Ok, now for the hard part. Getting the word out to Volvo owners in financial distress. I'll make a page here (like the VRD entries... i.e.: non-forum) as a landing page for press/people Make a Google Maps page with pins for you who have offered to help ("nodes") (not your name, just a pin ...

...if you move some other stuff out of the way too. I was doing a bit of a suspension overhaul this week and one of the items I was changing out was the stock sway bar for the ipd style. I was prepared to drop the subframe but since I was changing out some other stuff I thought I'd try something. Wi...

manovlov wrote: ↑23 Jul 2020, 11:57

scot850 wrote: ↑20 Jul 2020, 13:55

There is a recent thread by a MVS member who claims you can replace the sway-bar without dropping the sub-frame.

Neil.

Any way to find this post Neil ?

Manov

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Not much in there but may be a guide.

Neil.

It might be the inner tie-rods. You will need to get someone to turn the steering wheel while you look. They don't need to turn it far, just enough t load the rods. Feel and watch for delayed moving of the wheels. If they are bad I would expect to be seeing wear on the outsides of the front tires. H...

I might have that on my parts 1998. I’ll be in UK in SEP so I could post it locally

I’ll also be in the Black Country visiting family if that’s not too far

Hy Buddies ! I would like to replace may upper engine mount. I have done it on my last V70 1998 so I know how to. My question is simple : there is a small arrow on the mount : in which direction should it point ? Mine in pointing sown, is it okay ? thanks for helping. Manov Does the pictures help? ...

What I read did not sound 100% correct so pulled out the laptop with Vida to check. Cookeh got it mostly right but this may help: Top Torque mount install (1).jpg Top Torque mount install (2).jpg Hopefully this does not get us in trouble!! It has been a long time, but I was sure that the dealer fore...

Well done!

Happy you found a solution. Old grease can get hard and sticky and ends up doing the opposite it should be doing!

Neil.

This is from a 1999 but IF it’s DENSO it is probably the same 1, MCC sendssignal to ECM from MCC pin B22 2 It has to makeup through the closed low pressure switch , jumping this switch won’t turn on the compressor like your Uncle Buick, it just enables the ECM to turn in the compressor. A well meani...