Correction (to my preceding post), I did have as much play as the guy in the video after cleaning the splines on the gear and the shaft. However, the innermost quarter inch of the shaft is not splined, so the corresponding splines on the gear were in much better shape. When I pulled the gear out a b...

I have found when dealing with glass it is not the glue so much as the surface prep. You need to apply hydrochloric acid to the glass (tape off carefully). This will fog the glass and allow the epoxy or glass glues to bond.

Progress! The oppressive rains finally paused long enough for me to get the driveshaft off. VIDA's procedure was to disconnect the lower strut bolts, but that means carefully measuring strut position and/or messing up camber, so I just undid the ball joint at the bottom and used a big ratchet strap ...

FCP sells GKN axles - this is what Volvo put in our cars. GKN is half of the Volvo price, yet still durable. I bought one axle from Volvo ($600) when GKN was not yet available, the other side was replaced year later with GKN. Few years, 20+k miles/year, including dirt and gravel roads, both axles st...

mark99tj wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 09:23 From researching on other forums there does seem to be some sort of electrical interaction between the siren and the sunroof.

They are both on the same CAN Bus. If one or the other pulls down the CAN Bus. The UEM loses communication with both.

I used the filler cap. I ported a tube through the filler cap used with the volvo style funnel and cap combo as it conveniently has a hole already in it. I took readings initially from both the filler cap and dip stick tube and they were both the same.

Well ..........problem solved.after tonites UFC fight and a few beers I rolled out to the car and started troubleshooting.after putting some thought into it I decided something.since the one fused survived the other nite it led me to believe there was a variable.so I thought some more and decided to...

First thread here.. Nice forum. This is my first Volvo, and i am living in Norway. Working as a mechanic, 26 yrs old. Bought this car in August 2019, and got it pretty cheap because it was leaking coolant all over the floormats. So first thing i did was to replace the heat exchanger (hell of a job, ...

Always great to see these cars survive

I had a shudder after adding additive that increases friction. Cured (almost) by adding Lubegard HFM. I would add 1 oz of HFM and drive a couple of days before deciding if it needs another oz. The trick is you have to stop when it shifts almost perfectly: the next oz may start glazing the plates, so...