D Model
Removing A Citroën-D Series Door Handle
Question
How do I remove the exterior rear door handle on a 1972 Citroën D-Series?
Citroen Tech Tip
Got this question in recently and thought we would answer it here on Citroen Tech Tips since it is not the first time the question has come to our attention. More >
The Adjustment of the Citroen Citromatic Transmission.
7.17 CITROMATIC – OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT
INTRODUCTION
Don James, OH (840912)
The series of articles by Don (Red) Dellinger to follow will help you put your Citromatic back in adjustment, no matter how screwed up some previous owner has made it.
Follow the instructions step by step. Please remember one thing—check the simple things first. More >
Oiling a Citroen D Model…
Several years ago, I wrote an article for our Citroen Club of North America newsletter. It was published on the internet and I decided to let my readers take a peek. If you’re interested in preserving your D Model, it’s well worth the time to keep it rust free. Just click here… Oiling a Citroen “D” Model …to read my article. I will be updating this article in the near future, as I have found a lot of improvements to keep Citroens and all cars rust free. Check back soon.
Citroen DS Video…
Here is a wonderful video that was placed on YouTube a few months ago. It is taken from the British television . Here the Citroen DS is discribed in a general, yet telling way, always refering back to it’s 1955 introduction date and just how truely advanced the car was. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Hooking Everything up and Seeing if the Citroen Gas Tank Leaks…
Sorry for the tardiness of this entry, but I was ill for a couple of weeks. So here goes:
Now that the tank is in place and you have not caught the tabs on the walls of the tank compartment with the outer flange of the D Model gas tank, it is time to hook things up. Let’s start with the hard one, and that is the fuel pick up line.
This can be tough… More >
Reinstalling the Gas Tank in the Citroen D Model…
Ready to put the refurbished tank back in…
Well, the compartment is ready to receive the Citroen fuel tank but, lets take a look at that tank once you got it back from Gas Tank Renu.
As I have told you, they do a great job with renewing the gas tank. There are just a few things I have learned from experience that you want to check over before you put it back in. More >
The D Model Gas Tank is Back and Ready to Install, but First…
It’s back…
OK, you have the D Model fuel tank back from Gas Tank Renu. You can see that they did a great job. The inside is red and the outside is black. Both are are patented coatings that are impervious to any of today’s reformulated, high alcohol based fuels.
So, rest assured that you have a gas tank for your Citroen D Model that won’t be causing you any more rust problems. The other thing is, if you should ever sell your little piece of history, don’t forget to mention what you have done with the tank, because this will definitely make your D model worth more money. More >
Restoring the Rusty Citroen D Model Fuel Tank After Removal…
Did you find the fuel pick-up filter…
When you removed the the fuel line from the tank, and if you still had the large 21mm drain plug out of the tank from the passenger’s side of the D Model, you might have noticed the fuel-pick up filter that I spoke of earlier fall out onto the ground.
If this did not happen, then it is probably still inside of the tank. You want to have that out of the Citroen gas tank at this point, in preparation for what we want to do to the tank next. It will come out easily by tilting the tank toward the filler neck and then tilt the tank back further and it should roll right out. More >
Removing the Gas Tank From the Citroen D Model…
The tank is drained…
Now that the tank is drained, it is time to get back to those 8mm nuts we sprayed with penetrating oil earlier. Find your 8mm, hopefully 6 point socket and get onto these nuts carefully.
If they come off easy that’s great, consider yourself lucky. What you have to remember is these nuts are attached to some 5mm studs that come through the trunk wall and breaking them off is just going to make a great deal of work for you later. More >
Draining the Gas Tank on the Citroen D Model…
Ready to drain the tank…
Now that you have the D Model safely up on jack stands and everything is stable it is time to proceed with draining the tank of the D Model. (I will first explain this for a sedan, and then come back with the few things that are different for the wagon)
With the Citroen up on its jack stands, you can remove the lug nuts on that right rear wheel the rest of the way, and remove and put the wheel out of the way, or slide it under the car for additional safety. More >