any mechanics? berlingo rear axle ggrrrrr

[bigslice]

a bush or something has gone and been told its a common fault and its a full rear axle required!!! any thoughts ive found a company that can send me a refurbished one which is better than standard as it has a permanent lube in it and they guarantee it for life

 

[GreiginFife]

Citroen, Peugeot and Renault are shocking for making complete assys with bushes either pressed in or as part of the assy. nithjng more than a monkey making system IMO.
If you can get a part with sealed grease then I say go for it but be wary of the rubbef quality as no amount of grease will stop poor quality rubber deteriorating in the bush and leaving you at square one.

 

[bigslice]

raging with french rubbish, always said i would never drive a french motor ggggggrrrrrrr.
looking at £450 just for the rear axle plus fitting. cud save £100 by just getting a normal one but the lubeed up one sounds brilliant

 

[bigslice]

Citroen, Peugeot and Renault are shocking for making complete assys with bushes either pressed in or as part of the assy. nithjng more than a monkey making system IMO.
If you can get a part with sealed grease then I say go for it but be wary of the rubbef quality as no amount of grease will stop poor quality rubber deteriorating in the bush and leaving you at square one.

the compamy gives a LIFETIME warranty boys fae evanton ross shire fraser brown engineering

 

[happyhacker]

Lifetime warranty as long as the company remains trading.

How long they been in business for to date?

 

[bigslice]

Lifetime warranty as long as the company remains trading.

How long they been in business for to date?

dont take my wee glimmer of hope away, i dont no if they still exist will find out in a few days

 

[GreiginFife]

the compamy gives a LIFETIME warranty boys fae evanton ross shire fraser brown engineering

Lifetime warranty normally comes with a set of exclusions the length of your JPX800.
No business in its right mind (or with survival in mind) would offer a superior product at a lower price and with a true lifetime warranty.

But if you want to buy in to it... Bash on. If you get 10000 miles out of it I will be impressed.
Been working on cars for about 15 years and never had a happy ending with non-OEM aftermarket parts.
We hear it on here time and again about buying cheap...

 

[bigslice]

Lifetime warranty normally comes with a set of exclusions the length of your JPX800.
No business in its right mind (or with survival in mind) would offer a superior product at a lower price and with a true lifetime warranty.

But if you want to buy in to it... Bash on. If you get 10000 miles out of it I will be impressed.
Been working on cars for about 15 years and never had a happy ending with non-OEM aftermarket parts.
We hear it on here time and again about buying cheap...

whats with all the negative thoughts, google them and read what they do. im stuffed either way. buy a refurbished one at £350 plus fitting buy a new one £475 plus fitting both have a known fault. or buy at £480 plus fitting where they are saying they have solved a known problem. wished i never posted now.

 

[WideEyedFox]

As a Land Rover owner there's little genuine left on my Discovery. Some aftermarket parts really are better than OEM as a previously unknown fault has been overcome. Providing its not some cheapo Chinese part and its from a reputable supplier it may we worth considering.

Check out the Citroen forums to see what other people say about the axles and have a chat with the supplier about any conditions on the warranty.

 

[triple_bogey]

raging with french rubbish, always said i would never drive a french motor ggggggrrrrrrr.

Then why would you go and buy one????

Have you tried local scrap yards?

 

[GreiginFife]

whats with all the negative thoughts, google them and read what they do. im stuffed either way. buy a refurbished one at £350 plus fitting buy a new one £475 plus fitting both have a known fault. or buy at £480 plus fitting where they are saying they have solved a known problem. wished i never posted now.

Not negative. Talking from years of experience of buying car parts, fixing motors and building project cars. Maybe its my fault for misunderstanding the purpose of the post if not to get opinion.
As Wideeyedfox says there are aftermarket parts out there that do beat OEM quality but from my experience these seldom come cheaper (example would be Eibach shockies over standard Bilstiens, much better quality - £50 more on average).
The car parts market is flooded with cheap far east rubbish that sometimes even makes its way onto motor factor shelves.

As I said though, if you are happy with the product on offer then thats the important part.

 

[bigslice]

Not negative. Talking from years of experience of buying car parts, fixing motors and building project cars. Maybe its my fault for misunderstanding the purpose of the post if not to get opinion.
As Wideeyedfox says there are aftermarket parts out there that do beat OEM quality but from my experience these seldom come cheaper (example would be Eibach shockies over standard Bilstiens, much better quality - £50 more on average).
The car parts market is flooded with cheap far east rubbish that sometimes even makes its way onto motor factor shelves.

As I said though, if you are happy with the product on offer then thats the important part.

im aware of after market products etc, but euro car parts sell it says a brand new rear axle, all other companys sell refurburshed(with new parts) with a years warranty and you return your old one (a bit like engines) this company seem to have solved a known problem by putting in a sealed unit with lube in it. check out there website http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...SSic2nwH7MnQNEq0GI7axoA&bvm=bv.42261806,d.d2k

i fix things and this seems like a good fix

 

[City & Guilds Mec.]

Just found this site and need help. My friend has a Berlingo with rear axle problems. It is a 2ltr Diesel about 4 years old. He has been told that the only cure is a new axle. I have located a refurb. What sort of "job" is it to replace please ?. Any info/problems are gratefully appreciated as we would like to carry out this work ourselves. At the moment we haven't even got a Haynes but ...................