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Protected: Disc brakes for my Citroën Traction Avant

J.M.W. Griffioen — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:27:56 +0000

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Traction Avant 11BN (1955) intital repairs in 2006 and following yearly maintenance scheme

J.M.W. Griffioen — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:51:52 +0000

I bought my Traction Avant 11BN (1955 made) in june 2006, and I had to perform a lot of mechanical repairs before the car was roadworthy. The engine block was cracked beyond repair, the gearbox 2nd gear was smashed, the brake system was really bad and so on. And the fenders were rotten in the …

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Traction Avant 11BN art deco hood mascotte install

J.M.W. Griffioen — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:39:53 +0000

Now and then I check my preferred suppliers for the availability of a so-called ornement de capot, in French. This is a hood mascotte, originally fabricated by ROBI for a.o. Traction Avant 11BN and BL. To my surprise, Franssen in Belgium had a new stock of these for my BN and I ordered me one, …

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Starter motor Traction Avant (12 Volt) repair with new carbon brush

J.M.W. Griffioen — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:35:17 +0000

And suddenly the Traction Avant wouldn’t start. It had been struggling a few times, as if the battery was dead but it was nicely full. And suddenly just a click instead of a running starter motor. I have a Paris-Rhone 12V ID starter motor in my Traction Avant -which fits the flywheel of my long …

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My Traction Avant conversion to 4 gears

Jan Griffioen — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:23:37 +0000

Conversion of a 1955 Traction Avant 11BN from 3- to 4 gears -By marrying a 1964 Citroën ID gearbox with a Traction differential- Above you can see the rough end result with which I have now (2022) already been able to travel a few thousand kilometers. In the end it has been a valuable project. …

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New driveshafts Traction Avant 11BN

Jan Griffioen — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:56:47 +0000

First, the original shafts were overhauled, but when the 4-speed gearbox got installed, double homokinetic drive shafts were installed at the same time! Above: At the time of purchase, Below: At the MOT inspection Above: After replacing the old driveshafts with the driveshafts fitted with dual homokinetic joints Assembly of the new axles whereby really …

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Traction Avant fully electronic ignition

Jan Griffioen — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:58:06 +0000

Really crappy, I don’t have another word for it: The old contact point ignition with its coil. I tried 3 of them on 6 volts and the combination of 6 volt battery, starter motor and points always gave me trouble, both with cold and hot starts. So I installed an electronic one, and NO 123 …

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First MOT of my 1955 Citroën Traction Avant 11BN (translation = still some work in progress)

Jan Griffioen — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:12:43 +0000

After 13 years of standing still the first MOT in 2006, right after I bought the car, was quite a challenge. Besides a stuck engine, broken gearbox, defective exhaust, brakes, steering knuckle covers and the like, there was also a lot of work to be done on the electrics. TA 2006-2012 picture overview June 2006: …

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Traction Avant repair 3-speed gearbox with 2 broken teeth on 2nd gear

Jan Griffioen — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:47:21 +0000

After the purchase, the TA’s gearbox turned out to be defective. 2 teeth were missing from the 2nd gear. Later I (fortunately) discovered both teeth in the gearbox’s oil sump. This second gear is the most vulnerable gear, especially because people often try to drag a TA in 2nd gear. Or they try to get …

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June 2006: Picking up my Traction Avant

Jan Griffioen — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:17:20 +0000

After the sale was completed for Eur2000,= I went to pick up the Citroën Traction Avant 11BN (built 1955) in Leiden with the rented car trailer. https://jantecnl.synology.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Traction-avant-2006-06-1.mp4 The 3 below pictures are the seller’s ones from Marktplaats.nl: At home: After the first inspection it turned out that nothing actually worked. https://jantecnl.synology.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Traction-avant-2006-06-1.mp4 The engine was …

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