Few more jobs ticked off this morning, now that the wind has finally stopped blowing a 70km/h gale
Drive shafts
Has been some slight front left clonking when cornering under power. Wheel bearings show no slop, so have injected all four CV/UJ shaft joints with a good dose of molybdenum grease. Done via the small end of the gaiters, with a stiffish 5mm plastic tube attached to the grease gun. The small tube got right up against the gubbins, so hopefully it will have put the grease in a useful place.
Spheres
Since re-gassing the spheres on getting the car in October, the ride has been good, and better again for the new tyres. Now that the car is getting used several times a week, have noticed that the HPP has started a bit too much clicking, so checked the gas pressure on the Acc sphere: down to 15bar

, which explains the lack of stored pressure. Now swapped for an ex-Xantia front hydractive 450cc centre, gassed to 62. I suspect the Valprex O-ring on the previous sphere, so I may still end up with spare yet.
The good news was checking the four corner spheres (pukka Citroen, came with the car), to find that all four were still at their proper pressures, two months after valving and regassing them.
Wipers
The full length wash bar continues to work well, and the variable wiper delay has been fitted (6-position rotary switch in the recessed panel). Proper, civilised wiping now!
Oomph...
Do have to wonder what grot the car had been running on in recent months - presumably supermarket cheapo, or worse. Was always necessary to use rather a lot of welly to get her moving briskly (OK, I know she's a NA), but a bit disappointing all the same, and not what I remember from our previous 19D.
So, 20L of decent Repsol diesel, a 1:200 remedial dose of diesel system cleaner/improver, and a little bit of brisk motorway driving, and things have looked up no end.
Have also moved the throttle cable to a more inboard slot on the injector pump lever, which has got rid of the unproductive travel on the gas pedal (no dead movement, just too much gentle progress).
Has made a real difference, and I surprised myself by quickly overtaking a couple cars on an uphill straight stretch during the week. I know our diesels like to be driven, and hard, and this one is no exception. I think it has spent rather a lot of recent life just pottering.