WOW Matt, this is awesome!!! I don't think this level of detail actually exists anywhere else, thanks for taking the time to document this and help everyone out!

Valeo,Luk,Sachs,Borg & Beck....you can't go wrong.

Thats too cheap. With 10-12 hours of labor in, even low-balled at $25, there is no way I would try to save $100 on parts.

There are few manuals sold here, and the clutches on these things last forever, I think data on aftermarket will be sparse


...except in EU - thanks Misha!!!

Valeo is a good brand.

Pilot bearing is not needed on a 850, even though there is part number for it. I wouldn't install it.

I don't recall that the transmission input shaft had any kind of pilot bearing or bushing on the end when I changed the clutch on my '94. In theory it really shouldn't be necessary so long as the bearing on the input to the transmission is good. I bought a Sachs clutch kit and it did not come with a...

Are you asking about replacing a torn rubber mini-boot on the control arm? Like the rubber boot shown here? control-arm-end2.png I looked here and the boot itself isn't listed as a separate product. http://volvopartslisle.com/assembly/24625093/Front-Wheel-Suspension That's for a 2000 s70 . But if yo...

I think what you are describing is the compressor thermostat. It is typically in series with one of the control wires to the compressor.

I've seen a bunch of them where it was simply bypassed.

...Lee