Xantia steering pipe failed!
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Xantia steering pipe failed!
Oh bugger, a fine spray of LHM is jetting forth from my Xantia HDI 110, investigation reveals its coming from the dreaded power steering pipe, is anyone doing a kit to repair these as the car is otherwise very wholesome. HELP!
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Re: Xantia steering pipe failed!
^ Unfortunately he hasn't been on the forum in over a year.
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Re: Xantia steering pipe failed!
Further inspection reveals that it is that pipe, much of it is fine, just the length passing the wheelarch, all steel, the rest of it looks wholesome, my plan is now to splice in a length of cunifer 3/16 using compression fittings, if this proves inadequate I shall borrow a flaring tool that can do steel pipe.
BXs since 1993 built 1.9 TZD turbo, got a S2 Xantia estate, brilliant car! 2013, Xantia HDI LX 110 2000 new car with 122,000, l C2 HDI Rusty rocket, C3 Picasso HDI new to me.
Re: Xantia steering pipe failed!
I have fixed some pipes that were broken from the wheel arch side of the rubber by brazing a cunifer brake pipe to the good steel pipe with an acetylene blowtorch. To strengthen the joint i brazed a larger diameter pipe over the joint and filled it too.
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Re: Xantia steering pipe failed!
Update, I have spliced in a length of 3/16 cunifer brake pipe using compression fittings, the rest of the original pipe looks wholesome, I needed a dremel to cut the old pipes and it took a bit of searching to find a bit smooth enough for the fitting to have a chance of getting a seal, underneath the rubber on a bracket there was such a place, a round of citaerobics and lock to lock standing still and it appears oiltight. Phew!
BXs since 1993 built 1.9 TZD turbo, got a S2 Xantia estate, brilliant car! 2013, Xantia HDI LX 110 2000 new car with 122,000, l C2 HDI Rusty rocket, C3 Picasso HDI new to me.
Re: Xantia steering pipe failed!
Pleaiades will repaire the pipe for you