Front spheres changed now no suspension or brakes
Moderator: RichardW
Front spheres changed now no suspension or brakes
I have changed the front spheres for mot and now i have no suspension or brakes. There is no ticking noise coming from the engine bay and the height adjuster does nothing. I have filled the LHM reservoir right upto the filler and the stop light on the dash is on. Suspension was working fine prior to this but failed MOT due to hard ride on front end. Help!
ok, i undid the 12mm nut facing forward on the accumulator a few turns but no hiss of pressure being released. I then removed the lh sphere and replaced then the rh sphere and replaced. I did lose a bit of fluid but i didn't think it was that much. Started the car and no suspension movement, i was concerned that maybe i had lost too much fluid so i went and bought some more (another 1l) and topped the reservoir right up (2l added in total)
I probably have too much fluid in there now but i have to replace both front brake pipes as well so will use some bleeding the brake lines
I probably have too much fluid in there now but i have to replace both front brake pipes as well so will use some bleeding the brake lines
-
- Posts: 359
- Joined: 18 Jan 2005, 21:47
- Location: 5 miles N. of Boston, Lincs
- My Cars:
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by 406 V6</i>
Check for the missing plastic link from the ARb to the height corrector
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Or it could be that the rear height corrector is just sticking slightly and needs some lubrication. Both mine and a '95 TD that my dad used to own went through occasional phases of the rear refusing to come up (usually after the suspension had been left in the low position for a while) though the plastic link didn't actually come off.
Check for the missing plastic link from the ARb to the height corrector
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Or it could be that the rear height corrector is just sticking slightly and needs some lubrication. Both mine and a '95 TD that my dad used to own went through occasional phases of the rear refusing to come up (usually after the suspension had been left in the low position for a while) though the plastic link didn't actually come off.
Yes i removed the bleed screw completely as i was expecting to hear a release of pressure, when i didn't i undid the bleed screw to check i actually had the bleed screw. I checked around where i was working on the car and found the ball bearing so i am sure if the spring had jumped out i would have found it as well.
The rear did come up a couple of times but then during citaerobics it stayed down and wouldn't come back up.
The suspension seemed ok before i did the spheres but the car has been standing for a while and i didn't try adjusting the ride height via the lever.
The rear did come up a couple of times but then during citaerobics it stayed down and wouldn't come back up.
The suspension seemed ok before i did the spheres but the car has been standing for a while and i didn't try adjusting the ride height via the lever.