"David Hearn" <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Can anyone give me some rough prices I should expect for some work -
I've
> tried my local Peugeot garage, but not quite sure of the figures as the
> person didn't seem too clued in (lots of maybes and stuff - and the
> figures seem high).
>
> Peugeot 306, 1.4l petrol, 1998 5 door hatchback, no ABS.
>
> Replace rear shoes (Peugeot said approx £200)
> Replace handbrake cable(s) (Peugeot said parts were £15 a cable (2
> apparently, but I'm not certain from memory of what I saw underneath)
but
> that it would be about £200 to get it done).
Both these jobs are the same as the ZX. About an hour and a half for the
brake shoes, an extra half hour for the handbrake cables. £200 could be
about right if they want to replace the drums as well and charge a
horrendous labour rate.
> Replace nearside CV joint (knocking on left turns from front left side
of
> car - would this be worn CV joint? Gaiter had leak for a while and was
> replaced last year - can't say for certain if knocking wasn't present
> before that) - Peugeot said £280 for new driveshaft (I think, wanting
old
> one for refurb).
Find someone else who does the bits.
> These figures seem much higher than what I was expecting - particularly
> the shoes and handbrake cables. I was prepared to do the shoes myself,
> but was physically unable to remove the hub nut's locking indentation -
> and as the handbrake cable needs replacing (MOT advisory about exposure
of
> the inner cable, just forward of the rear wheels - outer part seems
fine,
> but looks like 2 cables run into 1 outer at this point, and it's at this
> point that apparently they don't look right) I thought it might be worth
> getting both bits done at a garage.
You want a little set of chisels and punches. I removed the hub nut notch
with a little set of gedore chisels and a lump hammer. Pretty easy when
you've got a chisel small enough to fit in the gap. The hub nut should be
replaced with a new one and notched again to stop it coming undone.
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