broken strut clip rear offside
broken strut clip rear offside
Inevitably the spring clip holding the trailing arm to the strut has snapped flush with the hole. Need to remove to do the trailing arm bearings. Anyone had this and how they got around it? How far does it go in?
Re: broken strut clip rear offside
i think on the BX trailing arm the hole goes all the way through the arm,
unlike the Xantia and C5's
regards malcolm
unlike the Xantia and C5's
regards malcolm
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K reg BX 17TD TZD est
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K reg D special
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H reg CX saffari 2.5 TRI (now gone to Malaysia)
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K reg BX 17TD TZD est
also own
K reg D special
no longer have
H reg CX saffari 2.5 TRI (now gone to Malaysia)
R reg xantia 1.9TD est (gone to meet its maker)
Re: broken strut clip rear offside
I've had this happen before. In the end I removed the rear arm & got the rod to come out of the suspension cylinder & removed it all from the car in one lump. I then took it to a engineering works to have it drilled out & got a new pin for it.
Someone else I know tried using a jack hammer to snap the pin, but it snapped the end off the rod & it had to be rebuilt by a engineering works.
The pin goes a fair way in too.
Hope that helps.
Someone else I know tried using a jack hammer to snap the pin, but it snapped the end off the rod & it had to be rebuilt by a engineering works.
The pin goes a fair way in too.
Hope that helps.
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1992 Citroën BX 1.9 TXD (with GTI engine; Mulleys old car) - Parts car.
2004 Citroën Xsara Desire. (Now gone).
2016 Ford Focus Zetec - Daily Driver. (Absolute bone shaker).