Re: [Peugeot-L] Re: 405 Trailing Arm Bearings

From: Simon Fryer <fryers_at_rcpt.to>
Date: 06/22/05

> A while ago John Parsons tapped:

> Simon,
>
> The extent of wear on the bearing surfaces will , of course, dictate
> how succesful just a bearing change will be. If it is not too bad
> then I would certainly go that route. You may find that only one side
> is a problem. The ones I have seen go bad have always been the curb
> side of the car (more sh!t on that side of the road).

I think I have been quite lucky. The car has done less than 1000 miles since I really started to have problems. The tyre test described elseware doen't generate a knock yet. Fingers crossed I haven't done any serious damage to the axle tube.

> The 2000 pound
> price tag surprises me a little. When I priced a new rear axle tube
> the price was a reasonable $1200 Canadian.

I think the 2000UKP covers a bit more than just the rear axle tube.

Simon

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Received on Wed Jun 22 15:18:59 2005