in here!Had the pleasure of working on a 2.5 XM Estate..(Or Not
) The only engine work though was swapping an Altinator Bracket to solve a sheared tensioner bolt. I have "borrowed" one for now, so I have time to sort the sheared one.Anyway Monday was : 406 HDi rear spring swap, cam belt, water pump, oil service and pair of drop links. All shut eyes work. Then monday afternoon after the peugeot started on the XM, and AMAZINGLY I was suprised to find that the Altinator can be removed, the HP Pump moved forward, and enough room to remove the bracket from the car. So all refitted we had Brakes and Power.
Tuesday. It rained, so I sat in the car pulled the dash apart and changed the bulbs in the RH display. Fitted a cruise stalk and shorted the main switch out on the dash to get it working. Check the brake pedal switch. Then worked in the shed while it rained. Later in the afternoon it stopped, so managed to swap the heater matrix which was giving curry smells...
Wed: It was dry again so started on the near side wheel bearing.. however, after getting the car jacked up correctly I then discovered a rear end hydraulic leak! Arrrggghhhh un expected..
So swapped the the wheel bearing and also found an inner track rod worn joint. Swapped that too.
Onto the rear leak, dropped the subframe and found the pipe from the Anti Sink Sphere to K joint had split! This turned into fun, as it goes from the Sphere to a K joint, which then goes to one pipe which had been changed to a Kuprel Nickel pipe, and another which went to a second K joint to two other pipes... Grrr, the anjoining pipe wouldnt remove, so I had to disconnect 3 pipes and remove the two K joints, find a joining pipe and anti sink sphere pipe and re fit it all between the body and subframe top... so got that all sealed up.. and sorted.
Thu: One last job to do, sort the ABS light. In the event of swapping the front hub I couldnt remove the front sensor from the old hub.. I initially fitted a Xantia Tevis sensor, then looked again and discovered that the sensor from the xantia actually sits the wrong way.. So I had to get the old sensor out. I resorted to slight modification of the hub.. I cut the O orface in a C so theres still enough to grip a sensor etc. This worked and I managed to remove the old sensor, and swapped it back onto the hub. That sorted that problem out. However the dreaded light still came on. Further readings on the Lexia showed "Rear Right Sensor out of tolerance"..to that effect. A quick phone call to our residant ABS expert gave me some food for though, in that the reading was being affected by something or another on the sensor or teeth.
So off with the Hub.. after removing the caliper and disc which was a doddle.. removed the hub to find the rear sensor Was coated with dried grease but in the form of the Teeth, and there was also some bits in the teeth grooves.. so, cleaned it all up, got rid of all bits etc and refitted it all back only then to find it wasn't now recording wheel speed... ARRRGGHHHHHH... so, car back up on top, supported and decided to unplug the connector and check resistance. It had some.. reconnected it, reset the light again for the 10th time, and while the back was jacked up in parameter measurments, spun the wheel.. phew.. it was now reading. So got the car back on all wheels and went for a test run... Braked about 50 times, light stayed out.. one more small task, there was something niggling me at the front drivers side. when braking I could hear a strange noise. So jacked car back up again.. and discovered the Caliper retaining pin at the bottom had snapped in half at some point allowing the cliper to push out under anti rattle spring tension. Replaced the pin put it back on all 4's again.. MUCH better again.
So as a test run, bought the car home with me (40 miles each way) - cruise on.. and relaxed and steered home...
So, the upshot or low Shot, which I did learn or prehaps already knew. Never expect to need to do JUST the work you think you need to do! Theres always something hidden away!
Me? Well, I actually enjoyed getting it all done. NO No pics. I dont have time to stop every second move to take them! But basically a car with FSH has had the following in summary done:
Nearside wheel bearing and track rod ARM
Heater Matrix replaced
ABS faults all cleared and an issue with the rear sensor appears to have been resolved
Two pipes replaced at the rear. Most of the rear subframe pipes have already been replaced with Nickel type pipework including the two to the rear calipers
Things I noticed: Recent front discs and pads.
Rear brakes ALL good too
drop links have no play either
Job Done! (I hope)
