Another Xantia Heavy steering..
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Ooops.
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2009 Honda Civic :(
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That seems to give weight to my theory.
Did you remove the bolt at any point? If so the ball bearing that provides the seal may have gone AWOL - a regular occurrence.
If the bolt hasn't been fully removed then I would guess that there is some debris lodged in there preventing a seal. If it is hard enough it may have damaged the brass sealing surface.
I would carefully extract the bolt and have something to catch the LHM and the spring & ball.
Maybe a very quick spin of the engine on the starter to eject and muck trapped in there then the trick is to refit the ball and with a drift against it give it a whack to re-seat it - however, wait until Malcolm or Jim have the chance to see this before embarking on that possibly fatal rout.
Again it is something I have never been required to do so this is second-hand knowledge.
Did you remove the bolt at any point? If so the ball bearing that provides the seal may have gone AWOL - a regular occurrence.
If the bolt hasn't been fully removed then I would guess that there is some debris lodged in there preventing a seal. If it is hard enough it may have damaged the brass sealing surface.
I would carefully extract the bolt and have something to catch the LHM and the spring & ball.
Maybe a very quick spin of the engine on the starter to eject and muck trapped in there then the trick is to refit the ball and with a drift against it give it a whack to re-seat it - however, wait until Malcolm or Jim have the chance to see this before embarking on that possibly fatal rout.
Again it is something I have never been required to do so this is second-hand knowledge.
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Yup, about 4mm across, stainless steel so have a look under the car you might get lucky.
Otherwise heaf to the dealers
Otherwise heaf to the dealers
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They can order it in.
Do you have a scrapyard nearby?
Do you have a scrapyard nearby?
1.9TD+ SX Xantia Estate (Cassy) running on 100% veg
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I hope you'll find it but in case you don't you have to look for a 7 mm diameter bearing ball.Ref wrote:... what if it's not there i don't think they stock a ball and a spring
Edit: There is no spring behind it. Check PM for shop advice.
Form a scrap yard they'll most probably sell you the complete regulator set
No worries if you don't find, I can buy it here and post it to you
Last edited by VertVega on 30 Sep 2011, 23:04, edited 2 times in total.
C5 II 2.0i 16V - 2005 - Estate - 103KW - EW10A - Petrol - Manual
Seriously the kind of help i get here is beyond words, VertaVega sent my the 7mm bearing ball with a diagram in a nice looking envelope now this's really something, i'm very grateful to all of you and to VV for the class A Offline help
on the other hand the car running great after new LHM and clean filters the ride is silky smooth and the steering seems to be alright no issues so far.
Thanks loads
on the other hand the car running great after new LHM and clean filters the ride is silky smooth and the steering seems to be alright no issues so far.
Thanks loads
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