Hey everyone
I did a bit of work on the CX today, starting with readjusting the points and spark-plug gaps. A major concern was the amount of LHM I have been going through and it had got to the stage where I have used 2 litres in the last week!
It had to be fixed today and I found that a plastic line had come away from a rubber T-section (The one adjoined to the steering rack and high pressure line). I thought of just putting the line back in the 3-way section but this section has split slightly so as a short term measure I have put a hose clamp on it.
I am not sure why but the last couple of weeks the ride has been way too high...faulty height corrector?....bad fluid? It has been difficult to get a measurement because the range was all over the place but overall too high and harsh riding especially over small sharp bumps.
Re-attaching this line (overflow return?) has fixed the height problem!!:headbang: I have no idea why and the reason I hadn't adjusted the height corrector linkage already was that I was waiting to borrow some ramps to do it safely (Spent hours finding out how to do it so good for future reference I suppose).
I took it for a drive and it rides very well and at the correct height without any harshness! There has to be a reason!?
Could anyone suggest how a loose overflow return line coming from the steering rack could affect ride height?
Cheers, Andy
I did a bit of work on the CX today, starting with readjusting the points and spark-plug gaps. A major concern was the amount of LHM I have been going through and it had got to the stage where I have used 2 litres in the last week!
It had to be fixed today and I found that a plastic line had come away from a rubber T-section (The one adjoined to the steering rack and high pressure line). I thought of just putting the line back in the 3-way section but this section has split slightly so as a short term measure I have put a hose clamp on it.
I am not sure why but the last couple of weeks the ride has been way too high...faulty height corrector?....bad fluid? It has been difficult to get a measurement because the range was all over the place but overall too high and harsh riding especially over small sharp bumps.
Re-attaching this line (overflow return?) has fixed the height problem!!:headbang: I have no idea why and the reason I hadn't adjusted the height corrector linkage already was that I was waiting to borrow some ramps to do it safely (Spent hours finding out how to do it so good for future reference I suppose).
I took it for a drive and it rides very well and at the correct height without any harshness! There has to be a reason!?
Could anyone suggest how a loose overflow return line coming from the steering rack could affect ride height?
Cheers, Andy