The sensor seemed to seat properly and the clip fits tightly into place. It seemed to be in as far as it can go and is difficult to pull back out, yet somehow seems to wriggle loose. But, like you say, maybe it's slightly damaged (although I couldn't see any signs of damage), or just a bad fit.
The plastic retainer clip shouldn't be able to work loose now though, with the heatshrink tubing over it.
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Originally Posted by tc4332
Sorry Mark,
I have to report that I was in bed 
You are right, we have to order a flatbed for these cars and that means we have to wait a bit longer. Though when mine let me down it was RAC that were slipshod. They waited nearly two hours before booking the flatbed, after their "man in a van" decided he was not good enough to fix the problem. I knew the chap that carried the car to the garage, he lives twenty minutes away near Chorley. I was outside Seven Stars Macdonalds/Currys. Five minutes walk from home. So $£"£$%$ frustrating. Breakdown to garage 4 hours, only took 20 minutes to carry it there.
Just glad that it was an easy/cheap fix.
Best to Lyn. |
Thanks Ray
In bed? ... It was the middle of the afternoon!
Yeah, I've had one or two flatbed kerfuffles with the RAC over the years, not just with the '8s I've owned but also with several Hydropneumatic Citroens I've owned (BXs, XMs), which also can't be towed. Despite asking specifically for a flatbed in the past, they've repeatedly sent an RAC patrol van.
I made a point of reiterating to RAC telephone operator this time that I didn't want to wait half an hour for an RAC patrol van to turn up, just to have him agree with me that a flatbed is needed and then leave me waiting another hour or so for one to arrive. Unbelievably, they still despatched a van driver, but he had the sense to phone me before he set off. They'd passed on my message to him and he was phoning because he was concerned I'd be angry to see him arrive! lol
Thankfully, after speaking to the patrol van driver and explaining the issue, he decided not to attend himself and just arranged a flatbed for me.