Tools and parts for Citroens ? your best and basic ones

[spider]

Not a lot to add to this however rachet spanners and a good strong long pry bar is very handy for a multitude of jobs.

Home made tools, well I have two old XUD head bolts without the head and a nice slot in them for convenience of fitting a head without it sliding all about , and a home made XUD plunger retaining tool.

[citronut]

i have a home madse flywheel locking peg made from a long lengthy of kunifer, i also made a tool for removing the castellated top engine mounting on the likes of the 306, as there fixing nut is welded into the inner wing,
and a good selection of big knockometeres

[myglaren]

i wouldnt pay more in fact even that muck whooooops much for draper tools, i have a set of ratchet combi spanners i bought from Lidl a few year back, cant remember what i payed but they were certainly reasonable at the time, and they are very good

Got mine from Aldi, £12.
Combination spanners though, not ratchet both ends.

[Northern_Mike]

Yes. Mine are those Steve.

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[citronut]

Combination spanners though, not ratchet both ends.

thats what i said also

i do find them good

[spider]

i have a home madse flywheel locking peg made from a long lengthy of kunifer, i also made a tool for removing the castellated top engine mounting on the likes of the 306, as there fixing nut is welded into the inner wing,
and a good selection of big knockomiteres

Is that similar to the 405/406 lower ball joint tool ? ie a socket with some cut out so its castellated ?

That reminds me an ultra deep 3/4 drive socket for the 307 lower ball joints, I can't remember the size off hand now but it took several from both the SnapOn and Mac suppliers to get a really deep one that would go straight over, much simplicity to replace them now.

[Stickyfinger]

Can anyone recommend a good bearing/Hub puller ?

[flygirl757]

Haven't got any of those. Just a handy boyfriend - lol

[Stickyfinger]

well then you have....he pulled you didn't he

[citronut]

well then you have....he pulled you didn't he

[RichardW]

That reminds me an ultra deep 3/4 drive socket for the 307 lower ball joints, I can't remember the size off hand now but it took several from both the SnapOn and Mac suppliers to get a really deep one that would go straight over, much simplicity to replace them now.

41mm - I've got one to do on mine. I bought one of these: Sealy socket it's just deep enough - it slightly fouls the end of the thread, but sits down over 90%. I guess for removal the end of the thread can be removed - and i's not actually very tight to refit (59 lb ft or something IIRC?).

Do you manage them on the car? As no rattle gun I am going to remove the hub - it's only a few minutes work, and since the bottom arm won't come out without raising (or unbolting) the hub anyway it makes sense.

[citronut]

isnt there a socket available specifically for removing these swivels as there is for the BX and XANTS,

as with these the thread needs to protrude through the socket, so you can wind the nut on the hold the socket firmly in place

[spider]

Yes 'on the car' with a rattle gun as at the time there was no official tool and it was air chisel otherwise off the car, much mess and I hate air chisels.

So I spent a bit of time asking and checking sockets until I got a very deep one that was just enough.

[flygirl757]

Well, he can be a tool and a spare part sometimes - lol

[Stickyfinger]

Well, he can be a tool and a spare part sometimes - lol

ahhhh.....but his Mum loves him