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DIY: 1998 Volvo V70 Rear Shock Absorber (BilsteinTC) & Shock

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

This topic is in the MVS Volvo Repair Database » Volvo V70 Rear Shock Replacement Tutorial
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Danpaco
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Joined: 23 October 2014
Year and Model: 01 xc70
Location: Hudson valley

Re: DIY: 1998 Volvo V70 Rear Shock Absorber (BilsteinTC) & S

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Did my shocks and springs today on my 98 v70 with this write up as my guide, thanks. I sheared off two of the shock mount bolts, I tried not to. I had purchased the bolts as recommended and also bought flanged nuts to go with them. Instead of swearing at the broken bolt I just hammered them out with a punch. Instead of having a helper with the nut I used epoxy putty around the flanged part of the nut making sure none went on the thread, then hand tightened the bolt in place until the epoxy set. Worked great.

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