GSF Activa Sphere problem

surfer · Unread post by **surfer** » 27 May 2004, 17:40

Attempted to fit Activa spheres front and rear last weekend but had trouble with the front one.
Amtex part looks exactly like all other spheres, so removed the old one in the usual way; attached band wrench and unscrewed it.
Unfortunately,the front Activa sphere is different: a fluid pipe screws into the top of it, but you wouldn't guess looking at the new sphere.
Of course, the pipe twisted and then snapped as the sphere was removed so now my car is beached pending pipe replacement.
Any comments?

Unread post by **Jon** » 27 May 2004, 19:22

Which sphere?
The front balancing one? Was the sphere incorrect and could not be fitted?

surfer · Unread post by **surfer** » 27 May 2004, 20:43

Hello Jon,
The front balancing sphere is the culprit.
I have jpegs of the citroen original; how can I attach them?
Simon.

Unread post by **Jon** » 28 May 2004, 03:20

I looked this up at work earlier on pr.net, and it seems that the front balancing sphere is like a rear anti-sink sphere in that a hydraulic pipe has an extra threaded bit to mate to the sphere.
I also examined GSF front balancing sphere, and this lacked the threaded centre bit. I emailed the supplier after checking that GSF wre buying the correct sphere by Citroen part number. I'm awaiting a reply.
I'm not at work until Tuesday now, but can see there is a potential problem, can you please bear with me until then? Drop me a line at work [email protected] and I'll see what can be done.