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Gregg1100
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Doubting Citroen Parentage

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Hi,
I put one of the de-catted front pipes on car this week- Xantia 2, Td- and lost one of the special bolts holding pipe to manifold. I had welded a long nut onto both of the bolts, so as to get a spanner on the heads easier, then went and lost one. It was for me a nightmare job to get the washer, spring, cupped washer and nut into a very tight area without dropping the lot into the crossmember. Was I ever p*ssed off with Cit for cramming useless junk into any available space. Stuck all the bits together with good old waterpump grease eventually, and up it all went.
Today I changed a rear power cylinder on son`s car.. Not too bad a job till I found that the vent and return outlets on cylinder were at wrong angle--held on with the most stupid clip ever. Molegrips and cussing got angle better. Then came the rubber sealing tube on fluid supply pipe-entering the cylinder. It didn't seem to want to go into the cylinder flush , so had to exert pressure on end of tubescrew whilst turning said screw with spanner--without crossing the thread. Got it done eventually, just short of hammer throwing, , but Andre Cit must have had ears burning, the slurs I put on his parantage.
Got to put an antisink sphere on his car next, plus rear pads---keeping GSF going on our own here.
My question is; are lhm supply pipes normally as hard to get fitted into cylinders and other parts as the trouble I have had today???.
Greg

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Andre Cit must have had ears burning, the slurs I put on his parantage.
Just try changing an exhaust manifold gasket on a 2CV.......
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Re: Doubting Citroen Parentage

Post by MikeT »

Gregg1100 wrote:Hi,
I had welded a long nut onto both of the bolts, so as to get a spanner on the heads easier, then went and lost one.
Hi Greg, the gasket kit I bought comes with two sets of those special bolts - I had the shorter bolts fitted to my car so I still have the longer ones doing nothing, any good to you?
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Hi Mike,
I had to shoot down to Evans Halshaw in Cardiff to get the same kit as you, so thanks for the offer, but I have 2 longer bolts spare too. :D
Greg

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