In this how to video; a guide to replace your front suspension lower arm, wishbone, suspension control arm or whatever you want to call it! This includes the lower ball joint.
Specifically for a Peugeot 206…
However this type and method of replacement can be found/used on a number of Citroens and Peugeots….and even non french stuff!!!
I hope it proves helpful.
There are other methods and you may have other ways you prefer. That is fine. Just keep it safe!
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Hi, I have a 206 xs 1.6 16v with 260 k on the clock and 16 years, I've changed the lower control arm twice. This is a clear weak point of this car. Beware the rear axle is even worst especially on the SW models.
check also the front anti roll bar, they usually failed with the lower control arm.
chopped, mad : MCM fan ???
You might like this page. There are all about how much the different things need to be tightened http://www.peugeot206cc.co.uk/repair-206/
Got quoted £370 to change these on both sides on my 206.. If I can't do it myself based on this tutorial she's going to scrap, no pressure Piggy! (oh, btw I've never done any work on a car, besides changing a tyre). I'll let you know how it went!
I find that removing the shaft from the hub gives me a little more movement to get the front E torx bolt out and I use a 13mm spanner instead of the grips on the E torx bolt. I have tried the method of undoing the 4 subframe bolts a bit to lower it down for more movement but when the captive nuts start spinning, you begin to wish you hadn't touched them. Have you started on the fmic yet?
Nice video again! The garage where I work drops the whole subframe to remove the control arm on a Peugeot 206, they can't seem to seperate the ball joint from the hub otherwise. It's less of a hassle than it sounds, though I might give your method a try on my own 206.
Maybe it makes one's life a bit easier if you seperate the hub from the strut and roll bar uprights so you can get it upwards and out of the way and hang it on the strut. Saw that being done on a Peugeot 307 for control arm replacement on autodoc.co.uk's channel.
Thank you so much, a brilliant walkthrough! This video will be so useful once I finally get time to fix the steering issues on my pretty tired 206 after christmas
Did a pair on a 206 cc 2 litre… real pain in the neck.
Nice guide.
thought you were going to split some rubber a few times.