Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Clive George wrote:
Coil springs can break, though. But
the spheres on a Citroen have a definite life - rather shorter than
springs?

Yup, shorter than springs, comparable to dampers, and they do both jobs.
Rather easier to replace than either.

I've no experience of them, but have read plenty horror stories of the
spheres being difficult to remove on an older car.

I've owned a number, most of which were well into old bangerdom, and
I've never known it take the specialists more than half an hour to
change a pair of spheres. You just need the right tools, and it's a job
that it's worth going to the specialists for, as it is almost impossible
without the right tools. First time regassing takes about half an hour
per sphere, as they neeed to install a special valve, after that, it
takes moments.

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John.