Peugeot 205 driveshaft problem

Might be worth checking your engine mountings??

Bob

Cheers Bob. Are they easy to replace and costly?

Many thanks

Mark

Hmm... had a quick look under the car this morning and there was grease splattered around the inner cv joint area. Assuming they fitted the correct part and fitted it correctly, what might cause this? I could find no holes in the cv boot. Could there be a problem where the cv joint connects to the gearbox? Excuse my ignorance but I'm no mechanic.

Mark

It could be grease from the old driveshaft. I would have thought they would have wiped it off when they fitted the new DS. Is the grease clean or dirty?

Mark,

If you check the 205 haynes manual there's a step by step guide to replacing the engine mounts. It's actually quite a lot of work, so it's worth checking the condition of the mounts first (fraying or wear to the black rubber). Also grip your engine and try to push it backwards and forwards and side to side.

The lower left hand side suggests the gearbox mount (the lower engine mount).

Other thing to have checked is the nearside wheel bearing.

Either way parts (mount or bearing) are about =A310-15.

Good luck, John

Return the car back to the place that done the driveshaft and ask them to clean there mess up under by the wheel,we would not send a car out unless it has been cleaned after we do a job.is it a good garage or a back street place? but get it cleaned off or it could end up on your discs and pads, and you dont want that to happen do you? from chris Addlestone.

Like John said its a lot of work todo ,but if you take your time you can do it .

"maxthepug" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:

Could also be the bottom torsion control arm bushes, best fixed by replacing the whole arm, not just the bushes. Takes less time to do cos replacing the bushes is a pain.

Thanks for all the replies folks.

The grease is new and is definitely from the new driveshaft inner cv boot, and I'm pretty sure it will have happened since I had the car back. The garage is quite reputable and not a back-street one. It's getting out somehow though I'm not sure how. The gearbox mount sounds quite feasible (might explain the grease getting out) and I'll get them to check the wheel bearing and bottom torsion control arm bushes too.

Many thanks

Mark

the main thing is are the boot clips done up tight? because if not u get little come out of them also check that the boot is still in place. chris Addlestone.