Ive been trying to source some new tail lights for my 850 wagon. Found some on skandix. The website quoted me $400 usd for both upper/lower and including €110 shipping. I was pretty happy with that. Then skandix emailed me saying the shipping was actually going to be €645 for shipping. I'll have to ...

Looks like a good time!

Seeing as my wife keeps killing tires on her GLT (4 in the past year, 2 since Jan), I decided to try my hand at mounting/balancing tires.
(She claims "bad roads", and they *are* bad. I however drive on the same roads....and more than she does. Haven't killed a tire yet)

I picked up the manual ...

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What is safe way to release control arm from the balljoint?
TIA

A ball joint press and a few carefully placed hits with a hammer is a good place to start.

8) Finishing up a heater hose replacement @ junction on the V70. No more leaks from the engine connection just above where the tran sits.

However… now getting leak @ heater core coupling assembly. Where the aluminum hoses (and new o-rings) slip into the heater core assembly and get torqued in ...

8) Finishing up a heater hose replacement @ junction on the V70. No more leaks from the engine connection just above where the tran sits.

However… now getting leak @ heater core coupling assembly. Where the aluminum hoses (and new o-rings) slip into the heater core assembly and get torqued in via ...

Its pretty insane that you can get fluid to flow through the front brakes lines at all. You could have a clog in the line or yes it could still be the ABS pump. And without more information im not sure what the bleeding procedure is. That scan tool might be able to actuate the ABS to start moving ...

Was at the stealership to order a valve stem kit, camshaft seals and spark plug seals.

When I asked about the special Volvo gasket for the valve cover, he said that they don’t sell it anymore. It’s been outsourced to wurth now.

The genuine stuff is still for sale at skandix, so I’ll order that ...

Yea, just pick one wheel and work your way up from the caliper to each connection until you get good flow. All flex lines are known to degrade internally and cause all sorts of issues.

Without knowing trail blazer anatomy, I would be concerned about bad brake hoses collapsed internally or air trapped in the ABS system if it has one. Typically a bad brake booster should have a hard pedal as there is no vacuum assist to help. I find the power bleeders are far more convenient than ...