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1998 s70 Strut Mount/Bearing not sitting flush

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Ben850
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Re: 1998 s70 Strut Mount/Bearing not sitting flush

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It is fun to do it correctly.
Sachs-Boge, or Bilstein Touring struts for both of my 850s with upgraded spring seats. IPD-HD and XC-90 OEM Volvo respectively.
A fun summer day photo.
This would be Sachs-Boge with IPD-Hd seats.
It was a very hot day. All went well.
It was a very hot day. All went well.
This photo is a year after I had rebuilt those struts. They are still nice. I am not easy on them.
This photo is a year after I had rebuilt those struts. They are still nice. I am not easy on them.
My first experience on the Sedan.
My first experience on the Sedan.
The inevitable fact.
The inevitable fact.
I had learned.
I had learned.
You simply have to take care of this after 100,000 miles or so. That is really not so bad.
You simply have to take care of this after 100,000 miles or so. That is really not so bad.
The strut mount bearings were not really the issue on either of those renewals, but I did use newer, and OEM pieces for the strut rebuild on the Wagon.
The good parts are pricey, but you do get what you pay for in this area.
1993 850 GLT , You wouldn't know it.
1996 850 Turbo Wagon White.
1995 T-5R Black. New work in progress.
1998 V70 XC Cross Country White.
1994 850 N/A Wagon Black.
1997 850 Sedan Black.
1996 850R Wagon White.
1997 850 Sedan Red ( not white or black!)
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JRev
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Post by JRev »

Nice work! I took the car to a different garage today, a guy who I went to previously for MOT's but he doesn't do timing belts (which I got done at the same time as the MOT) so used a different garage this time (which I regret). Anyhow he looked at the mount for me, used a pry bar and showed me why its moving and why sometimes it sits flush but its still fairly tight but the mount with the bearing needs to be replaced.

I think i'll just get hold of the parts and then decide if I'll give the job a crack myself as long as I can get the right tools, like a spring compressor, just depends on weather as I've no garage! Otherwise I'll get him to fit all the parts for me.
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JRev
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Post by JRev »

Just to update this as I went ahead and installed new Coil Springs (Sachs), Shocks (Meyle), Upper Mounts (Firstline which are a quality British brand) and Spring seats (Febi Variant 2) and what a difference. The car feels like I'm driving it as it was new out of the factory and after having it for 3 years, it gets better to drive each year.

The spring seats where TOAST! completely wrecked and it turns out the struts had a longer thread then the ones just installed so it looks like incorrect struts where used before.

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Post by erikv11 »

Nice work, enjoy the new suspension!
JRev wrote: ... The spring seats where TOAST! completely wrecked ...
Yeah, this is essentially the rule for aftermarket spring seats. 20-30k max then they are gone.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
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erikv11 wrote:Nice work, enjoy the new suspension!
JRev wrote: ... The spring seats where TOAST! completely wrecked ...
Yeah, this is essentially the rule for aftermarket spring seats. 20-30k max then they are gone.
This is my first car mate and unfortunately when I first went about getting parts I wasn't really clued up on who to use and it turns out the spring seats where scantech! Which I now know to avoid!

I went for the Febi ones which I know are aftermarket but they are the variant 2 and as far as I can tell are the new design and OEM, but whatever at least they are a good quality name. No more scantech or professional parts sweden!
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Post by erikv11 »

Oh sorry: yes the Febis might be fine, I agree, didn't mean to imply otherwise. Enjoy!
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
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erikv11 wrote:Oh sorry: yes the Febis might be fine, I agree, didn't mean to imply otherwise. Enjoy!
haha..No didn't mean to suggest you was! but thanks! :D
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