C5 front strut lubing

406 V6 · Unread post by **406 V6** » 16 Nov 2004, 16:22

Hi!
I could have posted Xantia, XM... but has anyone found out a way to lube up the front struts from the inside à là BX?
Cheers fellas!

Kowalski · Unread post by **Kowalski** » 16 Nov 2004, 16:30

I would have thought your C5 was relatively new and wouldn't benefit from lubing its front struts. Struts only seem to benefit from lubing when they're worn / full of muck.

406 V6 · Unread post by **406 V6** » 16 Nov 2004, 17:04

It is.
But i would like to see how much would this approach benefit it's comfort.

mseymour · Unread post by **mseymour** » 16 Nov 2004, 17:21

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It is.
But i would like to see how much would this approach benefit it's comfort.
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it won't. You can't effectively lube the struts on the Xantia, I doubt the design has changed much for the C5 as the Xantia struts seem pretty long lasting.

Kowalski · Unread post by **Kowalski** » 16 Nov 2004, 17:48

I have lubed the struts on my '97 Xantia, and can say for sure that the ride got better after the lubing. I lubed them because after changing spheres, the ride on the '97 was not as good as the ride of the '95, and that was with the same sort of Alko front speres.
The down side was that the ride was only improved for a short while, then it went back to how it was before, I suspect the seals on the struts are good enough to remove any lubrication and get the struts back to being dry.