206 hdi rear axle

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xsaras4ever
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206 hdi rear axle

Post by xsaras4ever »

Has anyone managed to rebuild one of these at home - including the shafts ?

We have done Xsara axles but we use our home-made press.

The 206 axle is reverse of the Citroen - looks like you need a hydraulic puller to get the shafts out - unless you can push one shaft into the tube and then push 2 out together ?
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Re: 206 hdi rear axle

Post by BX »

The 206 axle can be done in situ. To remove the shafts make a puller using a length of threaded bar. I used 25mm high tensile with standard thread. Pare down one nut so it will just fit inside the axle. A piece of 1inch domestic copper pipe can be used as a protector sleeve. Do not weld the nut into the shaft but deposit a ring of weld round the inside of the shaft. The same nut can be used to couple 2 pieces of bar together if you cannot get a long enough piece for reassembly. I could only get 1 metre lengths. Look at the video here it explains all http://www.ruville.com/en/all-about-us/ ... highlight/
This guy also has some good tips but doesn't replace the shafts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48eP5KZdSFs
I just used a tape measure to get the torsion bars correct.
xsaras4ever
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1967 Nuffield 10/60 Tractor
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206 hdi rear axle

Post by xsaras4ever »

Perfect , a great posting , thanks.

We have a tool to compress the rubber cone suspension on the old minis and it looks like we can use that as part of the solution.

We will use some stainless-steel threaded bar as its generally stronger.

Many thanks.
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Re: 206 hdi rear axle

Post by BX »

See attached pic. Home brew kit on a budget. Yes it works. I just use washers. Molybdenum grease and more leverage rather than buy the thrust bearings as used on the Ruville tool.
I wouldn't recommend stainless steel. 8.8 or higher tensile is better. A lot of threaded bar is not rated at all. It is just a soft mild steel. Most engineering suppliers carry high tensile threaded bar.
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xsaras4ever
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1957 Fordson Power Major Tractor
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1967 Nuffield 10/60 Tractor
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206 hdi rear axle

Post by xsaras4ever »

Thanks again.

We went to our local agricultural shop. They have the black high tensile stuff.

We are going to give the axle a go soon and will let you know how we get on.

Cheers for now..
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Re: 206 hdi rear axle

Post by ekjdm14 »

Sorry to drag this up, but did you get round to doing this axle job in the end, and if so how did it go? I've currently got a rear beam in bits sat in the garage & the shafts look OK (as were the bearings, before I drove them out!) but I may yet fit new shafts for peace of mind.
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xsaras4ever
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Citroen Jumper 2.5D
Peugeot 406 Estate 2.0 Hdi
Citroen Saxo Ph2 1.1
Audi A3 1.9D
Pembleton 3 Wheeler
1959 Kelsey GT
1957 Fordson Power Major Tractor
1964 Nuffield 4/60 Tractor
1967 Nuffield 10/60 Tractor
1963 Allis Chalmers ED40 Tractor
1984 JCB 3CX
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Re: 206 hdi rear axle

Post by xsaras4ever »

Sorry - no we didn't.

A good axle "came up" for cheap so we went that route.

It still ticks around in the brain as a skill to learn though..........
Jumper 2.5d
406 Phase 2 Estate, Hdi
Fiat 500 (2009)
1997 Audi A3 tdi
Peugeot 205 td
Fordson Major Tractor
Nuffield 460 tractor
JCB 3cx
ekjdm14
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Posts: 1810
Joined: 19 Jan 2015, 17:42
Location: Congleton
Lexia Available: Yes
My Cars: '95 Xantia 1.9D automatic - 109k one of two remaining
'03 206 GTi180 - 97k in pieces being brought back up to snuff
'03 206 1.9TD - home-built veg-fuelled B-road bruiser
'99 306 SE 2.0i cabriolet - 92k awaiting service work ready for next summer
'97 306 XS 1.6i 3 door, Bianca White, from dead 12 years & seized solid to road legal in 7 days
x 212

Re: 206 hdi rear axle

Post by ekjdm14 »

Same here, the shafts are good on the "spare" axle & car's coming together now but it's still something I may look into, using the scrap axle as a guinea pig, in future.
'95 Xantia LX 1.9D-auto, Black, 109k
'03 206 GTi180 94k in surgery
'03 206 1.1S XUD9TE/veg project :mrgreen:
'99 306 2.0SE cabriolet 95k summer toy
'97 306 XS 1.6i 99k sat 12 years, fixed in 7 days, 150mile maiden voyage :rofl2:
xsaras4ever
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Posts: 391
Joined: 07 Aug 2013, 13:43
Location: Bretagne,France
My Cars: Peugeot 205 TD
Citroen Jumper 2.5D
Peugeot 406 Estate 2.0 Hdi
Citroen Saxo Ph2 1.1
Audi A3 1.9D
Pembleton 3 Wheeler
1959 Kelsey GT
1957 Fordson Power Major Tractor
1964 Nuffield 4/60 Tractor
1967 Nuffield 10/60 Tractor
1963 Allis Chalmers ED40 Tractor
1984 JCB 3CX
x 39

Re: 206 hdi rear axle

Post by xsaras4ever »

Yep , same here.

Xsara , ZX and Pug 306 axles are a doddle , so doing the 206 is a bit of "unfinished business" for us.
Jumper 2.5d
406 Phase 2 Estate, Hdi
Fiat 500 (2009)
1997 Audi A3 tdi
Peugeot 205 td
Fordson Major Tractor
Nuffield 460 tractor
JCB 3cx
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