Dollywobbler wrote:
She's going so well though. An absolute pleasure to drive and the only 'modern' car I've owned that I haven't got bored of after 6000 miles. I just can't see me ever selling this car.
That is a bit akin to me saying a similar thing about a car Yan, you know that dont you
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93 BX TZD Estate
90 BX 14TE St Tropez
93 BX 19 TXD Estate
92 BX 16TXi
77 Ami 8 Break
79 Acadiane
81 Dyane6
84 2CV6
85 GSA saloon rally car
To slightly mis-quote Kitch ... "BX 14. They're just brilliant!"
Oh, some BX fail today. Handbrake wouldn't release properly. Light kept flashing on unless I held the handbrake down. This still didn't release it, as i discovered when she was flat out at 55mph and smelling horrible.
Pulled over, stamped on the brake pedal and yanked the handbrake a few times. Seemed to do it. Handbrake tightened up and released properly.
I know something's still amiss as for the whole time I've owned the car, it feels a bit 'sticky' when coming to a halt, but the wheels don't get warm, so I'm not sure it's a brake issue.
She's in for a (belated) service on Tuesday, so we'll see what's what.
My Cars: 1999 Xsara LX 2.0HDI (90) Hatch - Fern 2002 C5 2.0 HDI (110) Estate - Jasmine - SORN 2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD 2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement 1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - SORN 1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN 1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN 1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped 2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car 1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014 1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN 1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
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Postby MULLEY »
Probably a sticking caliper, that when you engage the handbrake the brakes then stick on, even when released. My temporary solution was never to use the handbrake as the footbrake never seemed to stick on (there must be more pressure in the system than just a cable which when releasing the footbrake creates enought pressure to unstick it), obviously when parking leave the car in gear, never had any problems with this method. Eventually got a replacement caliper & now i can use the handbrake ok.
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
Francine the BX now has a new (reconditioned) front strut, as she was blowing the return pipe off. Hopefully that'll cure it. Handbrake seems to be binding a touch so new handbrake cables probably needed. The existing ones look shagged. She'll be getting a new cambelt fitted at the end of the week too.
Stinkwheel wrote:where do plaedies get the parts to do the re-con on the struts?
The question is, DO plaedies actually do the struts? and when was the last time they actually reconned any parts? I don't know anyone who's actually managed to purchase from them for some time. The last time i tried to buy something from them, they where a lot less than interested in any custom.
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Postby Linegeist »
Vanny wrote:The question is, DO plaedies actually do the struts? and when was the last time they actually reconned any parts? I don't know anyone who's actually managed to purchase from them for some time. The last time i tried to buy something from them, they where a lot less than interested in any custom.
Well, I'm dealing with them at the moment ... in fact I'm waiting for HP Pump #3 to arrive, the first two having exhibited 'interesting' behaviour.
I don't want to jump to conclusions but ....................... if parts are now getting scarce, and if you're in the reconditioning business, there are only so many units you can refurb (using part-worn bits) before quality starts to nosedive. The law of diminishing returns I believe it's called.
I kind've suspect the BX might be currently in that grey area where they're not rare enough to be seriously collectible like the DS/Traction Avant, but sufficiently old/scarce not to warrant the manufacture of new parts to keep them on the road.