Thanks to;
Chris Street Conor Dave Plowman Doki Dec Duncanwood Guy King Knight Of The Road Lin Chung mrcheerful shazzbat Steptoe
for all your advice on my Peugeot 205 in the last few days.
The car passed its MOT retest this afternoon.
One ot two gripes with the Haynes manual, to help anyone else contemplating work on the 205;
- Handbrake adjustment
The latest manual suggests placing the handbrake lever on the seventh notch before turning the adjustment locknut, whilst my older manual for
1983 to 1989 cars suggests the fifth notch. I'd suggest using the latter (fifth notch) as the former leaves the handbrake too high up when adjusted.
- Rear brake shoes removal (sec 5 in manual)
Para 6 There's a strut that holds the shoes together at the top. The manual says "release the strut from the top of the shoes (Bendix type only)" but omits to point out that the spring holding it in, needs to be removed first.
Happy New Year to all !