Bit of fun 205 dt

[td_dan]

also started my 306 dt box conversion to work in the 306

start with 1 xud box


remove 3 13mm bolts from speedo housing and lift off




turn box and remove 4 16mm bolts on the diff housing


then remove the 11mms on the diff housing


and lift off to show the diff and crownwheel which will simply lift out


next job is remove the 8 17mm bolts from the crownwheel (be careful as the threads have been known to strip)




then put the diff to one side and keep the crownwheel close




repeat the same with the 205 box only put the crownwheel to one side and keep the diff ready for refitting.

comment welcome

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right then decided to pu the gearbox back together now that i have removed the 205 diff,


Firstly i put the diffs side by side to see why i was unable to use the original 306 one and also as alot of people are unsure as to why the 205 shafts doesnt fit a standard 306 box so heres photograhic evidence,

The 306 diff is on the right and as you can see the pin in the middle is what causes the 205 driverside shaft to not fit due to the diff not being as 'deep' as the 205 one.


once the 306 crownwheel is cleaned up put it on to the 205 diff and refit the 8 17mm bolts and torque them up to 65nm


then add sealant to your diff housing, i used Loctite Black Sealant as i use it for waterpumps and its great stuff


new diff all cleaned up and fitted


all back together and cleaned up a little bit with the 205 speedo housing fitted aswell


right no the box is back together you need to pinch a few other bits from the 205,

replace the 306 arm


with the 205 one


these are an absolutle ******* to remove and i ended up chopping my arm up a little bit then had to improvise to get the gear selector to work properly, when i get my welder back i will secure properly


and also need to fit this sensor to the 306 box


and that was it for tonight and also a second coat on the brakes

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Right sunday was car day so went shopping and bought all the service stuff for the leon inc brakes all round and also some bits for the 205 and cracked on

First job was to cut and shape my roof sheet and get it drilled ready


Next job silicone roof, and pop rivet this badboy down


Job jobbed, whilst outside thought i would trial fit the bonnet , not to bad


Then finished some painting, brakes, engine mount bracket and steering wheel plastics






Then last job for the 205 was finish making the seat base for passenger seat


Finally both fitted, i also cut a sheet for my switches in the dash.

Finished the day giving the leon a full service with brakes aswell only to find LOTS of mayo in the oil filler neck but doesnt bother me as its just a workhorse so will just run it til it dies but still sorted it anyway


and thats upto date now, comments welcome