Peugeot 205 driveshaft problem

Hi

Recently my 205 1.8 turbo diesel was exhibiting the following problems:

1. Juddering clutch in first gear
2. A loud vibrating noise coming (I thought) from the gearbox area when
I slowed down in gear. The noise would disappear when I put my foot on
the accelerator again.
3. A knocking/vibrating type of noise from the front left area when I
accelerated, mainly in 3rd, 4th or 5th gear. The noise would stop if I
took my foot off the accelerator.

Anyway, I put my car into the garage for them to have a look at, and
the mechanic said I needed my passenger side front driveshaft renewed -
the whole driveshaft including both inner and outer CV joints. To my
surprise symptoms 1 and 2 above were cured which I was rather happy
about. However, the knocking/vibrating noise from the passenger front
area when I accelerate is still there. Before I get in touch with the
garage again, has anyone got any idea what may be causing it? If it is
relevant, I recently replaced my 13" steel wheels with 14" pepperpot
alloys from a 1.6 205 gti but put new lower profile tyres on to get the
speedo and gear ratios correct. As I said, the noise appears when I
accelerate but goes away if I take my foot off the gas, and is
definitely coming from the front left side.

Regards

Mark

 

Might be worth checking your engine mountings??

Bob

 

Cheers Bob. Are they easy to replace and costly?

Many thanks

Mark

 

Hmm... had a quick look under the car this morning and there was grease
splattered around the inner cv joint area. Assuming they fitted the
correct part and fitted it correctly, what might cause this? I could
find no holes in the cv boot. Could there be a problem where the cv
joint connects to the gearbox? Excuse my ignorance but I'm no mechanic.

Mark

 

It could be grease from the old driveshaft. I would have thought they
would have wiped it off when they fitted the new DS. Is the grease
clean or dirty?

 

Mark,

If you check the 205 haynes manual there's a step by step guide to
replacing the engine mounts. It's actually quite a lot of work, so it's
worth checking the condition of the mounts first (fraying or wear to
the black rubber). Also grip your engine and try to push it backwards
and forwards and side to side.

The lower left hand side suggests the gearbox mount (the lower engine
mount).

Other thing to have checked is the nearside wheel bearing.

Either way parts (mount or bearing) are about £10-15.

Good luck, John

 

Return the car back to the place that done the driveshaft and ask them
to clean there mess up under by the wheel,we would not send a car out
unless it has been cleaned after we do a job.is it a good garage or a
back street place?
but get it cleaned off or it could end up on your discs and pads, and
you dont want that to happen do you?
from chris Addlestone.

 

Like John said its a lot of work todo ,but if you take your time you can
do it .

 

Could also be the bottom torsion control arm bushes, best fixed by
replacing the whole arm, not just the bushes. Takes less time to do cos
replacing the bushes is a pain.

 

Thanks for all the replies folks.

The grease is new and is definitely from the new driveshaft inner cv
boot, and I'm pretty sure it will have happened since I had the car
back. The garage is quite reputable and not a back-street one. It's
getting out somehow though I'm not sure how. The gearbox mount sounds
quite feasible (might explain the grease getting out) and I'll get them
to check the wheel bearing and bottom torsion control arm bushes too.

Many thanks

Mark

 

the main thing is are the boot clips done up tight? because if not u get
little come out of them also check that the boot is still in place.
chris Addlestone.