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Front seat shock unit

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Front seat shock unit

Post by Clemens »

Good morning!

In my 94 T5 the driver's seat wont come up to a woman-friendly seat height because the shock (or how would that shock shaped cartridge actually be called) that is supposed to push the seat up seems to be shot. I can move it upward for my wife manually, but this is not very practical.
I have a few spare seats, but could't get the shock unit off.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by MoVolvos »

Clemens wrote: 22 Feb 2024, 23:56 Good morning!

In my 94 T5 the driver's seat wont come up to a woman-friendly seat height because the shock (or how would that shock shaped cartridge actually be called) that is supposed to push the seat up seems to be shot. I can move it upward for my wife manually, but this is not very practical.
I have a few spare seats, but could't get the shock unit off.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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On our 00 S70 Base SE the passenger seat is manual while the driver's side is electric. Ours won't pop up either. None of the Volvo websites show a manual seat. Are you able find a pictorial diagram of it or part number? This is all assuming you are referring to a manual seat?
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Post by scot850 »

Yes this is only on manual P80 seats. Haven't had one of those in many years but do know of them. Sorry, no idea on if/how to remove the shock unit.

This Volvo parts drawing for a manual seat base shows the shock (NLA naturally now!). It shows it is held in place at the top by a locking wire.

At the bottom it looks like it disconnects by tilting to one side to release it.

https://www.volvocarstorontoparts.ca/a/ ... 71422.html

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Post by Clemens »

yes, it's dor the manual seat.
I removed that pin but couldn't get it off. Now, after seeing the diagram, I will try again. It should indeed just slide out of the lower bracket.
And I would assume the pressure of the shock is not high enough to cause any harm during disassembly (like, let's say, a front strut assembly). Right?
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Post by scot850 »

If it is compressed, can you use tying metal wire to hold it compressed like when you get new shock absorbers?

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Post by abscate »

I’ve got a couple of these I stash if I can sneak them over this Spring?
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