Front Suspension

[norik]

Help! My front suspension's gone awol. Start engine - rear sorts itself out but front stays put. Move ride height lever into high or midway and up she rises - back and front! I think/hope something fairly simple may have caused this - any ideas? Cheers, Norik

[DocBrown]

Help! My front suspension's gone awol. Start engine - rear sorts itself out but front stays put. Move ride height lever into high or midway and up she rises - back and front! I think/hope something fairly simple may have caused this - any ideas? Cheers, Norik

Looks like you've lost or broken the little plastic ball joint link which should be attached to the antirollbar/height corrector unit and the anti-rollbar itself. If this cheap plastic rod is missing (usually snaps of falls off) it means the only way to get the front to raise is to select the height selector lever which then means a hard ride. Technically the car shouldn't be driven at the high settings as these are for driving over obstacles or deep puddles/flood etc. The highest setting is for workshop/changing a wheel/checking LHM level.

These small plastic rods are cheap to buy and should be in stock at Citroen dealers etc. While you're there, buy two as there's one on the back end which again, often snaps off.

To replace, jack up car and support on axle stands. DO NOT attempt to get under car on just a jack especially as the suspension can sink without warning.