1998 v70 xc - Automatic trans - button on shifter sticking

aloggia · Post by **aloggia** » 23 Apr 2010, 09:55

Hello. I've got a 1998 v70 xc - Automatic transmission. The button on the gear shifter tends to stick in warm weather so when I put the car in Park, I find myself prying it out with my fingers. It always comes out but it's an annoyance. I imagine something needs to get lubricated and/or cleaned. I had a Chilton's type manual for the car but I can't for the life of me find it. It was actually for the 850 but effectively it was the same thing. I've looked around here and can not find it.

Could someone either:
1. Point me in the direction of this?
2. Or, give me some advice on how to fix this? Do I have to take the shifter handle off?

Thanks.

Post by **jblackburn** » 23 Apr 2010, 10:10

Mine does it too. I took a small flathead screwdriver and scraped out the crud around the edges of the plastic, and then take a can of white lithium grease or silicone lubricant with the little red straw on the end and spray around the edges of the button, then work it in & out a couple times.

That worked for mine anyway, and it's an easy thing to try before disassembling the whole shifter.

nwhitney · Post by **nwhitney** » 23 Apr 2010, 10:13

You can easily replace the button yourself. IPD has a new button for $38, here's the link http://www.ipdusa.com/Volvo-S70V70-1998 ... -370-4601/
It should be any easy fix. I have to replace mine (exact same one as yours) and the Volvo shop by me wants $138. Double check with IPD on the correct gear knob button.

nwhitney · Post by **nwhitney** » 23 Apr 2010, 10:15

Or clean it out as jablackburn suggest. Might fix your problem and save you $38.

aloggia · Post by **aloggia** » 26 Apr 2010, 07:59

Wow, that worked suprisingly well. Thanks. Sometimes the best solution is not the most complex one.

Post by **jblackburn** » 26 Apr 2010, 10:09

I like easy/cheap fixes! Glad it worked for you.

Post by **VCA** » 26 Apr 2010, 10:37

jablackburn wrote:Mine does it too. I took a small flathead screwdriver and scraped out the crud around the edges of the plastic, and then take a can of white lithium grease or silicone lubricant with the little red straw on the end and spray around the edges of the button, then work it in & out a couple times.

That worked for mine anyway, and it's an easy thing to try before disassembling the whole shifter.

You mean I didn't have to go and buy a new shifter knob and gaither?

Aw maaannnn...

1911colt · Post by **1911colt** » 22 May 2010, 23:57

jablackburn wrote:I like easy/cheap fixes! Glad it worked for you.

You seem to know an awful lot about these vehicles, I'm new to them. I've always wanted one but just could not swing it, I'm a family man that has been wrenching for going on 50 years. I'm considered a fine mechanic, just got my first volvo 2000 V70XC, I need to make this baby last for a long time, so I went and bought the VADIS disks. I noticed some people out there are running it on win xp home, win xp pro, vista, and win 7. I just built a new pc and am running win 7 home, do you know how to install Vadis in a win 7 or win xp home operating sys?.....any help will be much apreciated. I'm learning a lot from your postings, I'm hopin you can send me in the right direction with this. Thanks for your time and knowledge on this site.
PETE

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 23 May 2010, 14:50

On most of the VADIS DVDs that are floating around you need to reset your system clock to June 2004 to get it to install. Anything after XP SP2 you need to register a .dll file - this was from the setup instructions that came with my DVD:

Somehow WindowsXP SP2 disables these DLLs from computer
and only thing to do to fix the problem is:
1) Open command prompt
2) Go to C:\Windows\System32 directory
3) Run command: regsvr32 scrrun.dll
4) Popup message should say that registering was completed successfully

Virus scan the DVD - it will take forever - but mine had a trojan on it. I copied it to a drive under linux, deleted the infected file, and re-burned the DVD. It seems to run just fine.

...Lee

Post by **anjill182** » 09 Mar 2011, 12:45

: Broken Button

I've had my 1998 V70 XC for a little over a year now and this site has been great. Time for me to give a little back. I had the sticky shifter problem , broken button, and I just could not see spending $38 on a replacement button. Off to the local pick and pull. Seems like all, or most, of the buttons on the 70 series cars were also broken. Guess what? The buttons on the 850's and some other vehicles are the same. The only difference is the plastic is black. The black buttons don't seem to be as prone to breaking. If you don't mind using a black button instead of a gray one (you can't really see it anyway), get a black one and replace your broken gray one. Remove the shifter knob so you can see what's going on.

1. Gently pry the top of the button out

2. Pull the button straight up and out.

3. On the new button, line up the pin on the edge of the plastic as shown.

4. Insert the button with the pin in the top slot and snap the bottom in.

5. Put the spring wire bacK in its place.

6. Push the button back in.

7. Looks good.

8.Re-install knob.

After you do one, others are easy. I replaced the on in my son's 2000 S40 in about 2 minutes. I hope this helps someone. Good luck!