CitroJim's AX, C3 Picasso, Cycling and Running Tales

[CitroJim]

They certainly are ace Lexi and jolly useful... Not something I use every day but just recently it's really been earning its keep

Mine's something of a family heirloom. It's been in our family for three generations and dates from 1955...

I did contemplate selling it a while back but my girls banned me from doing so... Good job they did!

Now they are spendy

Spendy? That's a new word to me! If it means expensive then yes, I nearly fell over when I saw what they go for

[NewcastleFalcon]

You may have an academic interest in this Jim, don't think you would want 2

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Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

You may have an academic interest in this Jim, don't think you would want 2

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Regards Neil

Lovely! A nice early S1 Shame it's a four door... Somehow, in my eye, a four door AX does not look quite as good as a two door...

[CitroJim]

Sally and I are making a short visit to Somerset to see Alasdair We enjoyed an excellent journey down here despite the abysmal weather. It was warm, dry and clear for my early morning run but that did not last long...

Sally in Somerset

We'll be going home with a piece of equipment to assist replacing Daffodil's wheel bearings...

[Skull]

We'll be going home with a piece of equipment to assist replacing Daffodil's wheel bearings...

A right Citroen party ..... Is it an Apple Cake

[CitroJim]

In a very happy place yesterday lying under a Xantia tracing hydraulic pipes to find out the one that runs from the security valve all the way back to the rear anti-sink valve as it needs to have a new section spliced in..

Anti subk valve

Then we found a four pipes near the rear subframe had been cut and rejoined in the past Maybe to allow the subframe to be dropped and removed

Splices

I tried out this very snazzy and clever flare nut spanner on a tight union on the anti-sink valve...

Special spanner

It works magnificently

After all that I went for a magical early run this morning Today marks day 38 of my run streak

Cranmore Station up starter...

[Skull]

Then we found a four pipes near the rear subframe had been cut and rejoined in the past Maybe to allow the subframe to be dropped and removed



I tried out this very snazzy and clever flare nut spanner on a tight union on the anti-sink valve...

It works magnificently

Nice tool


I would imagine they've either repaired patches of pipes or they've had to drop the fuel tank for some reason - if they'd had to drop the rear subframe surely they'd have took the opportunity to replace those scabby lines - nightmare job getting access in situ although I did manage to replace the same line on mine, hopefully the joiners you've supplied will help Alasdair get that looking prettier .....

[CitroJim]

Nice tool

Here's the full set... On the larger ones you can see how the heads of the spanner tighten around the hex as you undo them...

This very much reduces the risk of rounding off a tight one...

The full set

You're right about not trusting those couplers... They are a bodge using ordinary kunifer brake line. The joints are two standard flares butted together like a flange... We were both staggered they could hold the pressure!

They will be replaced by the correct couplers... My lathe is going to be busy!!!

Speaking of busy, I'm now back home with my old hydraulic press so that I can crack on with replacing Daffodil's wheel bearings

[lexi]

You cannot beat spannering Jim! Good honest satisfying work.

[mickthemaverick]

They certainly are a good tool, for anyone interested here is an ebay link to them:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-VS034 ... 1438.l2649

[mickthemaverick]

As you are into hydraulics at the moment Jim how about this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-XM-2 ... Sw9~Ne9hzN

I quite fancy owning it myself but nowhere to do the work !!

[CitroJim]

As you are into hydraulics at the moment Jim how about this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-XM-2 ... Sw9~Ne9hzN

I quite fancy owning it myself but nowhere to do the work !!

That's a lovely example in a gorgeous colour It deserves a very good home...

I've had three XMs already Mick... Two ES9 V6 autos and one 2.0 TCT auto with LPG...

For reasons I can never quite explain I just did not 'bond' with any of them. And given my diminutive size the seats were far too big for me and I used to slide all over them and could never get properly comfy

And an XM won't fit in my garage!

An AX is more my size and it DOES fit in my garage

Thanks for the link to those spanners... They're not cheap are they?

[mickthemaverick]

Thanks for the link to those spanners... They're not cheap are they?

Cheap they certainly are not, there are other types and makes on ebay but I get the feeling the Premiers are the rolls royce of the choices, you get what you pay for!!

[CitroJim]

Thanks for the link to those spanners... They're not cheap are they?

Cheap they certainly are not, there are other types and makes on ebay but I get the feeling the Premiers are the rolls royce of the choices, you get what you pay for!!

Precisely Pay for good quality tools and they last a lifetime and then some. I bought a lot if my tools 35 years ago now, paid for good quality ones and they are all still going strong. I also have a lot of dad's tools and they've now done two generations...

Speaking of tools, I brought my hydraulic press home from long-term loan ready to do Daffofil's wheel bearings... In what looks like a version of automotive Tetris the press has found a neat and tidy home in in the workshop

Ahh, there it is!

Spot the hydraulic press!

The press is ok but not lifetime quality. I've already impressively bent its press bed after a particularly hard fight with some very recalcitrant XM wheel bearings a few years ago

Daffodil's little ones should be no problem

[RichardW]

I'll remind you of that last remark when you've got them cherry red with 10 tons on them, and they're still laughing at you!!