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Zaphod |
Posted: January 10, 2013 11:03 am
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 369 Member No.: 368 Joined: May 08, 2006 |
I have finally got round (after 2 and a half years of ownership..) to putting my Exclusive in for its MOT..
It was failed on a strut leak off pipe (which I knew about) and a dead brake light.. by the time this is read these will most likely be fixed However it appears to have a leak from the steering rack pipes? this has been issued as an advisory, along with slight play in the NS inner track rod joint. TBH theres a lot of fuid around the rack where the pipes go in, so its hard to say where its comming from, and it's either a fery very small highpressure leak or its on the low pressure side. The other advisory is on deterioration of the front brake flexi pipes, these I already have at home, just wondering how these are bled? as I imagine the normal methods won't really work! On the inner track rod, could this be the cause of the front end knocking noise the car has? I have alsways assumed that this was an antiroll bar drop link or bush, but never managed to find one faulty when I had the front end up -------------------- Of all the things I have lost I think I miss my mind the most
Half of all 1994 S2 2.0 TCT Exclusive Manuals remaining, where is the other one? 1992 Range Rover V8 Vogue SE LPG 1985 Golf GTI 8v 1975 MG Midget 1959 Austin Healey Sprite |
noz |
Posted: January 15, 2013 12:01 am
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 1673 Member No.: 12 Joined: November 22, 2003 |
Hi Zaphod,
After suffering from a leak at those two pipes for longer than I can remember I finally managed to stop it. I replaced the two steel pipes with two cupronickel pipes. It has never leaked since. cheers noz -------------------- '10 '59' C5 2.0 HDi Exclusive Tourer Metallic Grey
'97 'P' XM 2.5 TD VSX Saloon RP 6610 Blue '97 'R' XM 2.5 TD Exclusive Saloon RP 7158 Silver '88 CX 22TRS Croisette Location: Avonbridge - Stirlingshire - Central Scotland |
Peter.N. |
Posted: January 15, 2013 01:21 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 3414 Member No.: 78 Joined: August 31, 2004 |
The rattle probably is droplinks, you can't normally feel the play unless you disconnect them, the wear on the inner rack joint would show up as a rattle on the steering.
Peter -------------------- Used to have:
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. '01 'Y' 406 GXL Hdi 110 manual estate silver '01 C5 estate 2.0. Hdi 110hp manual Located in Charmouth, Dorset. U.K. Blower transistors MJ 11015 |
nightmare |
Posted: January 30, 2013 12:19 am
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Member No.: 1849 Joined: January 24, 2012 |
Bleeding the brakes is easy.
Engine running, Prop a piece of wood on the brake pedal, Put tube on bleed nipple the other end going into the resovoir under bonnet, Open bleed nipple and let fluid run till no more bubbles, Close bleed nipple, remove tube. Repeat for other side, Remove wood from brake pedal. JOB DONE. -------------------- XM 2.5TD Exclusive "N" Reg Emerald green RP 6679 (Resting)
Xantia 1.9td SX "L" Reg Emerald green RP 6099 (R.I.P.) Buckie Scotland |