What Abs?

From your VIN number we get part numbers. These should be exactly right as they are specific to your car.

3272 90 ......DRIVE-SHAFT NEW LEFT

3272 4S ......DRV-SHAFT EXCHG LEFT

3273 H8 .....DRIVE-SHAFT NEW RIGHT

3273 W4 .....DRV-SHAFT EXCHG RIGHT

3287 79 .....D/S GAITER KIT FINAL DRIVE DIMENSION SIDE

3293 96 .....D/S GAITER KIT WHEEL SIDE

This post has been edited by Dieselman on February 19, 2009 11:34 pm

Thank you very much. Do we know now what ABS system we have?

Time to get your marigolds on then...

As before, don't condemn the joint without stripping and greasing it. The noise is because the bearings inside are sliding on the metal without lubrication.

Which turn makes it worse, left or right? Whichever it is is the problem side.

This post has been edited by Dieselman on February 19, 2009 11:37 pm

BTW.
here's the spec for your car.

VIN: VF7Y3AH0004AH9082
ENG No: 10.HJ62.0001373
GKB No: 20.CJ81.3616510
RPO No: 05702.CJ.3.0015
Upholstery colour: FY
Silhouette: 5 DOOR SALOON
Trim level: LEVEL A
Engine: INJECTION XU10J2
Transmission: BVM5
Interior trim type: L005 C2 LEATHER
ABS: WITH ABS BRAKES
Gearbox (Characteristics): BE3
Steering: UNVARIABLE POWER STEERING
Air conditioning: AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING
Active Suspension: HYDRACTIVE SUSPENSION
Paint type: METALLISEE VERNIS
Body colour: VERT TRITON

I don't know now because I think these are the part numbers for the later Teves system which is what the VIN brings up.

0271 04 454150 SPEED SENSOR
0271 04 454155 SPEED SENSOR


Anyone.?

This post has been edited by Dieselman on February 19, 2009 11:50 pm

Any additional info hear that would help with gearbox / driveshaft identification?

Of course the ABS section is annoyingly devoid of information!!

This post has been edited by Ciaran on February 20, 2009 12:36 am

How SURE are you its the driveshaft. My K Prestige manual had the clonking when turning right hand bends last year, initial diagnosis was driveshaft but it turned out it was the upper engine mount. There was a recentish discussion somewhere here about upper engine mount problems which confirmed this as a common sympton of the mount needing replacement.

As for the whole ABS discussion,sounds confusing, maybe they fitted different systems to Prestiges and V6's built at similar times?

No Dean

Bendix was on S1 with the first generation of ABS sesnors with a THIN body on them.. 1989 to about 1994...

Then END of S1.5 from 1994 onwards had a revised Bendix ABS sensors with a higher RESISTANCE and a FAT body on the sensors, these went from ABOUT late 1993/4 to 1995/6... then Tevis went from about 1996 or N reg onwards...

So theres a Bendix cross over from S1.5 to S2 cars....

My dates are not EXACT but roughly.. I know this from the cars Ive had in...

My S1.5 Onyx on an M reg, 1994 had Fat body Bendix ABS sensors, and a S2 1995 M reg also had Fat body ABS Bendix Sensors...

Carolines car SHOULD shave the early type thin body ABS sesnors...

This is starting to get complex now...

Paul

This post has been edited by citroenxm on February 21, 2009 11:50 pm

Hi All

The outstanding answer to Carolines ABS question is BENDIX ABS fitted.
The version of Bendix is not a concern as far as Driveshafts are concerned.

Hi Paul

The two versions of Bendix ABS sensor (you call them thin and fat) are physically interchangable and can be mixed on a car or axle. The only constraint is with the version of Bendix ABS ECU which must not be changed for the later version on the early Mk1 cars. Read the self help if you want the full details of why.

John

This post has been edited by xmexclusive on February 22, 2009 01:47 am