Inner rack joint on Xantia

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Re: Inner rack joint on Xantia

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Timmo wrote:St Agness beacon in the distance with a orange glow fading into blue sky,
That will be the old reactor at Hinkley Point

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Re: Inner rack joint on Xantia

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Timmo wrote:I'm with you on Cool fresh mornings, sadly we have had Months of warm Damp ones, this morning was beautiful, St Agness beacon in the distance with a orange glow fading into blue sky, Proper Spring esque morning!
Ohh, that's just gorgeous 8-) Makes me want to be there...
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Re: Inner rack joint on Xantia

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You'll need something like this Timmo

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Universal- ... 1823063842

To release it and to tighten it up with.. Remember to use something to lock the thread or it'll unscrew in a few hundred miles.
I found that the the tool kept slipping as I was trying to undo the inner track rod end so I used a strip of old cycle inner tube to help it grip better.

Hope this helps, good luck,

Chris
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Re: Inner rack joint on Xantia

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Oooh! That looks a handy tool!
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Re: Inner rack joint on Xantia

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I couldn't find anything to take the first inner joint off with so I had to resort to a grinder.. This is much easier as acccess is limited especially if you have large hands!!
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'00 Xant 110HdiSX Est 83K "W"
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'98 Xant 1.9TDSX Est 150K "T"
'97 Xant 1.9TD 20k Est
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Re: Inner rack joint on Xantia

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Timmo wrote:Oooh! That looks a handy tool!
Indeed it does... Going to get one of those...
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