My 607 failed its mot recently, the rear passenger side droplink was hitting the coil spring. Something i didnt notice on the lift but with the car on the ground and a jack pushing the hub up i can see the link is hitting the spring:
On the other side there is much more clearance between the spring and the anti roll bar.
I cant see any play in any components of the back axle, the anti roll bar is in place quite securely, the hubs on both sides seem to measure equal distances from the arches.
damn! how is under there so grimy and dirty? and its the same with most cars too that doesnt get an underwash every time its driven...a shame really...but its not feasible in the long run (time, money, labor and patience wise) to clean a car every use
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Peugeot_Russ wrote: ↑11 Nov 2017, 22:59
damn! how is under there so grimy and dirty? and its the same with most cars too that doesnt get an underwash every time its driven...a shame really...but its easier to climb to the moon than clean a car every use
Believe it or not this is after an mot wash that cost £12
I won't worry much about it unless the metal is degrading to a breaking point,
i've seen the same , more or less even on Bentley's and Rolls.....
i thought those kind of cars were immune to the environment......
Yes, the stout chunks of metal will survive years of "surface rust", but give a thought to the thinner bodywork sections, hydraulic/brake pipes, aluminium components, small subframe gaps, and so on.
Waxing the underside of a car is such a simple and inexpensive business. The alternative - welding, replacement pipework, seized components, MoT failure - is just daft, when there is an straightforward alternative.
If the underside of the car is mud-caked, any commercial workshop that routinely steam-cleans truck chassis (a requirement for an HGV MoT, sfaik) will do a car for a modest sum. Leave it to dry out for a week, then wax it yourself (or have it done), not forgetting the insides of sills and cavities.
Ive been under this car with a screwdriver & hammer, the body is in good condition the front and rear subframes have quite a bit of surface rust but they are still structurally sound as its all fairly thick steel used for these areas.
This was a £200 workhorse, so i havent really spent much time rustproofing it as i never intended to keep it too long.
Having said that the picture of the chassis cleaner above looks like a great bit of kit, karcher have one but it is £50 and a lot less substantial looking than that.
Regarding the clearances, i think its the rear coil spring on the passenger side it has 'bowed' if that is the correct term, the middle of the spring is leaning towards the front of the car, the spring on the drivers car is still straight. It might be curable by rotating the spring or replacing it. The only issue is this may require spring compressor that clamps through the middle of the spring.
