UK 97 V70 T5 Is it possible to change the pinion seals with the rack in situ? I agree with Lee that the Steering Rack needs to come out for a proper repair. Below are some very nice info on Steering Rack, worth a read. But see the link at the bottom of my post! The bottom line seems to be TRW, SMI ...

Inner and Outer Tie Rod End Replacement Introduction: This DIY guide shows how I replaced the TRW inner and outer tie rods on a 1997 Volvo 855 GLT with 165k miles. I benefited greatly from the write up by Nlemerise who did the job on his V70. His guide was posted on Swedespeed: http://forums.swedesp...

M4rinus, Just an aside, you are a persistent person and your thought process is very logical, which I like to see more in the forum. Not to mention your English is very good, for a change...LOL. OK, back to business... 1. Without the tool that jimmy57 mentioned, you can get around it by: wrapping bl...

I pulled a third VR tonight, it is different, one of the smaller types (Bosch 1197311513). Here's what I came up with poking around: The 850 alternators seem to have (at least?) two types of voltage regulator, large format and small format. The alternators themselves are different, with different co...

There have already been many good posts on the PTC ("Positive Temperature Coefficient") component in the positive crankcase ventilation system. Ozark Lee: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27526 cn90: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1...

Something like this might work, the 3/16 size is less than 5mm.

https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Power-Grip- ... 1KTNZBC380

Some updates: Couldn't get to this job today before the sun set over Manhattan today... The wife had errands to run and by the time she got back there was only enough time to change the oil. :? But I do have some updates. I am thinking the little hook on the new bracket will go into some hole (right...

Here are the pictures: 2000 V70 5 speed auto RH axle 001.JPG 2000 V70 5 speed auto RH axle 002.JPG This and the picture below show the bearing is well supported and does not appear to move in the carrier support 2000 V70 5 speed auto RH axle 003.JPG 2000 V70 5 speed auto RH axle 005.JPG Above you ca...

The thrilling conclusion to this is that used, cleaned OEM intake and exhaust cam solenoids worked perfectly and after a bit of driving, the CEL is gone. I replaced them one solenoid at a time due to one getting delayed. I put on the replacement exhaust solenoid first and it worked way way better th...

If you haven't replaced your headlight housings, you probably should. You may have followed my musings about headlights and my unwillingness to go outside and actually deal with them in the cold weather and my reluctance to spend any money. Thanks for putting up with that. Bottom line is that the re...