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The 'Rear Steer' feature on the ZX is provided by the flexing of the two rearmost subframe mountings' that allows the suspension beam to swing. I know, I too was disappointed when I was working at a Citroen dealership and found this out...
To be fair, the UK advert for the ZX did state something like "It's such a simple solution, it's a wonder nobody thought of it before".
However, the action of RWS must have been somewhat profound, because those mountings used to rotate after a few thousand miles by about ninety deg from their correct location. I recall this because you could book the time for replacing the mountings, rather than the loosening of two 16mm nuts and turning the mounts back to where they should be that the job actually entailled.
The replies so far have given good advice. I think the most likely outcome will be that the rear trailing arm bearings are failing. You can get your rear axle reconditioned by online companies that specialises in PSA torsion-bar axle assy. rebuilds. They collect your axle and return it in a recon, shotblasted and repainted near-new condition. All for under £200.
I have a mint 306 with a N/A XUD 1905cc engine. I inherited it from my sole remaining customer from when I had my own Peugeot/Citroen repair shop. He was 95 when he sadly passed away last year. I have worked on this car from new. At around 80k miles, we did a full recondition of the car. Every bit that was getting a little tired was changed. Back to new again!
So I can fully understand just why you don't want to scrap it. When you even have to go to the dealers to get a new battery 'coded' (yes you VAG! et al) and it must be bought from them (you need a Dealer-Omly QR code or things no longer work properly) it makes sense to run a car that can outlive its owner.
Edited by tobytronicstereophonic on 01/04/2022 at 00:45
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