205 Drive Shaft Removal

Matt,

Thanks for the quick reply.

We tried lump hammer onto a little machined collect but so far nothing at all.

Just can't visualise this I'm afraid - the only "slit" I can think of is the ball joint clamp for the suspension arm which if opened would help with getting this out if you were having trouble with that. I'm need to double check if this circlip is there as I had had enough come to last night when I noticed it - if it is its seems strange it isn't mentioned in the Haymnes manual as a possible fit nor was the delaer letting on (mind you perhaps they wanted my business later when I had to give up !)

Is it a Peugeot manual you have ?

I feel we have already done enough of that but it looks like it may need more !

Cheers

As a follow up it would appear this circlip is for the Hub Bearing so doesn't have anything to do with the shaft.

False trail - back to basics it seems !

Hmmmm - not sure then - Mine is a manual 5 speed 1.4 - The procedure was as described in the Haynes manual (including the "prise open with the Peugeot Tool/Flatblade" bit) with the exception of the "slide off" bit.

It really was so unbelievably hard to get it off though.

I found it to be easier with the top strut bolts very loose so you get more movement of the strut and hub etc. I held it all pushed outward from the car while my Dad hit the damn thing with a lump hammer.

Sorry I can't be of any more help.

You could try some "penetrating oil" over the collar that goes around the strut and leave it to soak for a while but it did turn out to be a pig of a job.

Best of luck, Matt

In message , Matt writes

Matt:

I think it is pretty clear that "205" is talking about freeing the shaft from the bearing, not the suspension from the suspension arm. Hence all the stuff about the new hub nut & a collet. We all know that one can be a pig, no wonder it is so prominent in your memory ;-)

"205":

I have done a few & the shaft has always just slid out without the need to apply any real force. I for one have never come across a circlip. I suppose that the shaft could get stuck though. Perhaps someone else here has more experience & can confirm what might happen. In the end though, I guess it ends up like any of those jobs: work out how to apply more force or face taking out (& possibly replacing) more at once.

Good luck

iirc there is a circlip in the back of the hub but this secures the main bearing.

Sounds like maybe some rust holding the shaft in place?

All I have done in the past is to tap the end of the driveshaft

*gently* and the shaft just slides out. (Screw the old hub nut onto the shaft about a turn so as to protect the thread)

Perhaps a judicious use of heat is called for..an electric paint stripper or maybe hairdryer will be more than sufficient....just heat the hub *gently* so as not to mung the wheel bearing. Failing that also try some 'plusgas' spray.

sPoNiX

Both my 205s have needed rep[lacement driveshafts and the only problem i encountered was getting the shaft out of the secondary bearing. Dont see why it would be stuck in the hub unless it had been there for a *very* long time. In which case brute force an ignorance is probably you're best bet. As someone said get some sort of lubricant and let it soak in for a while before beating the crap out of it (well thats what i would do with mine anyway)

Sorry, was early! :-)

M

Correct on that one - it is for the bearing.

Tried that - as mentioned we made a little collet to go over the "old" hub nut just to give a little more surface area but still no joy.

Using some 10mm bar and a handy bracket we came up with a "Hydraulic Ram" with a small bottle jack in a hrizintal position to apply some force - still no joy in getting the thing to move.

Next step was to remove pads and caliper and remove the complete hub inc shaft from the transmission unit. This is the point I'm at now. Dinner break !

I can at least replace the inner boot and can hopefully get the outer boot on by going from the "wrong end" but the shaft certainly seems well and truly stuck.

A thought - thanks.

Been there :-)

I'll report back :-)

Having worked on these poxy cars for a few years now, I find the best way is to beat it mercilessly until it comes out. As already suggested, give it a spray with some sort of penetrating oil and then beat it some more! Good luck!

Ah now you're there. Support the hub with something non springy (unlike all the suspension linkages on the car, stick some thing soft (bit of copper, decent plywood whatever) on the end of the driveshaft & hit it hard.It goes back a lot easier.