Rear axle replacement on Peugeot 206

Remove the spare wheel.

Remove the hubcaps.

Using a 17 mm diameter socket, slightly loosen the 4 rear wheel studs on each side.

Place the vehicle on jack stands in the locations provided for this purpose.

Remove the 4 wheel studs and the wheels.

Remove the hub dust covers on each side using a flat screwdriver.

Unscrew the hub nut using a drift by inserting it between the spindle and the hub.

Using a 32 mm diameter socket, remove the hub nut.

Remove the hub washer and drum by pulling it towards you.

Repeat the operation on the other side of the vehicle.

Remove the ABS sensor using a 10 mm diameter socket. A flat screwdriver can be inserted between the bracket and the sensor to help with its removal.

Remove the brake hose and ABS sensor electrical cable from their housing on the axle arm.

Repeat the operation on the other side.

Using a 13 mm diameter socket, remove the retaining tabs on the handbrake cable sheaths.

Remove the silent blocks from the exhaust silencer.

Remove the silentbloc from the exhaust line.

Drop the assembly to clear access to the hub plate and left rear shock absorber.

Using a 11 mm diameter open-end wrench, remove the pipe connected to the rear brake cylinder.

Plug the brake pipe to prevent the brake fluid from leaking. Be careful, the fluid is very corrosive, clean the parts that may have come into contact with special brake cleaner.

Remove the lip seal from the spindle (marked in yellow). Remove the 4 screws from the rear brake plate using a 50 torx male socket (marked in orange).

Remove the arm tray.

Repeat the operation on the other side.

Using an 18 mm diameter socket, remove the upper nut from the shock absorber.

Using a 21 mm diameter socket, remove the lower nut from the shock absorber.

Remove the shock absorber.

Repeat the operation on the other side.

Remove the 4 screws from the rear axle using a 16 mm diameter torx female socket. Please note that removing these 4 screws will remove the axle. The axle weighs approximately 40 kg.

Fit a new axle and tighten the 4 screws and their washers using a 16 mm diameter female torx socket. Tighten to 11 daN.m.

Reassemble the shock absorbers.

Tighten the upper screw using a socket with a diameter of 18 to 7 daN.m.

Tighten the lower screw using a socket with a diameter of 21 to 15 daN.m.

Reattach the brake pipe and ABS sensor feed assembly to the axle arms using Colson clamps.

Reassemble the plate on the hub using a 50 male torx socket. Tighten the 4 screws to 3.5 daN.m.

Place the lip seal on the spindle. Install a new seal if necessary.

Refit the brake pipe onto the cylinder and tighten the nut using an 11 mm diameter open-end spanner to 0.8 daN.m. Thoroughly clean any brake fluid that may have come into contact with the various components using special brake cleaner.

Replace the ABS sensor and tighten the screw using a 10 mm diameter socket to 2.5 daN.m.

Repeat the operation on the other side.

Clip the brake hose and ABS sensor cable on both sides.

Refit the handbrake cable retaining lugs onto the axle using a 13 mm diameter socket on each side.

Secure the handbrake cables using 2 Colson clamps on the axle.

Fit the 2 silentblocs of the silencer.

Install the silentbloc of the exhaust line

Put the drum in place.

Install the washer and hub nut. The hub nut must be new.

Tighten the nut using a 32-diameter socket to 20 daN.m.

Using a drift, drive the hub nut onto the spindle.

Repeat the operation on the other side.

Replace the dust covers if necessary. Fit the cups using a mesh.

Bleed the brake fluid. Bleeding the brake fluid

Screw in the wheel studs and tighten using a 17 mm diameter socket to 8.5 daN.m.

Reinstall the hubcaps.

Remove the candles.

Refit the spare wheel.

Dispose of the parts in the recycling center at the locations provided for this purpose.