Xantia Creaking - Help!!!!

[320i coupe]

Hi all,

I need to call upon your expertese once again please!!!

I have a '97 R Xantia SX TD Estate, which recently has started creaking when suspension rises, and also when going over speed bumps etc, so I am presuming that this is the height correctors that are doing this????

If this is the case, could someone post up a piccie of the front & rear ones, so that i can lubricate them please!!!

Thanks once again!

Regards,

Steven

[citronut]

if the creaking is at the rear its likly to be your rear arm bearings shot,and if its the front it could be the front struts need lubing as the seals in the strut may have become drie and tight
regards malcolm

[mezuk04]

In terms of lubricating the front end, is it possible that just doing some Citerobics that could lessen the problem at all?

Whens the last time you did some Arobics on the car?

[Peter.N.]

I would go with citronut and guess radius arm bearings if its at the back.

[andmcit]

The rear arms on the Cx can creak where the anti roll shims/blocks meet it
EVEN WHERE THE ARM BEARINGS WERE OK!! There wasn't a cure apart from
a drop of oil - I 've no idea what they're like on a Xantia as fortunately I've
not have call to repair these. Just a thought...

Andrew

[320i coupe]

sorry all, myabe i should have ellaborated....

the creaking is coming from the front, tried citroebics, but to no avail, i think its the height corrector that needs lubricating, but i dont know what it looks like....

cant anyone post up a pic of the front heigh corrector please.....

thanks

steve

[paulbx]

Possibly Height corrector but unlikely. Front creaking is invarably tired front struts.

By all means try other remedies likeheight corrector - and some swear by lubricating the struts but this is normally very temporary.

Look also at the strut plates where they meet teh inner wing - these may be about to let go!




PaulB

[andmcit]

Look for worn front lower wishbone bushes. What's the sharpness of the
car's steering like - are the tyres wearing evenly too?

Andrew

[citronut]

creaking at the front is usualy the seals in the top of the leg have dried out,as not much LHM gets up there,i have not tried lubing the se seal but people on here recon it works,i dont see any reason why it shouldnt work,also the hight corectors dont usualy make much noise even when they are seized but they should be lubricated regularly
regards malcolm

[KP]

Could be the stabiliser bar thinks if its more cluking than clicking??

[320i coupe]

all,

its definitely creaking, no clunking going on whatsoever, and it handles fine!!!!

i presume i lubricate with some LHM then, and if so can somebody describe exactly how i can lubricate the struts???

thanks

steve

[citronut]

i have never done this but i belive you pull the rubber leg return pipe of where it is fitted to the metal pipe under the chassis rail,this is the vent pipe clamped to the leg,put the end into a container of citro blood(LHM) and raise the car so it sucke some fluid in
regards malcolm

[Mandrake]

I've tried the sucking oil up through the return pipe trick and my conclusion was that it doesn't work on Xantia struts...(unlike BX struts where it apparently does) I couldn't notice any difference anyway.

LHM is not a very good lubricant either, its too thin to stay where its needed, the best thing is a light grease thats compatible with LHM applied to the shiny shaft of the strut.

Theres been LOTS of discussion about lubricating struts on here in the past, so try a good forum search and you should turn up lots of information.

Regards,
Simon

[davek-uk]

Creaking is difficult to pinpoint. Try lubricating the struts. It's a long shot but I had a lot of creaking from a pair of duff droplinks I fitted. If you cannot find out where it is, you'll have to get the car up on ramps - a creak should be traceable by feel as well as sound.