Put the trolley jack at the red circled point, and then place the axle stands at the blue circles.
What I was on about before is a nice big chunk of timber to span between the two red circles. You can then use the trolley jack in the middle to jack up the entire front end in one go (safer, no chance of pulling the car off one stand), and place axle stands about where the red circles are, again on the wood, thus preventing damage to the underside of the car.
I am in Dorset, right up at the north, about 70-80 miles from you, which is a £15 round trip in fuel alone.
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So if I was to use a trolley jack, I'd have to jack up one side at a time at the red circle and stick the stand at the blue circle and then jack up the other side and do the same?
I'll see if I can get the job done just by sticking the suspension on high and putting the stands at the blue points for now, if not I'll invest in a trolley jack and maybe have a look for a big bit of timber, though I dont think i'll find one.
Once the axle stands are in place, do I need to stick the height corrector on low, or does it not matter seeing as I have to release the pressure screw anyway?
Dorset seems a bit far at the moment, but I might come down at some point if I was completely stuck with something and you were willing to give me a hand.
Thanks for the advice
I'll see if I can get the job done just by sticking the suspension on high and putting the stands at the blue points for now, if not I'll invest in a trolley jack and maybe have a look for a big bit of timber, though I dont think i'll find one.
Once the axle stands are in place, do I need to stick the height corrector on low, or does it not matter seeing as I have to release the pressure screw anyway?
Dorset seems a bit far at the moment, but I might come down at some point if I was completely stuck with something and you were willing to give me a hand.
Thanks for the advice
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Yes.Boxwolf wrote:So if I was to use a trolley jack, I'd have to jack up one side at a time at the red circle and stick the stand at the blue circle and then jack up the other side and do the same?
The danger occurs when the car is on one stand, and you're jacking up the other side, as the trolley jack doesn't lift straight, but in an arc. This can (and will) pull the car off the other axle stand. If you can, maybe you could buy a cheap bottle jack, as they do lift straight, and you can get one under the BX on high (whereas with most cars you can't get them under) Also, a bottle jack is much smaller and cheaper than a trolley jack. Be aware of the rear suspension collapsing and the car moving on the stands too. Undoubtedly safer to put the car in low once its on the stands so that any movement occurs with you not under the car!
AFAIK You can release the accumulator pressure with the car still in high without problems. I've never done so, but there's no reason why the suspension pressure would come back to the PR (the unit the accumulator is screwed into) If you plan to do this, the axle stands need only be in position such that if the car were to drop, they would catch it before it went more than an inch or so.Boxwolf wrote:Once the axle stands are in place, do I need to stick the height corrector on low, or does it not matter seeing as I have to release the pressure screw anyway?
That said, by putting the car in low, you avoid any movement once the engine is off, and with the back of the car on the deck, the axle stands will act as a pivot, and the front will come up a bit and give you more access.
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- I can back that up - you can de pressurise and remove the accumulator when it is still set to high because the security valve will close upon letting the pressure out locking off the suspension from the system.AFAIK You can release the accumulator pressure with the car still in high without problems. I've never done so, but there's no reason why the suspension pressure would come back to the PR
The only Citroen where this isn't the case is the earliest GSs that had no security valve.
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Boxwolf.Now that my car is MOTd I can give you some assistance.
Where in Oxford are you? I will bring the neccesary tools to do the job
and explain the procedure to you,so dont try anything if you feel unsure.
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Where in Oxford are you? I will bring the neccesary tools to do the job
and explain the procedure to you,so dont try anything if you feel unsure.
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A bit of hands-on experience is nearly always best, Boxwolf.
You've got a pile of BX questions to ask someone at the moment - let Richard sort out the accumulator first and watch/listen carefully before getting on to anything else!
Apologies for slandering your driving style in another thread... driving a 1.9D means you are used to treating an accelerator pedal as something that doesn't need to be pressed to the floor.
I've yet to find a 1.9D that moves at anything but its own speed - you can't hurry them!
You've got a pile of BX questions to ask someone at the moment - let Richard sort out the accumulator first and watch/listen carefully before getting on to anything else!
Apologies for slandering your driving style in another thread... driving a 1.9D means you are used to treating an accelerator pedal as something that doesn't need to be pressed to the floor.
I've yet to find a 1.9D that moves at anything but its own speed - you can't hurry them!
Back on two wheels and pedal power for the moment.