Where Is The Best Place To Get New Beam Shafts From?

[Atari Boy 11]

I need new rear beam trailing arm shafts .

Service box is quoting £82 each!

Apart from going to a scrappy and chancing my luck with another pair what other options are there?

 

Thanks

 

Jonny

[welshpug 1,657]

GSF, they have apparently started re-stocking them. don't forget you can get discount from a decent dealer, but then GSF can discount too.

[jord294 92]

i've recently bought some from main dealer, for £61.69 + vat each

Edited March 1, 2008 by jord294

[stutto 0]

GSF parts are genuine Peugeot and are £39 plus VAT. I bought one last month.

[Atari Boy 11]

£39 plus VAT is much better, do you have the GSF part number?

 

Thanks

 

Jonny

[stutto 0]

T42604 = Pug PN 517617. They call it 'RE SUSP ARM'

 

They will be tapered rather than stepped, so don't be alarmed that they are not identical to your old ones.

 

HTH

[Atari Boy 11]

Great, thanks.

 

Jonny

[Jrod 7]

Id just go pulling beams apart in the scrappy.

[jonnie205 1]

i found the gsf ones arent as tight fit in the trailing arm, best bet just go round a scrappy with sledge hammer and knock a few arms off until you strike gold, remember 306 ones are the same too

[Atari Boy 11]

Okay, you are right; it might be worth going to a scrappy.

In that case, a few more questions, sorry .

Am I right in think that any 205, 309 or 306 shafts will work?

What sort of money ish does a scrap yard charge for a pair or trailing arms and shafts?

I know this is bit of 'a how long is a piece of string' question but at what sort of age/miles do shafts start failing, should I only be looking at 40,000 mile cars or can 80,000 mile shafts still be okay?

 

Thank you, again.

 

Jonny

[Jrod 7]

Yes all of the above cars and citroen ZX. I'd look at the all as you never know.

 

If you take the torsion bars out first i don't think they'd charge much for a trailing arm and shaft.

Bear in mind the models use different toe camber settings so you will have to put the shafts into your arms.

[bren_1.3 1]

if your smashing beams apart, go for the passenger side, theyre almost always in better condition than the drivers side.