What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

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Started working on getting this 17-year old car bra off my S60:254E7A0B-EEC9-4C1F-88BD-BF7C7306C0CC.jpeg

Maybe some solvent or Goo Gone remover?

Car bras and car covers ( exceptions for convertibles) are indicators of small……equipment.

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Following this tutorial solved the stuck key/ shifter on Shaggkira, v70 NA AT

I had to trim the plastic back to clearance the cam pivot on the knob

Good pics here

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/stick ... xMMw&amp=1

[volvolugnut]

Started working on getting this 17-year old car bra off my S60:254E7A0B-EEC9-4C1F-88BD-BF7C7306C0CC.jpeg

Have you tried a rubber pencil eraser?

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[bmdubya1198]

It sits a little lower now on the FCP Sport lowering springs lol. I just have to get used to it, the nivomats were lowered with spacers.

That is a really interesting color for an R. The stance looks good.

Thanks! It's a pretty rare color, Venetian Red.

Started working on getting this 17-year old car bra off my S60:

254E7A0B-EEC9-4C1F-88BD-BF7C7306C0CC.jpeg

If you haven't tried one, I highly recommend one of these rubber wheels. They are by far the easiest way to remove that stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/ABN-Rubber-Erase ... NrPXRydWU=

I had clear bra material on my hood and bumper that I took off using one of these wheels. It's great because it's effective, yet hard to burn the paint with them. Just make sure you constantly clean off the rubber debris.

[foggydogg]

And the delta link swap is done! I'll be compiling a parts list in the next few days when I get some time, but I am happy to report a successful drive to the gas station. Currently the car has no exhaust past the cat, so it's LOUD. I need to take care of that ASAP. First thing's first, I need an alignment!

It sits a little lower now on the FCP Sport lowering springs lol. I just have to get used to it, the nivomats were lowered with spacers.

Nicely done. Those two holes in the bumper are kind of empty.
Whatever shall you do for entertainment now ?

[foggydogg]

Started working on getting this 17-year old car bra off my S60:254E7A0B-EEC9-4C1F-88BD-BF7C7306C0CC.jpeg

Try W40, it's probably not as aggressive as GooGoo.
Those decal removal wheels do work fairly well, but some adhesive remnants clog them up pretty quickly, so plus one on clearing debris.

[foggydogg]

IMG_20210627_150122308_HDR.jpgI'm f***ed. One of the exhaust cam bolts snapped as I was rotating the cam to line back up with the marks.

I think you'll know more once you get the gear off. If there isn't a stub sticking out of the cam that you can get a small pair of pliers
on, try a sharp punch and a small hammer. Find a crag that you can get a little traction on, then tap-a-tap away - counter-clock, naturally. I've gotten lucky a few times.
Patience is a Virtue.

[mdr1220]

IMG_20210627_150122308_HDR.jpgI'm f***ed. One of the exhaust cam bolts snapped as I was rotating the cam to line back up with the marks.

I think you'll know more once you get the gear off. If there isn't a stub sticking out of the cam that you can get a small pair of pliers
on, try a sharp punch and a small hammer. Find a crag that you can get a little traction on, then tap-a-tap away - counter-clock, naturally. I've gotten lucky a few times.
Patience is a Virtue.

Thanks foggy. I haven't pulled the gear yet so I'll try that but I also picked up a set of left hand bits if needed. At this point all I have is patience because I'm getting a helluva education doing this.

[bmdubya1198]

And the delta link swap is done! I'll be compiling a parts list in the next few days when I get some time, but I am happy to report a successful drive to the gas station. Currently the car has no exhaust past the cat, so it's LOUD. I need to take care of that ASAP. First thing's first, I need an alignment!

It sits a little lower now on the FCP Sport lowering springs lol. I just have to get used to it, the nivomats were lowered with spacers.

Nicely done. Those two holes in the bumper are kind of empty.
Whatever shall you do for entertainment now ?

Yeah, I need to do something about that ASAP. The drone from the open exhaust is absolutely horrendous. It’s barely drivable.

Went to get an alignment today, and it’s only marginally better. The guy listened to me about using FWD specs, the sheet shows a P2. Ugh... now to go back again tomorrow and sort it out. No time for this stuff, I HATE having anyone else touch my cars. I’m too used to being the one providing service, I don’t like being the customer.

[foggydogg]

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Went to get an alignment today, and it’s only marginally better. The guy listened to me about using FWD specs, the sheet shows a P2. Ugh... now to go back again tomorrow and sort it out. No time for this stuff, I HATE having anyone else touch my cars. I’m too used to being the one providing service, I don’t like being the customer.

One of the things I miss most when my old Navy buddy closed his shop is being able to mount and balance my own tires. We had a pretty good collection of front-end alignment gear too for setting up both of our asphalt NASCAR racers. Wasn't laser-true, but good enough to get it ballpark, and a shop nearby that does nothing but alignment work would fine-tune for beers.
I just had the same alignment issue on the Rescue R ( a family-owned shop within walking distance, I know the guys' father, pretty disappointed ) which led me to buy a toe-in gauge setup from Summit. I may crawl under the car today, since it is Tropical Stupid Hot here in DE.