probably be a custom bush turned on a lathe since I also seem to find zero such bushes aftermarket.

I'm in South Africa mainland so have almost zero rust on any parts of the car. Only the rubber bushes wear out over here.

My TFD steering rack bush is in the mail. Got my Powerflex handling pack, arb bushes (black series) and the gearbox insert last week. All engine mount inserts are already installed.

Do you know if the 225/r26 megane subframe is the same as a normal megane?

I've bought some poly subframe bushes (about 20GBP) which I hope fits on my sub('06 F1).

Here's a pic of the bushes:

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The above bush is a replacement for this bush(see image) . You only remove the inner sleeve and rubber, then clean the outer sleeve (still in subframe) and then press in this bush. Finally just insert the inner sleeve(cleaned off old rubber) into this bush.



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I'll just tripple measure with a venier before taking the old ones out.

The Problem Solving Bushes factory is located in South Africa so I got them for dirt cheap. See they quite a bit more expensive on ebay.

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Definitely worth the coin even if they don't fit compared to Renault wanting like 700GBP for a new subframe....

Just need someone to make the J arm bushes now.

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Great stuff mate cheers. Looks like it's all been removed so will strip that cable back and do away with it.

I'm currently doing exactly same as you on my rebuild and its worth doing especially if your having it all powder coated [emoji41][emoji41]

Those rear subframe bushes are a bit of a nightmare to do and I'd ask your powder coater to mask off the entry point for the bush as it made mine super tight to get the bush pressed back. So much so it started bending the subframe.


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Looks so clean! What subframe bushes are you installing?

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Cheers mate. I used these genuine ones from eBay [emoji106][emoji106]

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Cheers Chris. Yeah its coming on nicely but shite trying to fit it all back without scratching it [emoji23]



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Porn is not allowed on this site hahaha[emoji13]

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Found this: https://silentblocks.com/index.php?id_product=1442&controller=product&id_lang=9

Not sure if they correct ones or how price compares to complete supports from Renault directly

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Cheers Chris. It has been intense and wouldn't like to add up the cost and I've done most of it myself including all the blasting/painting. Only thing I had to sub out was the zinc plating and actual powdercoating.

I've a thread in the project section if you fancy a read of it. Make a brew first as its a few pages long [emoji23][emoji23]

All my bushes/mounts are Febi from Mister Auto. If you zoom in on my pic below you can see the 5 digit part numbers on the bags/boxes pal.

Hope this helps. I found Mister Auto to be the cheapest place to buy these as i researched quite a bit [emoji106]

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What balljoints are you installing? Also Febi?

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They were a brand called OCAP and their the same as a Renault Espace mate

£6 Each from Euro Car Parts

 

Cool sticks, I got the Febi ones for the Espace after getting the incorrect ones which was the normal Megane ones.

I suspect you also have an idea of what research all this took to get the correct aftermarket parts

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there quite expensive as you add on VAT

 

Morning mate, I did my subframe overhaul 2 weeks ago and forgot to post my findings here. When we got to the subframe bushes I measured everything with a vernier and saw that narrowing of the old sleeve. Since I can't get new subframe bushes in a day or two over here I decided not to install these due to that narrowing of the old outer sleeve.

Was thinking I'd get some standard bushes first before installing the PSBushes and have the stocks as backup.

Coming to your issue, seems the PSB is a bit longer than the standard bush? Would trimming the lower bit to almost match the inner sleeve length not work? How is the inner sleeve feeling? Is it tight and not moving around at all when you take a screwdriver and insert it into the bottom of the inner sleeve and move it left and right?

 

On your first image it almost seems like the top of the inner sleeve can still go down a bit or it might just be the image.

 

Hi Chris,

So what is the final verdict on the PSBushes? Did you manage to get the sleeve through after freezing them?

 

Great to hear! Let me know how it drives when you get it back!

After my suspension refresh mine is great again! Just having some misfiring engine issues now so can't enjoy the car.