Why the 2CV suspension is rubbish and how to fix it

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@michaelkolano8686 11 ай бұрын

Isn't the whole point of the car it's funky suspension? If something more conventional is desired just get a beetle lol

@2CVCult-zl8eo 11 ай бұрын

Of course. As I said in the video, I love it too. I'm currently on a trip across Australia in my 2CV, the suspension works perfectly on rough roads.

@skoorbyrret4578 8 ай бұрын

I've been driving 2CV/Dyanes for over 50 years, covering over 350,000miles ....I've never had any trouble with the suspension on any of my cars. Injecting a little vegetable/cooking oil into the pots every 12 months keeps everything supple & free moving {and of course, greasing the "knife edge" joints} And TBH, having also owned a Citroen BX {with the hydraulic suspension} I am firmly of the opinion that a well set up 2CV suspension is superior.

@2CVCult-zl8eo 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that Information. Maybe Austrian dirt roads are particularly hard on the suspension pots. I don't know the history of mine and what made them seizing up.

@ariejonker8424 10 ай бұрын

In the 70s and 80s you got water in the suspension in winter it froze. A little hole in the suspensioncanister and oil and just turn a round . Suspension was not replaced.

@pemlars 3 ай бұрын

What You here says are the way to do it. In my comments earlier here I forgot to say that this is what I do on my 2 cv’s.

@derfacecrafter1869 6 ай бұрын

Vor 4 Tagen habe ich auch das selbe Paket von burton bekommen. Höhe muss ich noch einstellen, die 4 Gummis sind beim demontieren kaputt gegangen. 2 haben an den falten schon Risse bekommen. Die Mountainbike Schlauch Idee ist echt genial. Werde ich auch machen.

@2CVCult-zl8eo 6 ай бұрын

Freut mich. Am besten extra dicke Schläuche neu kaufen. Ich hatte gebrauchte normale genommen und nach 10T Kilometern hatte einer schon ein Loch.

@emil.honganmaki5461 8 ай бұрын

The rubber pad can get stuck firmly, i.e. copper grease also around the pipe

@christiangodin5147 4 ай бұрын

You may not generalise your own issue to all "deux chevaux"... Thank you.

@2CVCult-zl8eo 8 күн бұрын

Yes, I have in fact received a few comments of people who never had problems with dirt in the cylinder. But for dusty countries like the Australian Outback I would recommend sealing the system.

@delukxy 11 ай бұрын

Sadly virtually all of the chat was inaudible. Voice over would have been fine. Do Burton supply the units pre oiled? I'd probably have added a bit extra. Enjoy your trip. Drive safe.

@2CVCult-zl8eo 11 ай бұрын

The Burton suspension comes well-oiled. I was thinking about adding oil but decided against it because the Burton instructions don't include oiling. I have travelled some 5k on them since and it's all still very smooth.

@derfacecrafter1869 6 ай бұрын

Is it good to oil the Teflon liner? Yes, oil prevents wear and rust, but oil and Teflon?

@delukxy 6 ай бұрын

@@derfacecrafter1869 I've not heard of Teflon liners. Millions of cars are running with nothing other than caster oil or similar.

@pemlars 3 ай бұрын

what kind of roads do You drive on? I have had 2cv for many years and many km, but had no problem with the springboxes.

@2CVCult-zl8eo 3 ай бұрын

I believe it's the fine red dust on Australian dirt roads, of which there are many here. It creeps into everything and stays there.

@luigimarzaro8915 3 ай бұрын

where is the AV marking located ( front ) ? Tks

@2CVCult-zl8eo 3 ай бұрын

It was stamped on the round metal end cap (cover), which is at the end of the cylinder.

@michaelbarton7295 28 күн бұрын

The AV goes at the front of the car.

@oqp1nom864 11 ай бұрын

Come with your american barge and cross the Tanami desert from Alice Spring to Halls creek, fully loaded. Then you can talk, drongo !

@2CVCult-zl8eo 10 ай бұрын

You couldn't take an old Pontiac or similar car on rough tracks: Suspension travel is too short, ground clearance lacking. That's where those cars are rubbish (and modern cars are even worse). A 2CV is much better here. I am currently on a trip across Australia in mine and it takes the outback tracks perfectly. And with the bike tubes fitted the dirt should stay out of the suspension cylinders too.

@viking1au 2 ай бұрын

shocking audio....can not understand too many mumbles........

@tbrama4143 2 ай бұрын

Just put a little bit of wonderoil (ricinusoil or castoroil) into the suspension pots and the squeeking will stop. It’ll allmost cost you nothing.

@marco7716 2 ай бұрын

That will help in most cases. But I had put about a litre of that into each pot, and it made no difference. My suspension cylinders were full of fine red outback dust that had hardened over years when the car was stored in a container.

@Mash333 12 күн бұрын

So, buy new parts and use some bike inner tubes to seal off the rods.

@2CVCult-zl8eo 8 күн бұрын

Yes. Sealing the system is advisable in dusty places like the Australian Outback. But I have received quite a few comments from other places where people said they never had problems with dirt in the suspension cylinders.