Peugeot 206 clutch change - Part 4 'Fitting the clutch'

Peugeot 206 clutch change - Part 4 'Fitting the clutch'

Part 1    • Peugeot 206 clutch change - Part 1  
Part 2    • Peugeot 206 clutch change - Part 2  
Part 3    • Peugeot 206 clutch change - Part 3  

Real world car repairs because most of us on here don't have large, fully equipped workshops...or film crew.

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This is part 4 of replacing the clutch on a typical Peugeot 206. This example is a late 2004 year, 1.1 litre 8 valve petrol engine with the five speed MA5 transmission. The car has done (at time of clutch change) 88,501 miles. Stop start urban crawl has probably ended the clutch because it should have lasted a lot longer than 88k miles.

Since I speak as I find and through experience (sometimes bitter experience) I will tell you now that even though it IS possible to change your Peugeot 206 clutch on your driveway single-handedly, it's definitely better with an extra pair of hands - especially when fitting the gearbox because front wheel drive gearboxes tend to be awkward things to manoevre due to their inherent lopsidedness and uneven weight distribution due to the differential gear being on the side and the heaviest part. In hindsight I should have got a transmission cradle that fits on the end of the trolley jack. These cradles are reasonably priced on Amazon.
Worth noting that the biggest delay when changing the clutch was trying to separate the suspension control arm balljoint from the hub carrier. It put up a fight even with a large lever and chain and my 92 kilo weight on it. That will be discussed in another video.
I don't show every single process because the video will end up being horrendously long (rather than just horrendous) plus I couldn't get the camera close enough to show everything due to lack of space once my bulk was inside the engine compartment. Think of this video as a 'rough guide' and an insight to what's involved.

If you're new to spanner twiddling or you've only done small repairs on your car then hopefully these videos will give you an insight into what's involved when carrying out major repairs on your car.