On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:34:11 -0000, David Hearn
<dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Doki wrote:
>> "David Hearn" <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:6229v9F2193ujU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> 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.
>
> So £200 all in? Peugeot originally thought I wanted cylinders done too
> - but these were done at the last shoe change by Nationwide (eughh! see
> old posting for that experience!) The price they quoted was, AFAIK, for
> just the shoes.
>
>>> 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.
>
> Yeah, the problem I had was my chisels were too wide to fit in, so
> whilst I had a go at it, I couldn't get it clear, and it's still well
> and truly notched in there, so I had no issue with leaving it be and
> keep driving with it.
>
> If I was to get someone to do the handbrake cable, is it worth me doing
> the shoes myself, or is there sufficient duplication in the work that
> actually, it probably won't add too much to the cost to get the shoes
> done too? If it's still worth doing, I'll probably get some more
> chisels more suitable to doing the job.
>
If you use a decent breaker bar & a 3' extension then you just undo the
nut, the noth shears off.
> Incidentally, is there any way to know which shoes are fitted without
> removing it all? I ask because Peugeot asked whether it was Bosch or
> Girling - they can find out from the chassis number. I'd need to get
> the right shoes before starting the job!
>
> Thanks
>
> D
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