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[charlie]

right

are u all sitting comfy like cause this is gonna be a long one

one of the faults that on me xm was that the height selector wouldnt move

took the center console out to examine the mechanism in the car

and looked underneath where id found that half a sponge and a bit of blue paper had been shoved in between the connecting rod that leads to the rear height corrector

hmm, hmmmmmmmmmm

good news is now that the height selector now moves freely

but bad news is that only the rear end that moves up and down

front does not move at all

me thinks then the height corrector is knackered sooooooooo

tips and advice on removal, replacement, cleaning etc etc etc

but hang theres some more yet

cause i dont think i can just do this job without tackling these other faults at the same time

front end is as hard fuck, lhm is yellow and front suspension mounts are rusty under the rubber seal

so at the same time am going to change the lhm and spheres and take out, clean and seal the front suspension mounts

and probably do the drop links as well

any tips and advice will be more then welcome

i thought it was pointless just tryng to do the height corrector when all the other stuff needs doing as well

[Way2go]

Confused? I am.

You had suspension height OK before taking out the excess gubbins but not after?
Does this not mean that it was shoved there for a reason and maybe there is a linkage length problem and it may not be the HC itself?

[charlie]

before front height was about ok but i always thought that it sat a wee bit low

and the front end is rock hard which ive put down to the spheres

when the car was at bandits we managed to move the height lever a bit and we did see the front end did rise, but not much

the gubbins bit is just confusing cause it was shoved in the rear section and the problem is with the front

and why when i brought it did they tell me about the seized lever if theyve only done it to hide another fault

i think ive just got to ignore what theyve done and work on what the car does or dosen't do

at the moment the cars on ramps and axle stands so im now gonna take the car off the ramps etc and move the lever and see what happens from "normal"

[Philhod]

Yeah I agree you may as well do all the jobs..... but as W2G said if it was working......... What happens a lot on all the models with a height adjuster rod is, A, it seizes, somewhere, and then B, some daft cunt wrenches the lever backwards and forwards and bends the connecting rod at the point where it were seized. Ergo, back end answers the call, front end gets the wrong call and nothing happens.
Before anything else:- check rod along it`s length for any out of alignment
kinks / bends where they shouldn`t be and re align / lubricate liberally.
Oh make sure it hasn`t escaped any of it`s loops.
If all is not well after that, you know you have a system fault not a mechanical one (fuckin obvious) sorry goin t bed

[smiffy]

Yes do the spheres, which will give you floaty suspension again, yes change the LHM, it should be green, not yellow, this will improve the suspension performance.

But you haven't mentioned the most important bit yet.....

CHANGE THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTS

You will be sorry if you dont!

[Bx Bandit]

See I always thought it was the chassis that went - the circly bit where the strut bolts onto...........it wasn't till Charlie discussed his.....erm.....mounts that I got confused and realised I'd had the wrong end of the stick!!!

[charlie]

got one strut off and the mount seems to be ok

all rust looks like just surface stuff but will examine more tomorrow

when ill ave a pair to play with

ta ta

[charlie]

ohhh and yes

did a few cit aerobics and then some more

and fuckin treble AAA

all 4 corners rising and falling as ordered

front height adjuster must just of been sticking

the lhm mind is just like an orange treacle so have got the reservoir out and will change and clean etc

ta ta again

[Bx Bandit]

Good news that you're rising to the occaision as per requirement dude!

[charlie]

yeah well now for de bad news

strut mounts are fucked

got both struts off and

on one, the rubber mount underneath has separated from the securing plate

and the other one although all still together, the top metal rim of the mount is just a bit too rusty for my liking

fucked!!!!!!!!!

so ive gotta find out how much to replace them and i dont think there cheap

fuck!!

[Bx Bandit]

Oh dear Oh dear oh dear oh dear I hear moths escaping from de wallet maan

[docchevron132]

Get the later modded ones, they're about £100 each...
But if they fail they dont go through the bonnet.