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

Post by **abscate** » 03 Apr 2022, 03:13

When i undid the electrical tape i realized the guy had litterally tied knots

..and I love it when I read about a new way to bollock something up….maybe we can call this the Lucas splice

Post by **ZionXIX** » 03 Apr 2022, 09:55

yanga001 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 21:30 .

My grip slipped and I had the passenger side wiper arm smack the windshield full force with no blade on it. I now drive around with a spider crack like a scarlett letter of shame.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 03 Apr 2022, 10:05

ZionXIX wrote: ↑03 Apr 2022, 09:55
yanga001 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 21:30 .
My grip slipped and I had the passenger side wiper arm smack the windshield full force with no blade on it. I now drive around with a spider crack like a scarlett letter of shame.

DANG!
volvolugnut

Post by **volvolugnut** » 03 Apr 2022, 10:09

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 12:19
scot850 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 10:03 There is way too much empty space on that driveway that could be filled with more nautic blue cars!!

Neil.
Right? That's what I was thinking!

That is a very dangerous idea for a guy who has 10 acres of vacant land in the country.

volvolugnut

Post by **scot850** » 03 Apr 2022, 11:54

So that is what the previous Electrician owner of my house did with the 40A cable to our kitchen range. Twisted the wires only (no knot!) and wrapped with electrical tape....................Lucas repair!! Didn't recall reading about that one in the electrical standards!

Neil.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 03 Apr 2022, 13:01

volvolugnut wrote: ↑03 Apr 2022, 10:09
bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 12:19
scot850 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2022, 10:03 There is way too much empty space on that driveway that could be filled with more nautic blue cars!!

Neil.
Right? That's what I was thinking!
That is a very dangerous idea for a guy who has 10 acres of vacant land in the country.

volvolugnut

I would be VERY dangerous with that amount of land! One day I plan to buy a nice big plot of land in the country and build a nice shop and have room for my own personal junkyard. Maybe some trails to play around on with some ATVs and junk cars

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abscate wrote: ↑03 Apr 2022, 03:13 ….maybe we can call this the Lucas splice

+10 MVS points for that one!

Post by **abscate** » 03 Apr 2022, 13:32

Found this classic in the Photo Archives

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 03 Apr 2022, 15:04

Idaho special wheel bearing.

Post by **ThaddeusTheBold** » 03 Apr 2022, 17:13

Got the heater core installed. Good engineering!

Replaced the rear shocks. Sheared off one nut-- apparently Godzilla put it on with an atomic impact wrench last time. So now I have to figure out "what next". I'm thinking, drill out the old stud, replace with hardened steel M14 bolt, along with some sort of bushing to account for the tapered hole. I may need to fabricate the bushing on my lathe. Not happy. NOT happy.

Post by **FireFox31** » 03 Apr 2022, 17:36

ThaddeusTheBold wrote: ↑03 Apr 2022, 17:13 Replaced the rear shocks. Sheared off one nut-- apparently Godzilla put it on with an atomic impact wrench last time. So now I have to figure out "what next". I'm thinking, drill out the old stud,

A reminder that everyone should own the Irwin 394001 and Irwin 394002 bolt extractor sets. Most recently, I stripped the external torx bolt holding on the front wheel hub. No extractor could grab the mangled, fragile head. I used the largest extractor to reach over the head and grab the circular flanged base. Worked like a champ with that tightly torqued bolt. They haven't failed me yet.

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