what is this sphere?

steelcityuk · Post by **steelcityuk** » 21 Jul 2006, 23:06

Hi,

Today I changed both Hydractive spheres on my Xantia and the anti sink one. The anti sink and the rear hydractive were the correct ones but the front hydractive sphere has this number - 96 181 131 then underneath that it are the numbers 8-345. I've checked the GSF sphere chart but can't identify it. Any ideas what it is?

Thanks.

Steve.

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 22 Jul 2006, 00:27

The numbers on that chart that are marked in red are to my knowledge Citroen part numbers, so if anyone has access to a Cit parts catalogue, it should come up in a search.
My guess is that it's just a change in part number possibly due to a different manufacturer supplying. (Just a guess though - not based on any facts or inside information)

Alan S

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 23 Jul 2006, 20:00

96 181 131 does indeed look like a valid Citroen part no.
I cant find it anywhere though in the sphere tables from various sphere suppliers - nor does it appear to be a valid Citroen stock no for the later sphere types.

8-345 must be some kind of a series numbering related to a production run.

steelcityuk · Post by **steelcityuk** » 23 Jul 2006, 21:10

Thanks for looking guys, I was just curious. My Xantia does seem a little more supple now, maybe I need to change the rest of them to get a really comfy ride.

Steve.

Rostami · Post by **Rostami** » 25 Jul 2006, 00:20

Hi to all

The 8-345 is actually the date of fabrication.

8 means 1998
345 means the 345th day of the year

The date is there because citroen knows that the spheres have a limited life, be it sitting on the shelf or used in some car.