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Any "sanding" or "grinding" is taking material off the wheel hub face. You're messing with the plane of the wheel. I'd say brass, which is softer than the aluminum wheel.

After a few days of driving, the issue has not returned. Looks like it was the ignition switch. I now have a new one on hand to replace the one I got cheap at the pick-a-part.

I replaced the ECT sensor, thermostat, the distributor cap, and hit the rotor w/aScotchbrite pad. The car fired right up and warmed up as the rpm's setteled in at 900. I let it idle w/an occasional opening of the throttle and it setteled back to 900 nicely. I drove around the neughborhood several ti...

The Haynes manual includes torque specifications for a majority of work done by a DIY user. I did my first timing belt job on my 2000 V70 thanks to the Haynes, torquing everything to spec, supplemented with pointers and tricks from the forum threads. Each chapter focuses on a specific section of the...

The only system which I've found listed as "beyond the scope of this manual" in Haynes is the air conditioning system. I think some transmission internals are also skipped. And yet, they have a full engine removal and tear down chapter. Before doing any job, I'd review the Haynes and searc...

Is there a Robert DIY for replacing these? Under no circumstances should you follow the video on the ipd website. They should have taken it down years ago. Your dash pad will end up a jigsaw puzzle. The dash pad has to come all the way out of the car - carefully. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aar...

For remanufactured power steering racks, which brands are good and which brands should be avoided? What about new aftermarket steering racks? Please share your experiences with the brands, prices, new vs rebuilt, etc. brunocerous had a rebuilt power steering rack temporarily seize while driving . Th...

This may not be a totally correct guide to these system as I am finding difficulty finding information on 850 models and it has been a long time since I worked on these systems on those. It will be close but feel free to correct if you have an 850 or even a V/C/S 70 P80 and correct. This was prompte...

This is a 3$ item at a salvage yard there are zillions of them. If you can hang on a bit I can locate a few easily. I have 3 or so of my own. Save the 40 $ difference just get a new gasket, OEM Volvo or maybe the HD one from IPD. Yes, I wouldn't go aftermarket on this item myself.