407 2.0HDi Sport steering

Hey all Just noticed something about the steering on my 407 2.0 HDi Sport that raised some concers. When turning the steering wheel (especially from end to end) there is a noticeable 'tremor' in the steering wheel accompanied a low pitch 'rumble' from the tires. This is more noticeable on very smooth surfaces (such as parking lot's very smooth cement surface). I contacted my Peugeot dealer about this and they said that it is due to the 'different' approach in the steering mechanism design of the 407 along with the 205/55R17 tires, and not to worry about it. The effect is very noticeable and annoying and the answer sounded 'odd'. Anyone else experiencing this ? I only managed to test the effect on a 407 1.6HDi non-Sport version (205/60R16 tyres) and the 'tremor' is not there.

Regards DB

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digital_bit
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knows problem; it has to do with the hydraulic tubes running nexted to metal of the car, witch cause resonation. your dealer can install silent blocks so the sound will be gone (mostly

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axl

Hi again axl and all

Hmmmm. I see. So, it has nothing to do with the tyre size. The routing of the hydraulic lines in the 1.6HDi is different ?

Cheers DB

Reply to
digital_bit

I have the same symptoms on my 307, would this also apply?

Reply to
Nick (UK)

my 407 2.0 136 SE does this also, I've mentioned this to my dealer who knows nothing about these "silent blocks", do you have any more info?

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Gazza

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