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Citroen "special" tools

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Just seen the thead about V6 cambelt change. There are many Citroen tools suggested there with reference numbers (also quoted in Haynes). My local "<i>friendly</i>" dealer said these are not available and "You will need to bring the car in"[:o)]
I have had what I need made up for ease and not persued the matter but, has anyone managed to buy any Citroen tools from a dealer or anywhere else?
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When i bought my first CX I also bought Cits official workshop manual and scared my self witless, more special tools were required than you could fit into the back of a CX estate[:D] [:D] [:D] [:D] [:D] . The one that got me was the special slide hammer and adapter for removing driveshafts from the gearbox, I asked at the local garage they said it was not available to "retail" customers. In desperation I got a small tyre lever in between the gearbox and the D/S housing, a very gentle lever and..... it popped out no trouble at all.
On other threads people have observed that the special tool for removing BX bottom balljoints doesn't work if the joint is stuck due to rust, that the Facom tool does no better and that all the methods outlined in various threads allow for the real world of corroded and seized parts, most of the "official" workshop tools appear not to work in the real world.
My recent switch to xantias raised a new problem, apparently the tension of the serpentine belt is meant to be checked by an electronic gizmo, however other members here then observed that main agents either didn't know about the tool ar did not have one.
Conclusion seems to be that a lot of the tools are not even used by main agents, not that that means a lot, and the ingenuity of people on this forum provide working real world alternatives, I suspect that with the way things are made today that the problem is going to change from mechanical specialist tools to needing software and interfaces to interrogate the ever growing number of on board computers
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Was a mechanic for a large construction firm for several years with a large fleet of cit's and peugeots of all sizes, we were granted permission to do some of our own warranty work (things the local main dealer didn't want to do) And the company bought several thousand pounds worth of special tools.
Most of them remained very dusty for the 8-9 years I was there in fact mostly used were.....Electronic gear, cambelt locking kit
The instructions for some took that long to read it was easier to use hammer and common sense[:D]
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I have quite a few, theres the 2lb special tool, the 18" dunlop tyre lever special tool, the 4lb emergency special tool, the gas flame special tool and the one i sometimes use thak I keep between my ears.
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[:D][:D][:D][:D]
Yes I've heard about you and cambelt covers[;)][;)][;)]
First thing I used to do to my sierra's was rip the top cover off always thought it looked well sporty[;)][;)]
Or as my old mentor in the garage trade used to say " try a whack and then red and black "
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First thing I used to do to my sierra's was rip the top cover off always thought it looked well sporty[;)][;)[quote]
I used to take it off on the Fords that i had,fitted with the Pinto engine.You can see the condition of the belt then.Most Cosworth owners take theirs off too.
In the 13 odd yrs i`ve been driving,never needed to use any of the specialist tools that are mentioned in any off the manuals.Always managed to do the job/jobs without them.Just using my own methods.[:)]
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In the 13 odd yrs i`ve been driving,never needed to use any of the specialist tools that are mentioned in any off the manuals.Always managed to do the job/jobs without them.Just using my own methods.[:)]
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Pleased to hear that. I think that will apply to most of us on the forum, some longer than 13 years too![:)]
On a different note, could you advise how you get the photo on page. You need to upload the pic to some space but where can I get it?
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Try here http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... IC_ID=8459
This is where i put mine,then put the address thats given to you in your profile area,& your photo should appeer.It took me a couple of goes,but did it in the end.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ghostrider</i>
The one that got me was the special slide hammer and adapter for removing driveshafts from the gearbox, I asked at the local garage they said it was not available to "retail" customers. In desperation I got a small tyre lever in between the gearbox and the D/S housing, a very gentle lever and..... it popped out no trouble at all.
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Hi Guys,
I've learnt this the hard way (as always), but **don't** pry the CX driveshaft out of the diff. The idea of the slide hammer is to knock the shaft out (compressing the split ring). If you try prying the shaft out more than likely you'll end up with it wedged forever in the diff (requiring you to dismantle the diff to remove it. I usually just split the inner joint of the driveshaft, then once the motor/gearbox is out I give the joint a few smacks with a hammer/block of wood an it'll pop straight out of the diff.
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Post by alan s »

I often have to make "tools" up mainly due to the fact that not only do I live in a Country where Citroens are rare but I also live in a town where I own most of them and the nearest dealer is over 350 klms away and I don't even buy parts off him so I'm not likely to be getting much lent as a favour am I?
Here was the latest. The steel I referred to was in fact a very old hand made spanner to fit a nut about 2" and the socket I bought at a discount hardware store for A$1
After seeing my son banging and cussing for a while I reckoned this would work. He had reservations (based on the "use Citroen special tool 765432 - T " syndrome) but it worked so well he then used it to remove the one off the scrap car and it worked so quickly that by the time I walked up the yard, he had it off.
http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... C_ID=11830
We tend to work on the principle, where there's a panic, there's a way to get around it; sometimes. [:D][:D]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by np</i>

Try here http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... IC_ID=8459
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Thanks Neil,
I will look into it.
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