1974 Citroen DS Safari 23 brake delay

tony trans am · Unread post by **tony trans am** » 17 Jan 2021, 18:57

Hi, I have a 1974 Citroen DS23 Safari and the brakes have a delay from when the button is pushed to when the brakes apply. What do I need to do to rectify this?
Thanks in advance.

Hell Razor5543 · Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 17 Jan 2021, 18:58

I would bleed the brakes, just in case any air has got into the system. How is the suspension?

tony trans am · Unread post by **tony trans am** » 17 Jan 2021, 19:28

Suspension is fine, just the delay on brakes, can be quite scary.

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 17 Jan 2021, 19:37

Is the level not checked with the suspension at the highest position?

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 17 Jan 2021, 19:42

Yes you are correct Mike, the Hydraulic fluid level should be checked with the suspension on high on a DS!

Hell Razor5543 · Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 17 Jan 2021, 19:43

Please accept my apologies on that, I was confusing it with my C5. You are BOTH correct, and I am not!

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 17 Jan 2021, 19:47

In fact I've deleted that whole post James as on the DS I believe the Braking circuit is also linked with the suspension and Steering. This was at the time before the systems were separated.

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 17 Jan 2021, 19:49

tony trans am wrote: 17 Jan 2021, 19:28 Suspension is fine, just the delay on brakes, can be quite scary.

You may already have this, but there's info on bleeding the circuit here:

http://www.citroen-ds-id.com/hc/files/H ... 0Guide.pdf

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1974 Citroen DS Safari 23 brake delay

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