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Peugeot 505 Fabricated Tools

By Peugeot Pete

Peugeot 505 Rear Cross Member Guide Pins

It looks sort of like a missile, the shaft is 20mm to fit a 21mm hole. The threaded end is 10x1.50x10 mm. The tapered end comes to a 10mm flat point. The length of the taper is 24mm. There is a 10mm hole to put a pin in at 32mm from the point, so the cross member doesn't drop while you are trying to put the nuts on. The overall length of the tool is 145mm.
Get a 10x1.50x150mm bolt and a piece of pipe 3/4" OD 130mm long, weld the bolt in the pipe and grind the bolt head to a point.

Surge Bottle For Bleeding

Use a windshield washer bottle or something similar and attach a hose from the bottle to the radiator. Hang the bottle (use welding rod or coat hanger to make a hook.
The 405 does not have a surge bottle.
We go to plan 2 or B or what ever.
Now plan 2, I had to do this to the Renaults I worked on. Get an old radiator cap, and take the spring and such out, to where you have only the lid and the rubber seal. Get a metal, screw on type tire valve and take the shredder out, drill the cap and install the valve. Attach a hose from the bottle to the cap. hang the bottle and go to work.

DBA Brake Shoe Steady Spring Tool

I used a #1 Philips screw driver, grind the point off and cut a slot in the tip end. The tool goes into the spring and the slot sits on a bent end, press and unhook the spring from the clip in the backing plate.

Strut Spring Compressors

The spring compressor I use is made up of one 1/2" steel plate, 6x9", with a 3" hole in the center and two (2) holes on the ends for the bolts, a 9/16' steel plate, 6x9", with a 3 3/4" hole, and a 2 1/2" slot cut in the side to go around the shock housing and two (2) holes for the bolts. There is two case hardened, thread stock 24"x3/4" with nuts to match.

Radiator Pressure Tester

You need to get pressure with a gauge on the system. Get a tire pump (hand or 12V ) with a gauge, dump the surge bottle and remove the hose, remove the hose from the pump and attach the hose from the radiator.

Accumulator and Fuel Pump Pressure Tester

On testing the accumulator, get some old A/C hoses, cut in half and modified the fit (install banjo fittings), then use your A/C manifold gauges. Use shop air supply for the pressure.

Peugeot 505 Transmission Or Engine R & R

Take a 10 mm L shaped Allen wrench and cut the short leg to 15 mm long, on the long leg, heat and bend to 45 degrees, 30 mm from the short leg towards the short leg, this is to break loose the top transmission mount bolt (use a 1/2" pipe 12-14" long as an extension) once its loose it will almost come out with your fingers.
2ea bolts 12x100x150 long with at least 80 mm of thread to drop the chasses
2ea bolts 12x100x120 long, cut the heads off and cut a screwdriver slot in each bolt, for guides for the transmission.
Cut you 3-4 lengths of coat hanger about 4" long to make S hooks to hold cables, wires and clutch slave cylinder out of the way while you work.
Get a small strap or rope coma long to pull the rear end back and the drive shaft out of the transmission.
Check the junk yard for a U joint from a wagon, (good or bad) doesn't matter, use it to control the shaft when sliding the transmission in.
Take a 3" 3/8 drive extension, and file on two (2) flats away from the poppet ball, to 10 mm, to fit the oil drain plug.

Refrigerant Oil Dip Stick

The next time you open your system use a dipstick on the compressor. Take a coat hanger and cut a section about 10" long, put a finger loop in one end, on the other end measure 30 mm and put a file mark, that is where your oil should be with a dry system. Put a second mark at 25 mm, that should be where your oil is now, if over that, use a vacuum hose and pull some out. Go through the plug on top of the compressor, it will not fall straight because of the shaft inside, but let it fall as straight down as it will. This should get you as close as possible on the oil.

Wheel Bearing Lock Nut Punch's

1. Unlock punch take a 1/8" flat punch and grind the tip to a 45 degree angle.
2. Lock punch take a standard 1/2" center punch and round the tip.

Peugeot 505 1984 And Up Lower Ball Joint Tool

A Ford full-size 4wd front hub socket fits The 505 ball joint perfectly. That & a 1/2 inch drive impact or breaker bar.

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