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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
AusDave said:
Speaking of preventative maintenance, my old Peugeot 405 is due for a roadworthy check and I knew I had to replace one of the front wheel bearings. This is not a pleasant job and can require some cursing to complete the job. However I've done it before so I know what I need to do.

However I noticed when I was disassembling things that the CV joint boot had failed. A small tear, had lost some grease but didn't look like any dirt had got in. So another issue to deal with :( I also wanted to do it the easy way and soon, as the roadworthy had to be done within a few days or I wouldn't be able to get the old girl registered. After some faffing about online I figured the easiest way was to do the CV boot fitting on the car while I had the wheel bearing hub assembly off without removing the driveshaft and using a universal CV joint boot.

I saw on Youtube how to do this using a cone but when I went to town to get the CV boot nobody had a cone for sale so all I had was the boot. I took some funnels from the kitchen thinking they may be helpful but they looked a the wrong angle when I got to the shed. After wandering around and thinking hard I went looking for some PVC downpipe I had in some long grass. I found a short section with a bell end and cut a piece out so I could form a bit of a cone. With the application of a heat gun and lashings of duct tape I reckoned I had made a pretty good example of a CV boot fitting cone :)

The real test would be slipping the new boot over the bearing hub which was 90mm diameter while the narrow end of the boot was 20mm diameter :oops:
I oiled up the boot and turned it inside out and oiled up the home made cone. I slipped the boot onto the cone, put the cone on the bearing hub and started pushing. In one easy push the boot slipped up the cone and over the hub :DEasier than I thought I would be. Hardest bit was turning the boot from inside out back to normal as it was so slippery. Got it done, filled it with grease, tightened the clamps, put the hub assembly/wheel back on and drove it home.
The old Peugeot has 480,000 km on the odometer and the last 120,000km on 50/50 waste vegetable oil and diesel. Cheap to run and performs well. But it's from 1994 and more things will wear out, so when I run out of my veggie oil stockpile I'll be looking for something newer. Hopefully a decent plug in hybrid to use some of my excess solar power :)

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fair play, that's not easy, even with the right cone (which I have, but hate) ... 's why I pulled the P38 apart / joint off the shaft, to do mine last :rolleyes::( ..... joint takes some getting off the shaft, if you want to re-use it - not so bad if you're replacing with new as can butcher it off :giggle:
 
Lancs Lad

Lancs Lad

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AusDave said:
The old Peugeot has 480,000 km on the odometer and the last 120,000km on 50/50 waste vegetable oil and diesel. Cheap to run and performs well.
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That's what I call efficient 👌 htf can replacing a car every 3 years be better for the environment than that.
Used to work on pugs full time astounding how many miles some of them racked up. One airport taxi bloke reckoned he'd lost count after 10 full clocks☺️
 
Quattromike

Quattromike

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Lancs Lad said:
That's what I call efficient 👌 htf can replacing a car every 3 years be better for the environment than that.
Used to work on pugs full time astounding how many miles some of them racked up. One airport taxi bloke reckoned he'd lost count after 10 full clocks☺️
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They were good but iirc around 2006 they lost their way and ended up producing cheap crap 😣
 
Furniss

Furniss

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This bus would of gone forever I think, had it over 10 years and wanted nothing but fooking FAP got the better of it 😡Peugeot engine i believe.
Mrs used it as van for last 2 years but taken to its final resting place end of lastweek.
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AusDave

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V8Druid said:
fair play, that's not easy, even with the right cone (which I have, but hate) ... 's why I pulled the P38 apart / joint off the shaft, to do mine last :rolleyes::( ..... joint takes some getting off the shaft, if you want to re-use it - not so bad if you're replacing with new as can butcher it off :giggle:
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I was surprised how easy it was with the home made cone. Didn't even have to push that hard and it popped right over the bearing hub :D
However I was using a universal fit CV boot and not the specific boot for the Pug, and I think they stretch a bit more.
 
Furniss

Furniss

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Shovelhands said:
Sounds like it needed a FAP delete….
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Someone had already had a look at it regarding the fap and it lasted a few months then started playing up again.....Mrs broke down in it coming to help on a job the other day so I scooped it up and said Fook it.
Going to pick up a little van but fancy a nice old one with no electronics as a bit of rolling publicity but whether you can actually find something at sensible money that suits the job I dont know 🤷
 
Shovelhands

Shovelhands

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Furniss said:
Someone had already had a look at it regarding the fap and it lasted a few months then started playing up again.....Mrs broke down in it coming to help on a job the other day so I scooped it up and said Fook it.
Going to pick up a little van but fancy a nice old one with no electronics as a bit of rolling publicity but whether you can actually find something at sensible money that suits the job I dont know 🤷
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Trouble is you'd need to go quite old to get something basic, an early Peugeot Partner/Citroen Berlingo, something along those lines. But would have to be over 20 years old to get a pre HDi
 
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