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PROFESSOR TOMATO ep8: Get to STRUT! Citroen BX 16V front suspension fun.
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- čas přidán 1. 02. 2023
- This time, I'm having a look at any issues that might be present on Professor Tomato's front suspension struts.
I mean, of course there are issues, it's just which one(s).
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Did I mention I own an SM?
Please don't forget to stake in the "skirt" of the new balljoint, there are two grooves on the inside of the knuckle. Or it will unscrew itself off. Our BX failed like this a long time ago, but we were lucky - only the driveshaft was destroyed :(
I will because it's 'normal' to, but weirdly some of the other cars that use this design don't have the grooves in for locking it in place.
Hello
Thank you for this video.
I bean in the Citroën dealer to do this job in the GTI and now I whil try my self in the TZS.
Portugal we have all the spears for Citroën. 🇵🇹👍
Mr. Professor Dr. med. Tomato, it´s really a pleasure to watch your funny vids about the old soft tomato.
I like your sense of humour.
Best regards from Hamburg, Jan
Thanks for that I am also replacing the returns on my 85 TRS. Clips busted so looking to rig the flat plate up to a jubilee clip which is common practice I think. Not many BX parts available here in Australia!
Brilliant and informative video as always mate, really enjoyable learning how it all works.
Thanks 👍
Really enjoyed your video, love the practical hands on explanations. Keep up the great content 😀
Thanks, will do!
Don't forget to protect your hearing when using noisy equipment like that impact. Losing your hearing is a one way street ... when it degrades ( and loud noises will degrade it ), it won't come back
If the only job being done is changing the strut boot/bellows, it can be done on the car without removing the strut from the steering knuckle. Just depressurise the suspension amd release the strut from the top nut as you would do it removing it. Using a long bar, lever the lower arm down against the bouncyness of the lower arm bushes. The strut pushed down will then clear the inner wheel arch enough to get the bellows removed and refitted.
This reduces the job to under 20mins.
Easier with an assistant on the bar but still possible single-handed.
Take care to not shower dirt from the wheel arch onto the exposed hydraulic ports on tbe strut piston.
Good luck
All these pistons and fluids and leaks -- I'm surprised this hasn't been demonetized.
I know it was in the other video but thank you for showing me that trick of putting a boot in hot water before fitting it. Had to replace both boots on the steering rack of my MX5, I'd just got an alignment so I didn't want to have to pay to get it done again by taking the outer track rods off.
Glad to help
14:15 - ‘watcha doin’ under there mate?’ 😂😂
Looking forward to an upcoming vid on the BX suspension 😃 great vids 👍
Sounds like you have inspired others to spring into action to fix their own cars. oops I've done it again!
That half shield on the ball joint, looks awfully like a motorcycle fork protector. You can get all plastic split ones (only £10-12 for a pair) that would allow you to fit it in situ, trim to exact size as needed, just secured with a cable tie. I had to resecure the overflow collector cap on a friends TZD Hurricane, used a standard stainless steel cable tie (type with the locking steel ball) then cut the end off with about 5mm extra and bent that back over the buckle. It was still doing the job several thousand miles later when he sold it. If I'd had any sense I'd have bought it. Good explanation of why the LHM is so mucky.
Good shout, cheers
I don't understand why the split boot would be a MOT failure on the BX. It's no different from front motorbike forks with No boot! The BX I had, had perfect boots, and it still seized up, just needed a little suspension fluid on the chrome shaft and it never went wrong again.
It's not, normally, but if you get a jobsworth tester then I'm sure there's a way they *could* stitch you up.
@@UPnDOWN Yes indeed! I fully agree with you there ....
the strut does have a locating key, just a very small one...
Another good video 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍🚙
I wish I lived near the workshop, I'd brew the tea etc. just to be close to a BX, SM, or DS.
Are there any Citroen car meets in the north of England....ever????
Yeah, near Wetherby I think.
All the Ugs
Hey there!
This video comes right in the nick of time.
My BX has an issue with the struts.
They feel almost gummy. This results in the front suspension occasionally not doing suspension things. Going over speed bumps occasionally feels like there is no front suspension. Also sometimes when I turn the car off, the front end doesn't sink and instead stays propped up for quite a long while. What is the best way to fix this? I am from a developing part of Europe, so I can't exactly justify replacement front struts unfortunately. Would flushing them with LHM improve the situation?
Many thanks, and excellent video!
If they're that bad it sounds like they need fully stripping and rebuilding. There's a video on here somewhere of a fella doing just that.
@@UPnDOWN Thanks for the speedy answer!
That sounds great, much better than spending 300 quid a piece on rebuilt struts. Thanks!
Didn't know you had a SM
I suppose salty water off the front wheel can get through the holes in the split gaiter and rust it out from the inside.
It's not going to do it any good, regardless.
Simply commenting to say "DISGUSTANG" in the style of an indignant Scottish mother.
And enjoyed the insight into the strut.
Have you got a sphere cut in half you could show? Be nice to see the internals.
I don't, but I do plan to cut one up, one day.
Doctor Professor Tomato, I would like to ask, was the BX fitted with DIRAVI ever or not?
Nope, regular PAS only.
Manufacturers seem "Economical" with parts these days. The "Just in Time" supply chain process, I suppose. I remember reading in the eighties that Renault still owned a warehouse of parts dating back twenty five years or so.
I mean, while the just in time method certainly has its flaws, it still makes way more sense than to build too many or too little of a part. Think of how much money that would've cost Renault to have a warehouse sitting there full of parts largely collecting dust for 20 years, with a glacial pace of selling them.
Just in Time is all about producing to little of spare parts, when nothing is available people give up and scrap their cars.
How can you work with no heat?
Same as when I have heat, just colder!
I'm the first one to comment.
Nothing to say yet. But I'm the first 🏆
That's one hell of a feat, Kimmo. Congratulations on this spectacular achievement. Above and beyond all expectations. I'm sure we're all in awe. Massive respect, dude.
@@guillaumeromain6694 Oh, I agree. Fancy being FIRST. OMG. An accolade I can only dream of. 🤔
@@peterriggall8409 Kimmo is a jedi. Second to none. I'm gonna take the rest of the day off and watch him bask in fame.
This is your peak achievement in life. Might even want to put it on your gravestone.
Life goal achieved. It is downhill from now on.
all the suspect noises coming out of the strut while you're flushing it XD
So what's involved in removing the struts & what would you say was the best procedure when doing it on a driveway? Would you raise the car, stick stands underneath & set the suspension to minimum or something?
Jack it up (both sides at the same time) with suspension on normal ride height; once off the ground select low; use a lever/bar under each front tyre to compress the suspension and raise the wheel as high up in the arch as poss (the first side will partially do the opposing side anyway) and then when the struts are empty you'll be able to lift the wheel up through its full range of travel yourself. Then you undo the pinch bolt and if you're lucky, you'll up able to raise the strut out of the knuckle by hand. The wishbone won't drop by much as the anti-roll bar and tension of the wishbone bushes will restrict it.