not many

I'm still here Chris. I think Peugeot have probably learnt from the problems they had with the 307, 406 and 807 and improved the reliability so there are far less people having faults.

which is very good on diesel .the 405 was getting a bit lazy at picking up speed , should of fitted a turbo if the engine would of taken it lol.

Well I still have a petrol 405 estate 1995 which is generally going fine At the last MOT, the tester was a bit grumpy about 'play in the steering column' Not the joints or along the axis of the steering column but with a good sideways or up and down tug, there is a little play and that is what he was not happy about. Beacuse it is written down on the computer system, wherever I take it next time will be alerted to the problem.

I've not had a look yet but does anyone know if there adjustments I will be able to make? or what the solution is likely to be?

It still drives fine but I've a feeling I will have to do something about before the next test.

Bob

which is very good on diesel .the 405 was getting a bit lazy at picking up speed , should of fitted a turbo if the engine would of taken it lol.

might just a case that they need replaceing,or the top one need to be replaced,its a easy job todo.or he could of just had a bad day .

which is very good on diesel .the 405 was getting a bit lazy at picking up speed , should of fitted a turbo if the engine would of taken it lol.

Thanks Chris

I'll put it on the round-2-it list

Bob

I remember you getting the Corsa. We still have the hybrid (part Mk1 and part Mk11) 1999 406 that was my company car and retired with me but the 1999

306 has gone, chopped in for a Honda CRV diesel. Very pleased with the Honda. Not as economic as the 406 but a joy to drive.

I dropped in to the pug dealer hoping to grab a look on his computer at a diagram of the steering column. There are no replaceable parts like bushes he said. That will be a whole new top half steering column for £240 plus vat !!!!!!!!

I'll take it to pieces and see if I can make some busjes to sort it out.

I did find one useful thing though:-

When you take a vehicle for an MOT test, the tester cannot look up the details of any advisory points that were made on the previous tests.

hth

Bob

--=20 Chris

No recon unit was offered. In fact the part would be ordered from France. Apparently it is normally the lower half that fails.

I will strip it down and possibly make new parts as I have a small machine shop at home

Bob

I thought the tag looked familiar. I've seen you over on the free.uk.diy.home and uk.d-i-y groups.

Guilty as charged! Yes I do lurk those places too. As well as several practical forums for wood and metal Bob

I started the strip down today and with the plastic cover off I could see that if the movement felt at the steering wheel was projected to the UJ in the column it would be moving a huge amount. I concluded the steering wheel must be loose but could not believe it. However with the airbag removed, I could see the wheel move and yet the nut stayed still!! It only took a 1/4 turn to tighten and the nylock nut looked & felt perfect so I can only assume it was not fully tightened at the factory and over the years (16 ish) it had fretted a bit until it became loose. I did remove the wheel completely to check the splines and they were fine.

Turned out to be a trivial job apart from the nut appearing to be 7/16 whitworth, the same as the sump drain plug whereas everything else on the car has been metric. 22mm too loose, 19mm no way Also noticed the airbag controller is made by Saab.

That brought that problem to a close. Bob

Someone told me that the problem with my car was the nut behind the steering wheel. ;o)