Short clunk when shifting into reverse

Chris_Arm · Post by **Chris_Arm** » 22 Dec 2010, 09:35

We are continuing to search for a a Cross Country and have found one that the seller says makes a short clunk when shifting into reverse. Also he claims the vehicle has had routine work done at the local Volvo shop but can't answer a question about why the timing belt was changed at 101K. Should I be concerned? I would think that if he claims routine work was done then he should be able to say if the belt was changed as speced or driven until it broke...

thanks again guys!

Post by **BEJinFbk** » 22 Dec 2010, 09:46

The clunk is probably the front motor mount.
Quite simple to check. Volvo should have caught that.
And if the car is running? The belt didn't break.
Valves usually bend when that happens.

FCPEURO · Post by **FCPEURO** » 22 Dec 2010, 21:00

+1

On both accounts. I had the same thing on my 850 turbo. I ended up replacing all the mounts and the cluck went away. The car shifted overall a lot better.

As for the TB, BE is right. If that belt broke, your head would be toast, if not the whole motor.

hanzbe420 · Post by **hanzbe420** » 23 Dec 2010, 05:25

yea i no the exact same thing u mean when u put it in reverse my 850 turbo does the same thing i need to change the mounts i looked at them while i was revving the engine and i saw the engine pulling alot and u can see were the mounts are bad