yeah ... I was reading about that. I suspect you may be right. do you guys know whether I need a special tool to remove the pulley? I do have air tools. I saw that FCP sells a "counter hold tool", but I'm thinking this is only needed to hold the pulley when using a regular wrench. will I n...

Thnks. I will call IPD tomorrow as the website indicates fitment only for 78-84.

Any thoughts about parts 1 or 2?

Hey folks, My wife's 245 just lost power steering. A quick look under the hood and I saw that the belt connecting the crankshaft pulley to the A/C condenser pulley had come off. No big deal. The A/C hasn't worked in years, and for now she'll have to use a little more muscle to turn the wheel at low ...

Hello all. Happy holidays. Yesterday I noticed that one of the headlamps was out on my mom's '97 850 sedan. She told me that she had the headlamps replaced just that same week. (Don't ask, I didn't do it...) So, I pulled the headlamp out, and the lamp lit up. It was then that I realized that the bul...

I know what you mean. I think the EMPI axle at FCP is $110. When I bought mine I also used a coupon code for 20% off and UPS ground shipping is free. Where I live it arrived the next day. I like IPD for their reliability in products and customer service, but since they're on the opposite coast it's ...

Thanks for the response, Lee.

Thanks for the photos, tjts1.

This thread has been extremely helpful...

That's good news.
One more: would a new axle come with a new carrier bearing, or is that something that I would need to buy separately?

Spice indeed. I had never done this job before, and now it's done. It was a bit of a pain, but I also wasn't feeling very confident about what I was doing. I meant to take pictures, and I would have posted them here, but I forgot my camera at home and I was doing this for my mom at her house. I ende...

Some brake fluid flowed out when old pads were removed. I am confused here, and/or worried. Maybe this is what the mechanic told you, you don't really understand what he meant and you're just relaying the information. When fitting new pads, you have to account for the increased thickness of the pad...

Got it done. Wow, that was a huge pain in the ass. The old motor mount was so swollen it was nearly impossible to get a wrench on the bolt to the motor-side bracket nearest to the alternator bracket. After my last post I did find this: http://volvo2.homestead.com/240mount.html The bolt that I refer ...