Broken height adjuster lever

Xaccers · Post by **Xaccers** » 20 May 2007, 21:14

Went to Finmere today and put my car up on the ramps to give the height adjusters a good clean.
Set the car up high, went underneath and dosed them with WD40.
Then asked my mate to set the car on low.
There was this almightly cracking noise and the car sank.
Yup, you guessed it, rather than lift the lever up then slide it to the low setting, he just ripped it forward.
So now it can't be raised fully, the lever won't lock into place.
Can the broken parts be replaced?
I've just got home, I'm tired, my eyes are burning, and he's now my least favourite person!

deian · Post by **deian** » 20 May 2007, 21:38

go to the scrappies? should be a simple fix for a simple linkage, all it is is a few plastic parts, springs and a link to the rods underneath the car.

good luck

please put that paintball gun down... i hear they hurt!

Post by **CitroJim** » 20 May 2007, 21:42

There are words to describe people like that.

That'll be a broken frame, Andy, or the detents have broken off the lever. It may well be repairable. Only way to is to see what has broke. Lift up the trim around the lever (just clipped in) and see what you can see.

Else, it'll be a visit to a scrappy to get a replacement set of bits. Suggest Northampton

The job is easy enough

Once you have the Centre Console out, that is

The trick to removing the Console is to remove the keypad, gearstick gaiter and ashtray and take off the retaining nuts. Then lift a little so that you can take the handbrake lever off

Happy to lend a hand whenever you want Andy..

Xaccers · Post by **Xaccers** » 20 May 2007, 21:44

Thanks guys