Mike,
I have done this job without removing the ram, but not too recently.
Let me start backwards:
- You can remove the tie rod by loosening the 16 or 17mm nut that
secures it to the knuckle and leaving it threaded on a bit (to protect
the threads). Then you need a 5lb sledge or a heavy ball peen hammer
and a nice heave piece of brass. Hold the chunk of brass tightly
against one side of the ball joint (under the knuckle) and bang on the
other side of it with the hammer. A couple of good whacks with the
non-whacked side snugged against the opposing side of the tie rod (to
absorb the impact) should do it. I have the special tool that Peugeot
recommends and I have trouble getting it to work.
- I think you can loosen the nut on the collar and then remove the
two bolts that hold the rack to the cross member. I think ( I really
don't remember that clearly) that you should be able to remove the boot
at that point. There is also an inner tie rod that you can remove with
a pipe wrench or channel locks that you might think about changing (it
is not too expensive).
- You have to be particularly careful, during the entire operation,
to not put too much strain on the two steel lines that run from the
pinion valve to the p/s ram.
This is all from memory. I will have a look for my manual, though I
am sure that Brian Holm, or another true sabio on this list could tell
you the process in their sleep.
Ken
On Apr 28, 2005, at 10:33 AM, verydisposable wrote:
> I'm a not entirely unhappy owner of a 1986 Peugeot 505 Wagon - gas.
>
> I recently failed inspection because of a torn rubber bellows on the
> right side of the rack and pinion tube. I know better than to think
> anything will be straight forward, but I launched in to making the
> repair armed with the only manual I could find. Naturally, it came up
> short on vital details. I need three pieces of information.
>
> 1) How do I remove the collar that carries the stud connecting the
> power steering hydraulic ram to the rack. I can see no other way to
> get the new bellows into place.
>
> 2) How do I get the smaller rubber boot, covering the connection
> between the tie-rod and the right end of the rack, into place. I
> can't imagine stretching it enough to slide along the length of the
> tie-rod, but that seems the most likely way.
>
> 3) Removing the tie-rod from its socket at the end of the rack
> requires a special tool, according to the manual.
> Does any one know how I might do it without this tool? A good
> description might allow me to fabricate one.
>
> For the information of anyone interested: My manual was sent to me by
> my father-in-law in France. The title is "Revue Technique Automobile -
> Peugeot 505 Essence a carburateur". Revue Technique Automobile seems
> to be similar to Haynes or Chilton except for the fact that they
> offer something for the 505. Of course it's in French. (I don't
> speak French - my wife does, but she is not a mechanic.)
>
> Thanks in advance for any help offered.
> Mike
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