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 craig903
Regular  Location: whitstable Registered: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 273 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hi does anyone know if a citroen xsara vts rear beam will fit straight on a gti6? I need a new beam and as they have thicker bars I may get one if they fit?________________________________________ 208 GTI OwnerTurbo'd '6 project - work in progress |
 Posted 23rd Aug 2017 at 21:47
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stef306
Regular  Location: lyme regis Registered: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #2
yes they will/do ________________________________________ 1990 205 gti6 supercharged |
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Posted 23rd Aug 2017 at 22:12
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Online |
Post #3
yep put one on mine!  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 08:35
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oliverharveyuk@hotmail.co.uk
Regular  Location: Banbury Registered: 16 Feb 2016 Posts: 231 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Yep fit straight on and ride height seems the same.________________________________________ 98 Blaze 6 - Current |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 09:55
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
Post #5
however if you have no history of it being rebuilt, 99% of them will be utterly borked.________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 10:03
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oliverharveyuk@hotmail.co.uk
Regular Location: Banbury Registered: 16 Feb 2016 Posts: 231 Status: Offline |
Post #6
Mine had about 20k ish miles on and seems okay, I assume a beam should go 70-100k i would hope...________________________________________ 98 Blaze 6 - Current |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 14:24
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
Post #7
nope, mileage is irrelevant to a major extent, I recall a "50k miles" VTS beam being totally seized to the point that the trailing arm came off the shaft which was stuck in the tube.base model beams are the longest lasting, but even now the youngest is 15 years old. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 14:41
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oliverharveyuk@hotmail.co.uk
Regular Location: Banbury Registered: 16 Feb 2016 Posts: 231 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Ah I see... bit crap that you don't really know if the beams any good unless its on a car to see or has recently been rebuilt... sorry this is a bit off topic but out of interest MOT wise how clued up are testers on play in the rear beam? Most cars seem to have independent rear suspension so would trailing arm play be a something only a more specialist/knowledgeable tester would detect? ________________________________________ 98 Blaze 6 - Current |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 15:01
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craig903
Regular Location: whitstable Registered: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 273 Status: Offline |
Post #9
I think my beam is f**ked because of spacing between the wheel and chassis on the drivers side. Feels very close. So I was going to order xsara one from im axles.________________________________________ 208 GTI OwnerTurbo'd '6 project - work in progress |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 15:10
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
Post #10
I wouldn't touch them with a poo covered stick.I personally would get a base model beam for the tube, a shaft and bearing kit (I have them in stock) and build your arms and bars into it. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 15:32
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
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oliverharveyuk@hotmail.co.uk wrote: Ah I see... bit crap that you don't really know if the beams any good unless its on a car to see or has recently been rebuilt... sorry this is a bit off topic but out of interest MOT wise how clued up are testers on play in the rear beam? Most cars seem to have independent rear suspension so would trailing arm play be a something only a more specialist/knowledgeable tester would detect? most testers wont pick up a rear beam unless they know to look for it, at which point they are well beyond saving if they do fail. the only way to tell properly is to strip the arms off. oh and they are independent. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 15:34
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jord294
Seasoned Pro  Location: somewhere in north wales Registered: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,110 Status: Offline |
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I'm sure welshpug or stef306 can rebuild yours. If not, I can have a rebuilt std gti6 axle done within a couple of days. New shafts, bearings, seals and mounts I'm in north wales though ________________________________________ FRESHLY RE-FURBISHED GTI BEAMSFITTING AND LOWERING AVAILABLE. ALL AXLES BUILT USING GENUINE PEUGEOT PARTS IF I'M NOT HERE, IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING.... I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE! |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 16:04
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craig903
Regular Location: whitstable Registered: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 273 Status: Offline |
Post #13
What are wrong with I'm axles? I've just had one for a 206cc and seemed fine?. ________________________________________ 208 GTI OwnerTurbo'd '6 project - work in progress |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 16:05
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oliverharveyuk@hotmail.co.uk
Regular Location: Banbury Registered: 16 Feb 2016 Posts: 231 Status: Offline |
Post #14
Allot of people say that the axles from IM axles have play within a few months but this is just what I've read, no personal experience. I understand you get a two year warranty but the time required to get the axle off send it back to be repaired... get it on again only to fail within a few more months would be painful... that's the reason I went second hand low milage vts axle... would have loved a jord axle but a failed MOT didn't leave me a huge amount of time to sort it...________________________________________ 98 Blaze 6 - Current |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 16:18
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
Post #15
there was play in an IM axle I worked on last weekend, shafts fine thankfully, SNR bearing kit fixed it, also the shaft had been pressed in too far so the outer bearing was hanging off the end of it.________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 16:55
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stef306
Regular Location: lyme regis Registered: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #16
you should see their attempts at the 106 units, bearings with half the needle count etc every laughable. ________________________________________ 1990 205 gti6 supercharged |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 20:10
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
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it was a 106 beam yes!________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 22:44
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stef306
Regular Location: lyme regis Registered: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #18
Careful their pins are made from cheese and incorrect size/tolerance on those units________________________________________ 1990 205 gti6 supercharged |
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Posted 24th Aug 2017 at 23:06
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