Re: 85 505 turbo - hissing an screeching...
From: /\ugust macbeth (august_macbeth@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun 03 Mar 2002 - 23:32:38 EST
i think what mike meant to say, pull the 'instrument cluster' out by
pressing the two tabs.
heh,
august
>From: "Mike Aube" <maube@idirect.com>
>To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>, "jalison" <jalison@opengeosolutions.com>
>Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 85 505 turbo - hissing an screeching...
>Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:50:07 -0500
>
>The brake booster may quiet down once the weather warms up, but it is a
>sign
>that it will need an overhaul or replacement. Lots of used ones around.
>Just
>pull the dash out by pressing the two tabs on either side of the cluster,
>they are through the holes you see there. The speedo cable is not tightened
>or nutted to the cluster.
>Mike Aube
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jalison" <jalison@opengeosolutions.com>
>To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 6:00 PM
>Subject: [Peugeot-L] 85 505 turbo - hissing an screeching...
>
>
> >
> > I am getting a hissing noise from under the dash that I believe is
> > related to the brake booster.... The hiss can be traced to the brake rod
> > / seal assembly going on the passenger compartment side of the
> > firewall..... the hissing stops when the bralkes are applied.... the
> > hissing can be modulated as the manifold goes from vacuum to atmosphere
> > to boost.... The brakes work fine but the hiss is annoying me..... (Note
> > - my 18 year old son would prefer that I leave it as it makes a nice
> > scaled down wastegate noise on shift like the FIA rally cars)
> >
> > So what is the deal....how long and difficult would it be to source a
> > booster and replace it..... or can I replace some seals from the inside
> > ....or grease up the seals?.... It was really cold (-20 C) the day it
> > started doing this....
> >
> > Re the screeching noise....on cold mornings the speedo screeches and
> > jumps .....after it heats up a bit it is quiet.... Is there an easy way
> > to access the cable from behind the instrument pod ? I went so far
> > today as to take off the steering wheel and top part of dash....but
> > could still not figure how to disconnect the cable so I could graphite /
> > grease it.... Any ideas welcomed....
> >
> > Thanks for your help...I am in Calgary....the great white (and frozen)
> > North....
> >
> > --
> > James Alison
> > OpenGeoSolutions
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