steering universal joint

[boab]

my 406 hdi 2002 model has failed mot with play in universal joint between steering column and rack.are they hard to replace and are they dealer part only?cheers

[mjb]

I doubt you'll find a UJ anywhere other than a dealers. Changing it is probably "just" going to involve dropping the subframe

[boab]

cheers i phoned the dealers or should i say stealers £104+vat shocking considering it has 1 knuckle joint,would it not be any easier dropping column inside car and taking throught the inside?i'm not sure how its done just better getting an idea before tackling it.

[nigelw]

mark the position of the knuckle before you remove it or the steering wheel might be off centre also check for a space in the knuckles not 100% if there is one on the 406 steering knuckle but I have seen people make the mistake and try and fit them in the wrong place on the rack costing them more in the end hope this helps

[TopDonkey]

About 6 years ago i owned a 406 diesel that failed on excessive play in the steering uj, all i had to do was tighten the bolts on both sides of it, it was just loose !, so you might want to give the bolts a tighten and recheck it before you shell out for a new one

[boab]

cheers for the tips will get a look at it today if this rain goes off.thinking it might be needing replaced tho it was a taxi before i bought it.lots of miles (265,000)same engine and gearbox so they cant be that bad a car if looked after.