Citroen XM Forum

I guess you mean the ram pin. I bought rubber ones, they wouldn't stay on even using steel clips and so I reverted to the citroen part. They will just squeeze over over the pin, takes some effort, lubrication and a bit of help with a cycle tyre lever. I also boiled them for a bit but not sure if this made it much easier. Good luck!

Further in relation to steering, I have just taken delivery of a steering ram for a V6 variant, purchased on the chance that it is interchangeable with that on the 2.5, although not the other way around. A slimmer ram, same fittings and length, but I was surprised to see that the neartside end is removable (unscrews). Shame they aren't all like that, it would make nearside gaiter replacement much easier.

I'll update tomorrow when I do the job. Wish me good luck, I'll try and make few pics.

Good luck, then. Did you get some decent gaiters?

Well, I have the original citroen ones. They sent me 2 different types, one says continental and both are plastic. I will use one of them. And I am using a car lift for the first time in my xm career:)

I had a Continental one for the other, easy side. It did soften quite a bit when I put it in boiling hot water for a while...if it will be enough I don't know.

I won't be needing hot water Furriegurrie I don't think. I'll let you know when I am succes full or not, promise. I've even got a muscular guy to assist me, if needed We'll see.

Getting used now to MOReen's replacement:



After an initial hiccough on the way north when some of the LHM decided it wanted to leave, all has been pretty good and I thank Jim for his after sales help and advice.

I am finding quite a difference in the ambience of the car's interior, it seems much more "modern" than the series 1 and I quite like that, but there are many who don't. The driving experience is great and I love the understated power the ES9 motor delivers. I am looking forward to doing some long journeys in the coming months.

On buying the car, I knew there were a couple of jobs to be done and I have someone lined up to do these next week; his rates are way more reasonable than my usual independent, so if the job is a good one then I shall return. Also to be done before the winter sets in are an oil service and replacement of the front discs and pads and I have those on order at the moment.

I seem to have been pretty busy since the big car change and so I haven't made a great deal of progress with beautifying, but I have used some "Iron Out" on it and that made a significant difference to the look of the horizonatal services. It has struggled to have much impact on the wheels so I shall have to consider whether a professional refurb is warranted/affordable. Not sure.



At the moment, I am trying Russ's suggested chemical treatment of the headlight lenses on a spare set of lamps Jim gave me to see if there is a significant improvement to be made - if there is I shall swap them over but these spares are pretty clear to start out with. Details of the technique are in August's Citroenian. I do hope the weather forecast is right and tomorrow will show somew sun as it essential for the treatment and right now it is persisting down. Could be worse, I could be camping or have an XM with a sun roof!

I hope the lens soaking works for you Rob. Strong sunshine is the key. It might need two soaks to get a good reaction.

And I am now getting used to looking out at a Mandarin XM. It was very odd to begin with. But I do love the colour and it has been a hit with family and friends.

In don't know if the material and the reason for the yellowing is in fact anything similar but you might want to Google for Retr0bright. Might be worth a try...