having a hell of a time getting lower nut loose(the tops already out of mount) - ive hit it with pb blaster, propane, tried vice grips, tried giving myself a hernia, tried jostling it by raising/lowering with jack.. the nut is starting to round out..

any bright ideas?

so after running all over nh/ma yesterday junkyard searching for a 8626030 i bit the bullet and ordered new-

looking forward to getting it here!

today i'm beginning to think this is probably a platinum edition wagon.. and for how i stumbled upon it/how little i purchased it for i'm very excited-

neil-

yep i guess i'll just need to get in there! my questioning regarding if it was with or without a bar came from some euro retailers showing "9200014" labeled product barless, and actually the history of the XC itself(was purchased privately from what turned out to be a hell of a POS seller ...

ok thanks so much misha- i appreciate it!

got it- i guess i should have stated i was considering swaping all four.. but maybe that would lead to handling issues too.. sorry for my lack of knowledge here just trying to learn.

oh i would do both of course-

thanks misha!

from what i could find on a 8626030(the shock currently on my 96) search they appear to be self leveling nivomats most commonly used on 98-2010

so if they're both nivomats atleast i can expect the mounts to fit? i guess thats where i'm confused-

thanks for such a quick response neil!

hey there-

been trying to find an answer the past few nights but can't- just acquired a 96 850 turbo wagon with a bad rear psngr shock(8626030)- and wondering if i can pull the 9200014's off the rear of my 98 xc..

sorry if this is an insane question.. obviously the ride height is different ...

didnt smell like much of anything and was completely hardened and brittle

Hey There-

Have a 99 v70 as my daily driver, 166800 miles. Runs just fine and i average a solid 30mpg highway.

Yesterday i popped hood just to check oil/fluids and found some dried up gunk on exterior of cylinder cover- wondering if anyone has an idea what it could be, oil shows no milky or ...