30 May
2005
30 May
'05
12:17 p.m.
Ah, see, I don't. I want the damn thing to work,
and reliably. If I=20
can make it easy to fix when it goes wrong, even better. That's why I=20
always replace the steel hydraulic pipes with kunifer, and use stainless=20
Well, my Father's Citroen BX (touch wood...) has hard very few hydraulic
problems. I've had to replace just one high pressure pipe (to the back
brakes), which was damaged by an idiot garage mechanic when he refitted
the rear subframe after an accident repair. Too much and you deform the rubber seal, and it leaks.
Of course, this
means that those not in the know horse the nuts up even tighter to seal
it...
Hm, not run across many, with the notable exception of the hydraulic
bleeder on the regulator. They do, however, love their Torx screws for
I've found them elsewhere too.
of 7mm and
11mm bolts).
11mm is relatively common. It's 12mm that I find somewhat obscure, and
which Citroen seem to use to excess... interior fittings, on the newer ones.
All over the place, actually. When I rebuilt the steering rack, the
operating culinder was held at one end by a special Torx-headed bolt.
When I replaced the clutch, I was supprised that the pressure plate
assembly was held to the flywheel with Torx-headed bolts, And so on. You
_need_ a set of torx drivers for working on such cars.
-tony