Advice on potential R26 purchase - cost of work to be done

Belt and pump are about £600. Ball joints are £30 each plus fitting. Rear discs are £211 and last for ever, OE rear pads are £40. Can't help with the rest.

 

Hi William
Not sure o what the cambelt job would cost, as i do my own.

As for the window, it may just need setting, if the battery has ever been removed then loose there position, wind fully up and when it stops hold the button in the up position for about 5 seconds, same as fully down.
If it's the Temic unit there about £15-20, but they normally stop working all together.

Ball joints or they could be the lower swivels, swivel bearings about £25 each, ball joints are about £15 each.

If it's the gear cables then it a Renault part only (i have a pair i no longer need) if it's the gearbox you can get it refurbished or swap it for another.

 

What colour is it? Does it have the lux pack?

 

I would think about £4,500 private if it really is unmodified. They do go for a premium if they're unmodified. Black is not a popular colour (yellow and white seem to be more expensive for some reason) and the belt & pump need doing so I wouldn't pay more than that. 80k is not super high mileage.

Edit: PS I bought an 'unmodified' one a year ago and I'm still finding modifications.

 

your window problem is just the batterys been disconnected.Hold the window switch at the fully down or up position for 10 secs,and it will reset to normal operation.

The sticky gear lever is the bush inside the selector actuator swelling up when warm,causing the mechanism to jam up.
They all do this.
The actuator needs refurbing...phil watkins is your man,and his exchange units have the famous. shortshift fitted as well.

 

you gonna be looking at £500 for the cam belt/pump/aux belt with fitting.
all bushing and suspension on these cars will need doing now..RPD are very good for OEM renault parts.
rear disks can be had quite cheap these days,but they do have the bearings set into the disks..And make sure you get the correct ones for a R26..as other meganesport variants dont fit.

 

make sure the steering self centers,and doesnt have any tight spots in it.If any of that is evident,the swivel bearing needs rebuilding,which can be expensive.Again..every R26 suffers from this at some point,as the bearing arrangement is a design fault.

 

https://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/parts/brake-parts/renault-megane-r26-rear-brake-discs/

for example,,genuine rear disks at £111...great value.

 

many are very tired now..especially in the suspension departments.You normally find it all needs doing at the same time..which puts people off spending the money.Steering racks can go to..but a bush is available separate,which eliminates the need for a new rack.

 

Wow, that is amazing. I bought some 2nd hand ones for more than that. Ahem George@RTR

 

There are R26 swivel bearings on ebay for £20, am I missing something?

 

Steve
the parts are cheap, its the time to take the hubs off and the strip out the bearings, then put it all back together

 

its a very involved job,as everything has to be stripped down,and involves having the bearing pressed in etc.
several hours work per side..and thats if it all goes to plan.
driveshafts can be a bastard to remove from the hub,and the turrets that run inside the bearing can be fked as well,and are tricky to get hold of.Ask renault how much they want for a new hub if you want a laugh..

 

not normally..normally if they dont work..they dont do anything!Make sure you have the ignition on,and hold the button down for the full 10 secs in the fully up and fully down window positions.

 

iv'e had to do it at the top and the bottom before to get it to work

 

you would normally find the carpet is wet,or the door pockets have water in them if there is water getting in.

 

I’ve had trouble with the foam between the dash and windscreen due to fitnent of a new windscreen. Put fresh foam in and a rubber seal off ebay an all seems well. Could literally be anything that though

 

There is a non return type thing on the end of the pipe, don't know why it's there, i cut mine off.

 

As for that trim/rubber seal sagging, they all do that.
There was an extra clip you could get from renault to hold it up better but I don’t have the details unfortunately.