IIRC from a conversation with our dearly departed Peugeot Pete, the
older ones you could rebuild but the newer ones you could not. Can't
recall which he thought were better. This is all from post I made
when I got my first peugeot about wanting to seal up the vacuum pump
because it was noisy. Boy, was I clueless back then...thanks to this
list I have learned and forgotten a whole lot since that time! ;)
-Tony
On 6/23/05, Mike Aube <maube@idirect.com> wrote:
> The vacuum pump pulley activates a crankshaft and connecting rod just like
> an engine. Most fail because the oil has leaked out. The oil needs to be
> replaced and level checked from time to time
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Parsons" <roverlad@telus.net>
> To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:01 AM
> Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: 505 bad (locked up) vacuum pump?
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> > I don't know if they are "known" for it but I have had a few of these
> > pumps fail before and one of them did come apart inside and blow a
> > hole in the case. If yours came apart inside it could easily jam the
> > piston/rod and result in what you are seeing. Easy enough to pop the
> > cover off and see what the damage is. I don't know if kits are
> > available to rebuild. If you need a new one I would go brand new. I
> > have not had any luck with used ones, if you can even find one, they
> > are one of the first things to go on parts cars. Having said all that
> > I do believe that there are at least two styles and my experience has
> > been with the "early" style.
> >
> > John
> >
> > --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "blade44m" <zaphod44@e...> wrote:
> > > Hey group-
> > >
> > > On the way home tonight, my '80 505 SD started to make a faint
> > > squealing noise on the freeway. When I got home, there was blue smoke
> > > coming from under the hood and a terrible burning rubber smell. I
> > > opened the hood, and it seems like the squealing is coming from the
> > > pulley on the vacuum pump. The pulley and belt where very hot, and
> > > there were small rubber chunks coming from the belt. Are these pumps
> > > known for locking up? Are they repairable, and do they need
> > > maintenence? Would something down the line (boost bottle, vent
> > > controls, etc) cause this? I guess this car's out of service until I
> > > figure out what's wrong. don't want to drive with no power brakes.
> > > Thanks...
> > >
> > > -matt
> >
> >
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