Xantia front suspension

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Xantia front suspension

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Hi, my series1 Xantia front suspension is suddenly on high. when I do some citroen aerobics,,,,it will move to high then straight down to low setting, it doesn't seem to reconise the middle setting, any ideas ? cheers Terry. :(
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The plastic "dog-bone" link between the roll bar and the height corrector has probably popped off, or the steel arm on the roll bar has broken.

This is more likely to happen if the height corrector cradle is partly seized, there are several topics on this site about such matters.
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are the front and rear "dog bone" link , clip identical ?
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Yes they are Terry, item 6 - same parts.
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thanks for the info.
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