This is a write up for replacing the AW50-40 slush box in an 850 with an M56 manual transmission. Most of the necessary information is already out there on various Volvo forums but another addition won't hurt. I won't go into detail on every step but I'll try to add useful tips for what I found to b...

Nice. This is the kind of ingenuity that sets the mechanics apart from the parts changers at the dealer. Thanks for posting.

DIY 2005 XC90 2.5T REAR BRAKE (PARKING BRAKE) OVERHAUL 2005 XC90 with 95K miles. Symptoms: squeaky rear brake during stop, also RR rotor lost a chunk of metal (see photos). If you have done Parking Brake shoes before, this is similar to other Volvos. I wrote a DIY Parking Brake for 1998 S70 previou...

1998 S70 T-5 240k miles Just bought some rebuilt front calipers for this car. It has the originals. I read somewhere about the caliper slider pins on the rebuilts not being as quality as the original Volvo pins (Volvo #30648017). I see one of these pins, Volvo OEM, costs around $25.00. That's pretty...

Actually, if you search google using bmw 34110 41349, you will see this ATE part used in many European vehicles.

It cross-references to FTE pins, which are $14.49 for a pair, or $7.25/each:
http://www.eeuroparts.com/Parts/59268/D ... 000K10005/

Glad you found the problem. When you take your next crack at the failing wire in the hinge harness, you might try replacing it with something more flexible. I've upgraded a number of sections of "moving" wire with arctic grade jacketed wire with a high strand count of copper. Here's are li...

It could picked up a lawnmower syndrom because of failed ect.
Too much fuel in cylinders from cranking the engine with a bad ect.

Scots were branded as cheap by the English. When I went to work in England I told them I was sent as a missionary to teach the English to buy a round of drinks and not just their own!

Neil.

The hydraulic on the driver side broke and is still hanging there now it is hanging the trino so that it won't open I need a fix I have 100 dollars of groceries in there

Hey everyone, so I watched Robert's vid on seat removal and putting new seat skins on a front bucket seat. Here is my question; I took a seat skin off of a 2000 S70 with what I assume was an electronic air bag actuator. I now want to pull the seat of my 98 V70 which has the mechanical actuator (with...