Sorry to bore everyone with yet another Xantia suspension question.....
I went out in my Xantia (1996 1.9 TD) this morning and it seems as if my rear suspension has become rock hard. I can raise and lower the suspension with no problem, and despite a session of Citrobics the hardness is still there. I changed out the front struts and all 4 main spheres a couple of months ago and the ride was fine (a bit high at the front – I think I may have ‘tweaked’ the height adjuster clamp when I changed the front wishbone rear joints). Anyone got any thoughts?
Another Xantia suspension query
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your plastic link rod may no longer link the rear anti rollbar and the hieght corrector mechanism.. the
pop the back wheels on ramps and on-high and have a look..
this link rod tells the height corrector what the car's height is, and with that info the car levels out and is soft.. when they fall off or break the car reverts to no suspension normally....
worth a look
John
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the link fails because it tries to shift the rear HC mechanism, which may have seized etc..
also, the front wishbones should not really have anything to do with rear hard suspension....
pop the back wheels on ramps and on-high and have a look..
this link rod tells the height corrector what the car's height is, and with that info the car levels out and is soft.. when they fall off or break the car reverts to no suspension normally....
worth a look
John
edit...
the link fails because it tries to shift the rear HC mechanism, which may have seized etc..
also, the front wishbones should not really have anything to do with rear hard suspension....
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Where did you get them from and what spheres were they? (new citroen, new copies, regassed old ones?)Kubel wrote:Gosh, I hope the rear spheres haven't collapsed after only a couple of months!
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