Xantia steering ?

Unread post by **froggy** » 29 May 2011, 18:11

Hi, my 1997 Xantia td, running from the steering coupling to the front offside wheel, there is a metal rod with a rubber gaiter inthe middle . this rubber gaiter is split in half ! Do I need to replace the whole thing ( whatever it"s called ) or just the rubber gaiter ? cheers Terry ,

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 29 May 2011, 18:46

Just the gaiter... I believe you're referring to the steering rack gaiter. If so....

It's a fun job... A bit like wrestling with a hyperactive eel

Basically, remove the track rod end at the hub, slide off the remains of the gaiter, slide the new one on after greasing it, pop it on the end of the rack and secure with a cable-tie..

Getting in onto the rack end is a game....

Oh and the offside is the 'easy' side. the nearside is just a tad trickier...

Unread post by **froggy** » 29 May 2011, 19:28

Cheers Jim.

red_dwarfers · Unread post by **red_dwarfers** » 29 May 2011, 20:28

You are a very lucky person to have the offside go. I've had a bit of fun with the nearside one. A stretchy rubber replacement gaiter is a must and sometimes that feels like it isn't enough

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 29 May 2011, 20:37

red_dwarfers wrote:You are a very lucky person to have the offside go.

I've had two go on my own cars Kev, and Xac has had one fail... All three were offside ones..

Lucky or what?

The nearside is a bit of a game...

Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 29 May 2011, 20:40

TBH the offside is a bit of a game too! I needed SuperJim and his magic hands to do it

Unread post by **froggy** » 31 May 2011, 18:01

Do I need to torque wrench it back on the hub ?
Terry