Dear all,

After many unsatisfactory 4 figure suggestions on repairing /
replacing my 306 worn rear suspension, I took a chance and drove
down to Devon last Friday morning, where in the space of just over 2
hours, I had a reconditioned unit (axle, swing arms, torsion bars,
the lot) fitted for £350. Peugeot want at least 3 times that and my
independent garage although very honest and thorough, didnt know
where to start. It comes with a 2 year warranty and my 306 now feels
as though it corners on rails. Fantastic. Give these guys a call if
you have a a major rear suspension job, you can find their details
at SSPENGINEERING.CO.UK although check for directions as they're
hard to find, they're in the middle of nowhere.





--- In stuartspeugeot306club@..., Alistair Wilson
<al_wilson56@y...> wrote:
> That sounds exactly what I am looking for - there is
> an untraceable knocking sound from my rear suspension
> and I have no idea what it is - usual suspects (sub
> frame bushes, shocks etc..) have been elimitated - let
> me know how you get on
>
> Al
>
>
> --- pavniewiarowski <pavniewiarowski@y...>
> wrote:
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> ... on my 'bent' rear suspension, I had the bearing
> checked and they
> looked fine. after much deliberation about whether or
> not to spend
> money with Peugeot, I found a small engineering firm
> that
> reconditions and fits rear suspensions to Peugeots and
> nothing else,
> for not much money at all, with a 2 year warranty.
> I'll be checking
> them out this week, if successful, I'll post details.
> Could save me
> a fortune.
>
> --- In stuartspeugeot306club@...,
> ttamsotal
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Mine was similar when I got it, turned out to be the
> wheel
> bearing -
> > which was replaced under warranty. The bad thing was
> that the
> plastic
> > bit it was rubbing against warped which made it
> carry on rubbing
> > after it was fixed!
> >
> > I would have thought that you would go through a few
> tyres if it
> had
> > been like that since you got it!
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In stuartspeugeot306club@...,
> "pavniewiarowski"
> > <pavniewiarowski@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Recently took my 306 DT (1999 - 96k miles) to the
> mechanic's
> after
> > > suffering horrendous squeaking and groaning noises
> from the rear
> > > suspension.
> > >
> > > Two things were identified.
> > >
> > > 1) Rear shockers were seizing - no problem to
> rectify
> > >
> > > 2) The offside rear wheel seemed to be bent - this
> was worrying
> > >
> > > Specifically, the wheel itself is round and fine,
> however in
> terms
> > > of it's attachment, when looking at the car from
> behind end on,
> the
> > > wheel seems to tilt over to the upper left by a
> few degrees,
> it's
> > > not square. The immediate problem this causes is
> that the inside
> > > edge of the tyre is rubbing on the inside mud
> guard. The
> mechanics
> > > told me that it was not visibly obvious as to what
> specifically
> was
> > > bent, causing the wheel to sit misaligned. The
> cause is unknown,
> > > I've only had the car for a year, and it could
> have been bent
> all
> > > that time. They were concerned however, that they
> would have to
> try
> > > to rectify by trial and error, at worst, replacing
> the whole
> lower
> > > subframe, but werent at all sure.
> > >
> > > My questions to anyone out there who knows is:
> > >
> > > 1) Can anyone identify with this problem and what
> the most
> likely
> > > cause is?
> > >
> > > 2) Can the parts be bought seperately or am I
> looking at a big
> > spend?
>
>
>
>
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