Ken, an 18 to 24" extension and an 11mm or 7/16 swivel socket reaches those
nuts fairly easily. I know you're worried about stripping the nut on
reinstallation, but if you start them by hand without forcing them on, they
will go back on easily. Since it is highly recommended to replace the slave
and master together, the only hose you disconnect is the one at the master
cylinder reservoir and remove the master and slave as a unit. The pressure
hose can then be easily removed and reinstalled on the bench.
----- Original Message -----
From: "kenneth parker" <elkeni@mac.com>
To: "(-Phil-)" <listacct@mindfart.com>
Cc: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:15 AM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: off topic. microswitches
> Phil.
> Did you get the post that I sent you about repairing my Alpine CD
> shuttle? CD's get stuck in the unit and I get an error message that
> keeps me from changing or removing the CD. I have been told that it
> needs a micro switch. I was wondering if I could interest you in
> having a look at it. The unit is out of the car and, assuming you are
> still near Ashby, I live not too far from you.
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
> On Jan 12, 2006, at 11:45 AM, (-Phil-) wrote:
>
> > Hi Ken,
> >
> > The Peugeot motors are all badly engineered, and are just plain
> > underpowered. This goes not only for the Power Windows, but things
> > like the Windshield Wiper Motor also are crappy. Makes me think they
> > hired an engineer whose previous job was making clock motors!
> >
> > After a miserable first attempt at speeding up just one of the power
> > window motors in the '87 STX I used to have, (I rewound the motor) I
> > ended up solving it once and for all with a beefy homemade DC to DC
> > converter (switching boost converter) in the fusebox to provide an
> > accessory bus that was adjustable. I hooked several of the
> > underperforming loads to it to improve their performance; The Power
> > windows/sunroof, the Windshield wipers, Seat Heaters, and the rear
> > window defroster. I think I had it set to around 20 volts, and it
> > made everything run beautifully. I had to remove the little bulbs in
> > some of the switches, but I replaced them with LEDs. The bulbs in the
> > power window switches never last anyway.
> >
> > As I said, this was my second attempt at doing something to help the
> > molasses-motors. My first was a re-winding attempt. It helped a tiny
> > bit, but not enough to be worth the immense amount of effort. Being
> > an Electrical Enginner, the obvious final solution was simply MORE
> > POWER!
> >
> > It was the only Peugeot I've ever had that could actually beat the
> > speed of a Corvette. (Power Window Speed, that is! ;-)
> >
> > And this electrical boost along with my seat heater hack (posted a
> > long time ago to the list), produced a very nice seat heating system.
> > I had to add an extra button to select low/high voltage for the
> > heaters after I discovered that the seat heaters (running at 20v with
> > no thermostat) would really roast your ass in short order! At 12v
> > though, they self-regulate beautifully.
> >
> > I also (big suprise) broke a sunroof cable sheath right after I did
> > this, but that has happened on every sunroof-equipped 505 I've ever
> > owned, so I was prepared. I have a hack for that too! :-)
> >
> > The only downside was that it Didn't have enough power to run the
> > Wipers AND a power window when the Rear-Window Defroster was on. (It
> > would shut down to protect itself) You could probably also get away
> > with a much smaller converter is you only were powering the
> > windows/wiper.
> >
> > -Phil
> > ----- Original Message ----- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:15:38 -0800
> > From: kenneth parker <elkeni@mac.com>
> > Subject: sluggish window motors (84 505 STI)
> >
> > The rear power window motors and sunroof motor in my 84 505 STI are
> > very sluggish. I had thought of mixing a batch of half WD-40 and half
> > Metamucil to remedy the problem, but am appealing to the list first to
> > see if anyone out there has any remedies. I have several questions
> > which are:
> > 1. Might it be that the tracks for the windows are inhibiting
> > movement? If so, is there some way to lubricate the tracks.
> > 2. The same question for the sunroof, but where exactly does one
> > lubricate the sunroof and what should I use?
> > 3. If it is not the tracks do I have to remove and pull apart the
> > window and sunroof motors, or is there a way to lubricate them without
> > disassembling the motors?
> > Thanks,
> > Ken
> >
>
>
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