Mk1 c5 driver side inner tierod end

cornesoutafrica · Post by **cornesoutafrica** » 16 Feb 2019, 06:07

Hi everyone.

My driverside inner tierod end is finished. Got some play when wheel is hanging and at the moment so bad it seems that my steering wheel gets a judder if I hit a small pothole or manhole. The noise is also quite disturbing.

My question is. I noticed the driverside got a small low pressure return pipe connected to the boot which I somehow need to loosen the clamp of to get access to the inner tierod end. Should I just pry the pipe off end somehow get the inner clamp off?

Is there any specific procedure that I should know or adhere to?

Must admit. The steering feeling got a bit worse since I did a complete LDS fluid change and all three front spheres... did bleed the circuit and quite alot of air came out...

Thats just some background info. But is there anything specific that I must be aware of?

Kind regards
Corne

Post by **RichardW** » 16 Feb 2019, 06:29

Left or right hand drive?

cornesoutafrica · Post by **cornesoutafrica** » 16 Feb 2019, 06:30

RHD sorry. Same as the UK

Post by **RichardW** » 16 Feb 2019, 08:45

There's nothing shown on the parts database - can you post a pic?

cornesoutafrica · Post by **cornesoutafrica** » 16 Feb 2019, 09:08

This is the part. With part number

cornesoutafrica · Post by **cornesoutafrica** » 16 Feb 2019, 10:09

This is the part I am replacing

Post by **GiveMeABreak** » 16 Feb 2019, 10:21

Item 1 Tie Rod Assembly Richard - part is under Steering Rack Components.

Post by **RichardW** » 16 Feb 2019, 10:28

Yeah, I got that Marc.... the original question was about a pipe coming from the boot, which as you can see is not shown on the parts diagram - I was looking for a pic of the pipe in question.

Post by **GiveMeABreak** » 16 Feb 2019, 10:36

cornesoutafrica wrote: ↑16 Feb 2019, 06:07 My question is. I noticed the driverside got a small low pressure return pipe connected to the boot which I somehow need to loosen the clamp of to get access to the inner tierod end. Should I just pry the pipe off end somehow get the inner clamp off?

Are you referring to the Power Steering pipes Corne?

Item 1 is the High Pressure Pipe (s)
Items 2, 3 & 7 are the Low Pressure Pipes.

cornesoutafrica · Post by **cornesoutafrica** » 16 Feb 2019, 11:51

Sorry. I misunderstood

Here is a picture of the lowpressure pipe onthe steering boot I referred to.

Strange that it is not on the spares diagrams

Post by **GiveMeABreak** » 16 Feb 2019, 11:57

That looks like a DIY job to me - there's nothing like that on any of the racks I've ever seen. Maybe somebody has used another boot which had a return pipe - so had to route it to the LDS tank manually as they couldn't get the proper boot?

That corrugated pipe looks like some basic sleeving protection for electrical wiring - maybe protecting a rubber pipe within.

The gaiter kits are still available for your C5 (Part 4066 4). Shown as Part 2 below:

I'm wondering if the previous owner has a steering rack leak and has bodged a fix to simply return the leaking fluid back to the tank, or spliced it into another return pipe somewhere????

cornesoutafrica · Post by **cornesoutafrica** » 16 Feb 2019, 12:15

Strange as I have a 2005 c5 with exactly the same setup. Same boot. Same pipe.

Previous owner of my car never had any work done other than at the dealerships and never complained about a leaky steering. Only the noisy inner tierod end.

I will go ahead and remove the pipe and the boot. After a close look I could see that the nipple is casted to the pipe. So I doubt it was a leaky steering which was bypassed. Guess we will find out if it was bodged....

Gibbo2286 · Post by **Gibbo2286** » 16 Feb 2019, 12:22

I wonder if that's special for the Africa market, I've seen similar set ups on Nissan and Honda cars here and on some Yanks but not on a Citroen.

cornesoutafrica · Post by **cornesoutafrica** » 16 Feb 2019, 12:28

As far as I know all citroens in South Africa was imported from the UK. Well. When I got it all out I will take some pictures and send it.

I was surprised to see it myself!

Post by **GiveMeABreak** » 16 Feb 2019, 12:43

cornesoutafrica wrote: ↑16 Feb 2019, 12:15 Strange as I have a 2005 c5 with exactly the same setup. Same boot. Same pipe.

Previous owner of my car never had any work done other than at the dealerships and never complained about a leaky steering. Only the noisy inner tierod end.

I will go ahead and remove the pipe and the boot. After a close look I could see that the nipple is casted to the pipe. So I doubt it was a leaky steering which was bypassed. Guess we will find out if it was bodged....

This is interesting... but would still be expected to be on the official parts database for the VIN - regardless of county, just as parts are also listed that are specific for other countries. I don't ever recall seeing this on my MK I or MK II C5s and certainly not on the X7 for which I'm on my third rack as are many others!

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