Peugeot Re: checking front end

From: Brian Holm (peugeots@bypass.com)
Date: Mon 18 Feb 2002 - 16:30:57 EST

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    Dan

    I have greasable tie rod ends, for $25ea.

    I have heard of tie rods separating at highway speed, with the car behaving
    almost normally, until they slowed way down. Then the loose wheel cocked
    to the side. At speed the disconnected wheel just tracked the other one.

    Best,

    Brian Holm

    At 10:56 AM 02/18/2002, Midvally wrote:
    >I too had the an unsettling feeling in the front end of my '86 505 XD3T
    >sedan particularly on uneven pavement on corners. The truth finally came
    >out when my daughter phoned me at 1:00 AM to tell me the car wouldn't steer
    >at all. Was I surprised to see the outer tie rod dangling with the ball
    >seperated from the socket? Yes, because it had been not so long since I had
    >replaced both sides and not a great many miles either. The other side was
    >fine but this one looked quite rusty and worn. The replacement was $29.00
    >CAN ($20.00) US but only because the book said it was for a wagon and there
    >was only one left at the warehouse in Vancouver. Since these ball joints
    >can't be lubed through a grease nipple, you can resort to pumping grease in
    >with a syringe past the snap ring or if you a desparate right through the
    >boot with the needle but keep it filled all the time to prevent the
    >incursion of water. My vote on your problem goes to the worn outer tie rod,
    >don't delay. I hate to think of the consequences if my daughter had been
    >travelling at freeway speeds when this occured rather than a side street.
    >
    >Dan

    Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
    at Peugeot Holm, since 1969
    2120 Maple Hill
    Plainfield, VT, 05667
    802-454-7132, fax -1310

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