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robthewad
 
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  Member No: #157
Location: newent gloucestershire |
Hi Everyone I am looking for help with a spoiler problem. Returning from France yesterday the spoiler operated as normal being fully deployed at 80mph. However it now refused to retract despite doing the maintenance routine with the wiper switch a couple of times and again taking the car in excess of 80mph on more than one occasion. It is just stuck at fully deployed. Can anyone advise please. Saw 3 C6s in France (one a Dutch reg) and hope to see more when I go to Spain & Portugal soon. Thanks in anticipation, Rob Wadley (robthewad) GJ56XPX C6 Exclusive Black, Lounge pack Prev Citroens Xantia TD BX19rd Estate XM 2.1 TD C5 2.2 TD Estate |
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nouveaucitroenist
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   Member No: #2222
Location: Sussex |
I have had the same trouble and found a generous dose of WD40 or the like on the tracks and pushrods has solved the problem up until now. Overzealous washing seems to cause it to stick... I have read on here a 'close' signal is sent when the car reaches around 10mph if it is in the open position. So far this has worked for me but I intend to uncover the motor on the inside of the bootlid to clean and lubricate the motor and cables etc. There is a manual override facility in there to retract the spoiler if all else fails. There is a quite a bit of info on this site about the spoiler. Good luck  |
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gmerry
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 Member No: #21
Location: Scotland |
Hi WD40 is not really a lubricant: use a waterproof grease on the actuating sliders and something like Ferrosol on the linkages. The spoiler should be lubricated at the same frequency as the door hinges (and should have been included in the scheduled maintenance routines, to be carried out by the dealer) Regards G |
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robthewad
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Member No: #157
Location: newent gloucestershire |
nouveaucitroenist wrote ... I have had the same trouble and found a generous dose of WD40 or the like on the tracks and pushrods has solved the problem up until now. Overzealous washing seems to cause it to stick... I have read on here a 'close' signal is sent when the car reaches around 10mph if it is in the open position. So far this has worked for me but I intend to uncover the motor on the inside of the bootlid to clean and lubricate the motor and cables etc. There is a manual override facility in there to retract the spoiler if all else fails. There is a quite a bit of info on this site about the spoiler. Good luck |
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robthewad
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Member No: #157
Location: newent gloucestershire |
Many thanks to both for your help - will lubricate and see what happens and let you know in due course. Thanks again Rob Wadley (robthewad) |
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userpco
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 Member No: #622
Location: Ascot, Berkshire |
nouveaucitroenist wrote ... I intend to uncover the motor on the inside of the bootlid to clean and lubricate the motor and cables etc. There is a manual override facility in there to retract the spoiler if all else fails. There is a quite a bit of info on this site about the spoiler. Good luck There is a useful diagram detailing all the parts of the Moving Spoiler which can be downloaded from this web-site. Mine was stuck in the fully deployed position. I removed bootlid cover to expose the respective motor and cable drive assemblies. I removed the motor which actuates the 2 drive cables...Rack and pinion principle...As the cables were not under tension to hold the deflector deployed I am assuming that the motor drives the cables against the resistance of the leaf spring (not visible from inside the boot) and an electrical controlled ratchet holds the deflector in position. This theory is supported by the fact that when starting to dismantle the slide assembly having removed the fin, I fortunately realised in time that the slide was under considerable tension and decided this was not the way to go about dismantling the spoiler. Last Friday I asked Forge motors to have a look at it. He had a Quick go with a diagnostic tool which did not show any errors. I booked in for tomorrow when he was to try a different test. Low and behold on the way home it retracted having been 3 weeks in the max. deployed position. This lunchtime it stayed fully deployed when I stopped but retracted with the maintenance/wiper procedure Watch this space! |
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robthewad
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Member No: #157
Location: newent gloucestershire |
Very helpful, many thanks Rob |
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userpco
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Member No: #622
Location: Ascot, Berkshire |
Sorry I got it wrong! Having said 'there is no means of manually retracting the Spoiler' The motor has an Alan key socket and in the boot toolbox is a crank handle (the manual says it's for the Sunroof). I have tried cranking the motor while it is in normal position and when fully open (maintenance/wiper activated) but apart from a quarter turn taking up the slack it won't budge (the spoiler is in working order at the moment) Any suggestions as to how to release the 'locking system' to allow cranking? |
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robthewad
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Member No: #157
Location: newent gloucestershire |
Hi All Lubrication worked and all now working well. Many thanks for the advice given - much appreciated Rob Wadley (robthewad) |
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userpco
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Member No: #622
Location: Ascot, Berkshire |
Spoiler behaving erratically, so rather than having it stuck in the fully deployed position again I have disconnected the motor. No error msg. when trying the maintenance routine or travelling above 40 mph. Steve said: "It will happen again".... "OH no it won't!" |
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Juggernaut-j
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 Member No: #2947
Location: chester |
I've just bought my c6 a couple of months ago when I got home the other day the spoiler stayed up, after a bit of thought and trying to takes it through the wiper means of working it and a few drives round the block I used wd40 on it when I went out the next day it retracted an works normal now will just have to make sure the linkage is lubricated John |
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gmerry
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Member No: #21
Location: Scotland |
Possibly it would be useful to read the archives, via a google search. WD40 is not a lubricant! regards |
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Juggernaut-j
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Member No: #2947
Location: chester |
Hi I did read the archives that's how I found the link to a stuck spoiler, on my reply I said what I did with mine when it stuck, I also know that wd40 isn't a lubricant as I mentioned at the end of my post I will have to keep the linkage lubricated |
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